The champion jockey flew to France on Wednesday to get acquainted with the five-year-old mare, who finished a neck second to John and Thady Gosden-trained Mishriff in the Dubai Sheema Classic.

The champion jockey flew to France on Wednesday to get acquainted with the five-year-old mare, who finished a neck second to John and Thady Gosden-trained Mishriff in the Dubai Sheema Classic.