IT may be very early days, but there is little doubt as to the identity of French racing’s ‘Personality Of The Year’ for 2024 so far – take a bow Marseille trainer Jerome Reynier.

Yet to reach his 40th birthday, Reynier has begun the season in stunning style, backing up his champion trainer title at the Cagnes-sur-Mer winter meeting with an incredible last fortnight, which kicked off with Facteur Cheval’s narrow success in the Dubai Turf, continued with the Group 2 Prix d’Harcourt triumph of Zarakem at ParisLongchamp last Sunday, and was rounded off by Lazzat extending his unbeaten career record to four races with a determined front-running display in the Group 3 Prix Djebel at Deauville on Tuesday.