I.old [brit. angl. əʊld, am. angl. oʊld]SAM.The irregular form vieil of the adjective vieux/vieille is used before masculine nouns beginning with a vowel or a mute ‘h’.
I.people [brit. angl. ˈpiːp(ə)l, am. angl. ˈpipəl]SAM.(nation)gens is masculine plural and never countable (you CANNOT say ‘trois gens’). When used with gens, some adjectives such as vieux, bon, mauvais, petit, vilain placed before gens take the feminine form: les vieilles gens.
Strait of Dover may have been the co-favourite in the 153rd edition of the Plate, but the 56-year-old trainer wasn't going to leave anything to chance.