Arc De Triomphe Horse

Check out our guide to the field for Sunday's Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe as Enable bids for a historic third success in Europe's premier contest.

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Arc De Triomphe Horse Race Winners

PERSIAN KING

• Trainer: Andre Fabre
• Jockey: Pierre-Charles Boudot

Surprising to see him pitched in over a mile and a half, especially with the ground riding so soft, and there must be serious reservations about him getting the trip, based on pedigree and run-style. Beat Pinatubo over a mile on good ground last time, such is his natural speed. No doubting his class, but this will be a gruelling test.

ROYAL JULIUS

• Trainer: Jerome Reynier
• Jockey: Shane Foley

Seven-year-old who won a Group Two in Italy in 2018 but not good enough to play a part in the finish of this event with questions marks over stamina as well as raw ability.

WAY TO PARIS

• Trainer: Andrea Marcialis
• Jockey: Ioritz Mendizabal

No doubting his qualities as a stout stayer and the question here is whether it turns into enough of a test to blunt the others and bring his stamina into the equation. Getting on a bit too but still capable of high-level form as he wasn't disgraced behind Anthony Van Dyck and Stradivarius in the Prix Foy, his first run since June. Could see him running on into the minor money.

JAPAN

• Trainer: Aidan O'Brien
• Jockey: Yutaka Take

Looks to have been trained for this all year after being bought into by Japanese investor after his creditable fourth to Waldgeist last October. Big doubt as to whether very soft ground sees him to best effect, though and ground to make up on Enable, among others. Chance of hitting the frame looks reasonable and price probably underestimates that fact.

SOVEREIGN

• Trainer: Aidan O'Brien
• Jockey: Mickael Barzalona

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Almost certain to be playing the role of 'rabbit' and unless getting a completely uncontested lead, very hard to see him hanging tough in the straight as the classier horses go through the gears. Flattered by finishing second to Enable in the three-runner King George this summer.

STRADIVARIUS

• Trainer: John Gosden
• Jockey: Olivier Peslier

Superstar stayer who has always shown he's got a good kick at the end of his races. Bit different doing it at this level over this sort of trip and he has been beaten on all three career starts at the mile and a half distance, including the Prix Foy when a head second here last month. Did shaped with promise there, though, and a fascinating player with stamina expected to come to the fore.

SOTTSASS

• Trainer: Jean-Claude Rouget
• Jockey: Cristian Demuro

Appeared to have just about the perfect prep when a running-on, two-length fourth to Magical in the Irish Champion Stakes last month and that race has a good recent record of producing genuine Arc contenders. Was a fine third as a three-year-old last season and he's entitled to be a bigger, better colt this time. Has to concede weight to the fillies and mares but no surprise at all if right on the scene when it matters most.

ENABLE

• Trainer: John Gosden
• Jockey: Frankie Dettori

Queen of the Flat for the last three years now and while six-year-old mares don't often hang around at the elite level, she's looked in excellent shape again this term and is primed for her swansong on the back of easy wins at Ascot and Kempton. Pretty clear a mile and a half on bad ground can stretch her a little, highlighted by last year's agonising second, but did nothing wrong in defeat and another massive effort is on the cards.

DEIRDRE

• Trainer: Mitsuru Hashida
• Jockey: Jamie Spencer

Always great to have Japanese representation in Europe's premier middle-distance Flat race and she has already tasted big-race British success when landing last year's Group One Nassau Stakes (1m2f) at Goodwood. Never been convincing over this longer trip, though, and soft ground also against her on all known evidence. So seemingly has a mountain to climb.

GOLD TRIP

• Trainer: Fabrice Chappet
• Jockey: Stephane Pasquier

Not a superstar three-year-old by any means but the big weight allowance can help them out against the top older horses and he does look a shade overpriced compared to In Swoop who he beat earlier in the year and only just succumbed to late on when third in the Grand Prix de Paris. Handles soft ground and could be the surprise package hitting the board at a massive price.

CHACHNAK

• Trainer: Fabrice Vermeulen
• Jockey: Tony Piccone

Three-year-old colt who has won two Group Three prizes this season but thoroughly exposed as not good enough in previous top-class assignments and same story awaits in such exalted company here.

IN SWOOP

• Trainer: Francis-Henri Graffard
• Jockey: Ronan Thomas

German Derby winner who has been a major mover in the market in recent days following heavy rain. Looks bound to appreciate a thorough slog following his staying-on second to Mogul in course and distance prep last month but may not have the gears mid-race to keep up with the best of the best in here.

MOGUL

• Trainer: Aidan O'Brien
• Jockey: Ryan Moore

Has proved something of an enigma this season but did go into last winter as one of the most talked about juveniles at Ballydoyle and he's certainly shown sparks of genuine quality as a three-year-old. Very much on best behaviour when winning well in the Grand Prix de Paris over this course and distance in the middle of September but it was good ground that day and, like so many Galilos before him, doesn't look to have a soft ground action. Might have to revert to a minor part.

SERPENTINE

• Trainer: Aidan O'Brien
• Jockey: Christophe Soumillon

Surprise runaway winner of the Investec Derby and while the three-year-old colts in Britain haven't really set the world alight so far, he does at least retain an element of the unknown. Also far from disgraced when returning from a break here last month, a run he's entitled to build on. Slammed in a Galway maiden on sole soft ground outing so far, though, while stall 15 is far from ideal too.

Arc De Triomphe Horse Tack

RAABIHAH

• Trainer: Jean-Claude Rouget
• Jockey: Maxime Guyon

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Well thought of, that much is clear, and she's bred to be mixing it in this sort of company. On the track she won three of her first four starts and shaped very well in defeat when half-length fourth in a bunched finish to the Prix de Diane. The slight disappointment was last time when expected to appreciate the step up to a mile but well-held second behind Tarnawa. Ground was quite lively on that occasion and she may appreciate much more of an ease now, while it's likely she wasn't quite at fever pitch for the prep. Very dangerous to leave out of the reckoning.