With regards L’Ami Serge he is reported as saying
"A lot of time has passed since his last run for me (last March) and I think maybe now he is a five-year-old, he will be stronger and has reached a good level of fitness.
Does that mean he never had him fit and so ran him unfit. I thought French racing was supposed to be similar to ours and so all horses should run on their merits, or am I missing the point here.