Arc De Triomphe

[Carl]

To prepare your shortlist of potential winners bear in mind:

• mares and fillies have a poor recent record in the arc,so ignoreany female runners.
• 6 of the last 10 winners were trained in France.
• 3yr olds have and excellent record here so keep your derby winner in mind but the winners are more likley to have wonthe french and Irishversions of the race than the one run at epsom.
• Look at the results of the Prix Niel,

  Ante-post favourite Hurricane Run showed his well-being ahead of next month's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe by duly landing the odds in the Prix Niel Casino Barriere at Longchamp on Sunday.Having his first run since winning the Budweiser Irish Derby, the Andre Fabre-trained colt won comfortably from his eased-down stablemate Runaway.Kieren Fallon was content to let Perfect Hedge set the pace before going on over a furlong out and quickly settling the issue.Fallon said: "I think the horse is just coming back to himself. He's appreciated a break and he had a spring in his step today. It's all systems go for the Arc now."

  that is run over the same C+D 3 weeks before the main event.8 out of 10 winners use it as a stepping stone to the Arc.
• Longchamp favours low-drawn horses from a single figure stall number and that shock results in the arc are rare...so watch the market for the top 4-5 leaders.

Hurricane Run blew away its oppositon in Paris last autumn and is 11/4 with bet365 Bago is 6/1 back to back wins in the arc are not unheard of. extract taken from total gamblers.

[pete10]

Re: Arc De Triomphe Yes good call there Bago is a great bet . I still feel that Motivator will have a big say if he gets the draw and ground .