Petite Parisienne ready to resume with a victory

This week represents the real start of the national hunt season for me, and it’s an exciting time as Willie Mullins begins to take the wraps off our winter horses.

I’m heading to France to ride Thousand Stars at Auteuil this afternoon but, at home, Petite Parisienne’s performance in the Fishery Lane Hurdle at Naas will give a good indication of where the stable stands at this point.

She was probably the leading Irish juvenile last season and, while they all got run over by Peace And Co, Top Notch and Hargam, amongst others, when they went to Cheltenham for the Triumph Hurdle, she was the best of the Irish challengers.