French Grade 1 winning hurdler Il Est Francais made an exciting chase debut at Auteuil last week and will be given British targets later in the season.

Clondaw Castle has some big boots to fill as he bids to become trainer Tom George’s second dual winner of the Coral Trophy at Kempton on Saturday.

Exciting unbeaten hurdler Il Est Francais will officially switch trainers in the next two weeks and be aimed at the French Champion Hurdle.

Trainer Tom George is offically set to hand over the reins of his exciting unbeaten hurdler Il Est Francais to his son Noel over the next couple of weeks, with the ultimate target the French Champion Hurdle at Auteuil in June.

Tom George was delighted to see a glimpse of the old Clondaw Castle when he made his return from a long layoff at Kempton.