While Sottsass looks an outstanding each-way bet to deny Enable a third Arc de Triomphe, contaminated feed has ruled out Japan, Sovereign, Mogul and Serpentine
“Heavy, like last year” was Frankie Dettori’s verdict on the going here on Saturday on the eve of Enable’s attempt to make history as the first horse to win the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe three times . Even from underneath a face mask his expression was clearly that of a rider who could have done without last-minute dramas.
He is not the only one. The shape of this year’s Arc has already changed significantly in recent days as rain has drenched the Bois de Boulogne and did so again late on Saturday, when Aidan O’Brien’s four remaining runners in the race tested positive for the banned substance zilpaterol as a result of eating contaminated feed.
