Thursday’s French banker of the day is an unexposed juvenile who drops to claiming company.

Deauville – Race 7 - Prix de la Banche 

Diva Chiquita (Philippe Sogorb/Maxime Guyon) 

The Philippe Sogorb-trained juvenile has shown a fair level of ability in three outings to date and looks ready to strike now dropped to claiming company for the first time.  

Fifth on debut at Tarbes earlier in the season, she seemed to appreciate stepping up in trip when filling the runner-up spot at La Teste-de-Buch in September before once again producing a useful effort the following month, keeping on nicely to finish third on her all-weather debut over a mile and a quarter at Pau.  

The booking of Maxime Guyon has to be considered a positive and from the inside draw in stall three, she might prove good enough to get off the mark on her claiming debut.