Zarkava is a doubt

[peteg40]

Star filly Zarkava is a doubt for this afternoon's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp. Alain de Royer-Dupre's unbeaten three-year-old has been the long-time favourite for the race, but heavy overnight rain could have scuppered her chances. De Royer-Dupre will assess the situation during the Arc undercard before making a decision on her participation. The French handler told BBC Radio Five Live: "It's terrible weather and they've had rain overnight. "It's going to be very, very soft. "It's a catastrophe for a young filly like that who has such a strong acceleration. "You have to take the decision (on Zarkava's participation) - if it's too much, it's impossible." Taken from sportinglife.com.

[Trotter]

Re: Zarkava is a doubt I guess we'll have to wait for the live programmes to stat before we get the definitive state of the going, but on ATR this morning they said there's only been 1mm of rain overnight........ I got the impression from Jason Weaver talking his phone call tt the trainer that Royer-Dupre was getting his excuses in early in case she didn't win.........:unsure