Middle makes French challenge

Richard Hannon believes Middle Club deserves a crack at Group Three glory in Thursday's Prix d'Aumale at Chantilly.The Cape Cross filly shed her maiden tag at Newbury in July and was last seen finishing second to Mudaaraah in a Listed event at Sandown later that month."You never know what you are going to come across in France and Andre Fabre has a filly in there who has won her only race, but Middle Club has progressed nicely and her form is standing up well," her handler told www.richardhannonracing.tv."She broke her maiden at Newbury and was then only beaten half a length by Mudaaraah in the Listed Star Stakes at Sandown, and that winner was then just pipped a nose by Sent From Heaven, so we are entitled to be in there."