No dream start to Bryony Frost's French adventure as she hits the turf at Auteuil
Bryony Frost may have considered all sorts of changes and adjustments to her life that a move to France would entail, but horses remain horses, whatever country you're riding in.
Unfortunately that also means accidents will happen, and her second ride as retained jockey here for Simon Munir and Isaac Souede ended in all-too-familiar fashion, her mount Fret D'Estruval brought down at Auteuil's deceptively named Petit Open Ditch.
The challenge of jumping its larger cousin, the yawning Rail Ditch and Fence, will have to wait for another day, although mercifully horse and rider were none the worse for the mishap.
Read the full story
Read award-winning journalism from the best writers in racing, with exclusive news, interviews, columns, investigations, stable tours and subscriber-only emails.
Subscribe to unlock
- Racing Post digital newspaper (worth over £100 per month)
- Award-winning journalism from the best writers in racing
- Expert tips from the likes of Tom Segal and Paul Kealy
- Replays and results analysis from all UK and Irish racecourses
- Form study tools including the Pro Card and Horse Tracker
- Extensive archive of statistics covering horses, trainers, jockeys, owners, pedigree and sales data
Already a subscriber?Log in
inFrance
- Auteuil: Kolokico storms home to hand first Grade 1 success to Lord Daresbury, Emmanuel Clayeux and Nicolas Gauffenic
- 2.50 Saint-Cloud: Village Voice and Cristian Demuro reunited in search of Prix Corrida success for Jessica Harrington
- France: Louisa Carberry makes it a famous treble after Gran Diose lands Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris in a thriller
- Bryony Frost and Charly Prichard set for major Grade 1 tests on Grand Steeple-Chase card
- 3.05 Auteuil: 'He has the right profile to suggest he will stay' - can Cleeve Hurdle winner Gold Tweet land France's Gold Cup?
- Auteuil: Kolokico storms home to hand first Grade 1 success to Lord Daresbury, Emmanuel Clayeux and Nicolas Gauffenic
- 2.50 Saint-Cloud: Village Voice and Cristian Demuro reunited in search of Prix Corrida success for Jessica Harrington
- France: Louisa Carberry makes it a famous treble after Gran Diose lands Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris in a thriller
- Bryony Frost and Charly Prichard set for major Grade 1 tests on Grand Steeple-Chase card
- 3.05 Auteuil: 'He has the right profile to suggest he will stay' - can Cleeve Hurdle winner Gold Tweet land France's Gold Cup?