CHARNWOOD FOREST and Gothenberg carry British hopes in the Group One Prix du Haras de Fresnay-Le-Buffard Jacques le Marois at Deauville today.

Godolphin's Charnwood Forest, winner of the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot and second to First Island in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood, will be ridden by Frankie Dettori for the first time.

The colt's former partner Michael Kinane, who stepped in while the dual champion jockey was injured, rides unbeaten Falmouth Stakes winner Sensation for Criquette Head.

Dual Irish pattern-race winner Gothenberg will be ridden by Jason Weaver in today's straight mile event which has attracted a field of nine.

Along with Sensation, France's main hopes are Spinning World (Cash Asmussen) and Shaanxi (Masayoshi Ebina).

Spinning World, who became the first French winner of the Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh in the spring, seemed to find the ground too firm when sixth in the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Conditions should be more suitable for him at the Normandy track today.

Shaanxi looked to be returning to her best when taking the Prix d'Astarte over course and distance earlier in the month.

Top Japanese rider Masayoshi Ebina rides at the insistence of the filly's Japanese owner Teruya Yoshida, having partnered the Elie Lellouche runner twice before, unsuccessfully, in big events in Japan this term.

Ebina reached the 464-winner mark on August 4th and was the third leading rider in eastern Japan at that date. In 1995 he gained three Graded Stakes triumphs and a memorable win on Fujiyama Kenzan in the Group Two Hong Kong International Cup last December.

Highlights this season for the 27-year-old have been wins in the Nikkei Sho and the Radio Tampa Sho. He has twice won the coveted "Fair Play Trophy" for jockeys who have not incurred penalties during the season.

Kinane has also been booked to ride Simon Dow's French scorer Wakeel, top-weight in the Handicap de Normandie over a mile.

Geoff Wragg's Sasuru (Michael Hills) and Godolphin's Wall Street (Dettori) take their chance in the Group Two Prix Guillaume d'Ornano over 10 furlongs on the same card. Android and Arbatax look their biggest rivals.

Brian Meehan's Victory Dancer (Brett Doyle) is scheduled to tackle the Listed Prix des Jouvenceaux et Jouvencelles for two-year-olds at Vichy today.

Of the 10 acceptors at yesterday's forfeit stage for Sunday's Group One Prix Morny over six furlongs eight are British.

They are: Blue Ridge (Richard Hannon), Tipsy Creek (Ben Hanbury), Easycall (Brian Meehan), Bahamian Bounty (David Loder), The West (Paul Cole), Rich Ground (James Bethell), Mayfair (Cole) and Carmine Lake (Peter Chapple-Hyam).

The two home chances are Criquette Head's Pas de Reponse and the probable favourite and 2,000 Guineas market leader Zamindar who has impressed in both his starts to date.

There were 14 accepted for the Group Two Prix Kergorlay over 5 furlongs on the same card and again eight are British-trained.

They are: Strategic Choice (Cole), Grey Shot (Ian Balding), Assessor (Richard Hannon), Lear White (Paul Kelleway), Always Aloof (Michael Stoute), Kristal's Paradise (John Dunlop), Chief Contender (Chapple-Hyam) and Jazz King (Gay Kelleway).

. Brian Meehan was yesterday undecided about whether to allow Richmond Stakes winner Easycall to take on Zamindar in Sunday's Group One Prix Morny at Deauville.

But he is far from worried about tackling the unbeaten French colt.