The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe has never been regarded as the soft option but this year’s race threatens to be heavy going for what could be a maximum field of 20 at Longchamp on Sunday.
The ground has already taken a pounding from rain, a full card the previous day may well cut up the track and the weather is unlikely to help according to clerk of the course Christian Delporte. There is more rain forecast for the Paris area over the weekend and Delporte said: “It’s soft and, with the rain on Saturday, probably very soft. The condition of the track is soft but it will be OK.”
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