The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, one of the richest races in Europe and the highlight of the Flat racing season in France, was back at its traditional home last year – now known as ParisLongchamp – after two years ‘in exile’ at Chantilly. Thousands will again flock to the course on the first weekend of October to watch some of the best horses in Europe compete in 16 races over two days worth 9.4 million euros in prize money.

Watch: Enable in shock 2019 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe defeat. Champion mare Enable has been defeated in her attempt to make it a third straight Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe win. Enable went into the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe win as the $1.60 favourite with Ladbrokes but the star mare was run down in the final stages of the Read More ». This will be the 98th running of the Arc and the leading Japanese fancy in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe betting is Saturnalia at 25/1, whose unbeaten record was ended when sent off odds-on favourite in the Japanese Derby. Despite finishing quickly, he was given too much to do by jockey Damian Lane and could only finish fourth. I'm at a 25th staging of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe for the BBC on Sunday (15:05 BST), and will attempt to mark your card Enable has won her last 12 races - 10 of them at the top Group One level. At those odds, though, it’s tempting to look elsewhere for betting value. Let’s start with the full list of declarations for the 2019 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, featuring 12 horses trained in five different countries. 2019 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Entries. French King – four.

The Arc is open to colts, fillies and mares aged three and upwards but, because it was originally designed to serve as a showcase for French thoroughbred breeding, geldings are forbidden from running. How the French would love that breeding to pay dividends this year but the betting suggests we are set for another dominant performance from English and Irish raiders.

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Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe History and Trends

In 2003, a promotional poster described the Arc as ‘Ce n’est pas une course, c’est un monument’ – which roughly translates in English to ‘It’s not a race, it’s an institution’.
The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, run over 1m4f, has certainly carved a niche in equine history. First staged on Sunday 3 October 1920 and now has a traditional slot on the first Sunday in October. It has been won by some of the best middle-distance horses of their generation.
In 1935, the event secured state funding by the means of a lottery, which awarded prizes according to the race result and the drawing of lots. The system was first used in 1936 but was discontinued only two years later. The Arc was cancelled twice during World War II, in 1939 and 1940, but was run at Le Tremblay in 1943 and 1944. Government funding of the race resumed in 1949, with money obtained through the Loterie Nationale, and prize money for the Arc and its supporting races soon rocketed. However, since 1982, the meeting has been privately sponsored.

• • Andre Fabre has trained the winner on seven occasions
  • Frankie Dettori has ridden six winners
  • Fillies or mares have won eight of the last 12 renewals
  • Sixteen of the last 17 winners had won a Group 1 race previously
  • Only two of the last 17 winners had not won over 1m4f previously
  • More than three-quarters of the last 17 winners were drawn eight or lower
  • Most recent winners had already had at least four runs in the current season
  • No French-trained winner since 2014

Frankie fears nothing as Enable bids to make history

ENABLE has earned the right to be called ‘The Queen of Longchamp’ and John Gosden’s brilliant five-year-old has bookmakers running scared she bids for an historic third victory in the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.
John Gosden’s brilliant mare became the eighth dual winner of Europe’s premier middle-distance contest last season and has been kept in training with the main aim of becoming the first horse to win the race three times.
While she overcame a troubled preparation last term to hold off Sea Of Stars by a short neck, this year’s campaign has gone much more smoothly with a hat-trick of Group 1 victories in the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown, the King George at Ascot and the Yorkshire Oaks at York.
She has never been beaten over the Arc distance of 1m4f and Frankie Dettori will not hear of defeat now for his prize mount. A draw in stall nine is probably not ideal but there are only 12 runners this year so her starting berth may not be as crucial as in bigger fields. She is only a best 8/11 with 888sport to make history but her form is worthy of those odds and it’s sometimes best not to look a gift horse in the mouth.
Waldgeist (18/1 with William Hill) was fourth last year but only third behind Enable in the King George and also behind Magical (a general 12/1) in the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot. Aidan O’Brien’s filly was 10th last year and has had a rear view of Enable in three meetings since.
If there is to be an almighty upset, it may be one of the three-year-olds who provide it as the three Japanese raiders shouldn’t be able to hold a candle to the favourite.
Epsom Derby third Japan is the choice of Ryan Moore and has improved over the summer, winning the Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp before just getting the better of Crystal Ocean in the Juddmonte International at York. He is a general 6/1 but of equal interest is Sottsass. Drawn on the inside, the latter is bidding to be the first home-trained winner of the Arc in five years and advertised his claims by winning the Prix Niel on Trials Day at Longchamp – he is a best 7/1 with Boylepsorts among others and is the each-way alternative to The Queen of Longchamp.

Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Current Best Odds

Enable 8/11, Japan 6/1, Sottsass 7/1, Ghaiyyath and Magical 12/1, Waldgeist 18/1, Fierement 40/1, French King and Blast Onepiece 50/1, Nagano Gold 80/1, Kiseki and Soft Light 100/1

(Odds correct at 10.30am October 4)

All eyes will be on Enable on Sunday as she bids for a historic Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe treble but we’re taking a look at the full field for Europe’s richest race.

The Khalid Abdullah-owned superstar is an odds-on favourite to claim what would be a momentous success under Frankie Dettori and is set to face 11 rivals.

Here are our thoughts on all of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe 2019 runners:

FRENCH KING 40/1

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Has rattled off four straight wins, with the latest being a Group One triumph in Germany, but this still represents a big step up in class for the four-year-old.

WALDGEIST 16/1

Stayed on well when fourth in last year’s Arc and will have some each-way supporters, despite also being put in his place by Enable at the Breeders’ Cup and in this season’s King George at Ascot.

GHAIYYATH 10/1

Godolphin’s big hope created a huge impression when romping home by 14 lengths at Baden-Baden last month, but will not be allowed to have everything his own way as he did on that occasion.

KISEKI 66/1

Won’t lack stamina, as a former Japanese St Leger winner, but looked short of pace when third behind Waldgeist in a warm-up event at this course.

BLAST ONEPIECE 33/1

Another Japanese raider who kept on gamely to score at Sapporo last time out, but all of his runs in the Far East have been on firm going, so soft ground in France is a big worry.

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FIEREMENT 40/1

Twice a Group One scorer in Japan, showing plenty of guts on both occasions, but has a bit to find after finishing third behind Blast Onepiece in August.

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NAGANO GOLD 66/1

Belied his lengthy odds to finish a good second to Defoe in the Group Two Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot but has since disappointed at Deauville and this is another level up.

ENABLE 4/6

John Gosden’s brilliant mare became the eighth dual winner of Europe’s premier middle-distance contest last season and was kept in training as a five-year-old with the chief aim of becoming the first horse to win the race three times.

While she had to overcome a troubled preparation last term, the current campaign has been faultless, as she has stretched her top-level tally to 10 with a hat-trick of Group One wins in the Eclipse at Sandown, the King George at Ascot and the Yorkshire Oaks at York.

Hard to oppose on all known evidence!

MAGICAL 12/1

Aidan O’Brien’s hardy mare claimed a third Group One win in the Irish Champion Stakes and forecast backers will note she has been runner-up to Enable on three previous occasions.

JAPAN 6/1

A second strong contender from Ballydoyle and he will have Ryan Moore on board when bidding to build on hard-fought triumphs in the Grand Prix de Paris here and the Juddmonte International at York.

SOFT LIGHT 100/1

Very consistent but has only secured one minor success from seven starts and it would be a major shock if he were to be anywhere thereabouts at the business end of this event.

SOTTSASS 6/1

Kept on strongly to land the French Derby in early June and returned from a summer break to win nicely in the Prix Niel on Arc trials day at this venue, so still has the potential to pose problems.

VERDICT: Both the heart and the head favours ENABLE, who only has to enjoy a trouble-free passage and be on her best behaviour to run out a convincing victor. Sottsass is the fly in the ointment, while O’Brien duo Japan and Magical are battle-hardened place prospects, but Waldgeist may be the value pick for forecast backers from the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe 2019 runners, as he will be ridden to come through late, rather than looking to take on the favourite earlier on.

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