French flat

“So, I resort to the great old elegant English and French flat lace-up shoe brands — Crockett & Jones and Paraboot.”

The 28-year-old Boudot won the prestigious Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe race two years ago on Waldgeist and claimed his third French flat racing title last year.

More rolling than the day before, on “French flat”, repeated small climbs and descents which look innocuous on the profile, but take their toll.

The house was one of a row of French flat buildings, the ground floor of which is occupied by stores.

The French Flat; the small rooms, all right-angles, un-individual; the narrow halls; the gaudy, cheap decorations everywhere.