The runners and riders have been confirmed for Sunday’s Arc de Triomphe with a 16-strong field set to take on the £4.3million race.
Drawn in stall three, Ralph Beckett’s Bluestocking, who was yesterday supplemented for a fee of £100,000, represents Britain’s best hope, with Rossa Ryan onboard.
Ralph Beckett’s Bluestocking is now 8-1.[/caption]
David Menuisier’s Sunway, who has yet to win a Group 1 this season, but managed a good third in the St Leger has an outside draw in stall 15.
Historically, low draws have been most successful in the race in recent years, and Andre Fabre’s second favourite, Sosie, has come out well in stall five.
Strong support for Look De Vega overnight saw him edge ahead of Sosie in the betting, and he’s now 7-2 with Paddy Power.
Confirmed runners and riders, by draw
Zarakem, Cristian Demuro (stall 1)
Fantastic Moon, Rene Piechulek (2)
Bluestocking, Rossa Ryan (3)
Aventure, Stephane Pasquier (4)
Sosie, Maxime Guyon (5)
Survie, Tom Marquand (6)
Delius, Ioritz Mendizabal (7)
Look De Vega, Ronan Thomas (8)
Al Riffa, Yutaka Take (9)
Los Angeles, Ryan Moore (10)
Shin Emperor, Ryusei Sakai (11)
Sevenna’s Knight, Mickael Barzalona (12)
Haya Zark, William Buick (13)
Continuous, Christophe Soumillon (14)
Sunway, Oisin Murphy (15)
Mqse De Sevigne, Alexis Pouchin (16)
Arc odds via Paddy Power
7-2 Look De Vega, Sosie, 9-2 Los Angeles, 6 Shin Emperor, 8 Bluestocking, 9 Delius, 12 Al Riffa, 16 Aventure, 22 Fantastic Moon, 28 Continuous, Mqse De Sevigne, 33 Zarakem, 40 Sunway, 50 Sevennas Knight, 66 Haya Zark, Survie
A Paddy Power spokesman, Paul Binfield, said: “Looking at the all-important draw despite still not being able to separate the ‘big two’.
“Of the front end combatants Sosie looks to have fared best in stall five with low draws historically having enjoyed a significant advantage at Longchamp with 22 winners since 1988 emerging from stalls two to seven.
“While during the same period 12 scorers came from stalls eight to 15 which encompasses Look De Vega (8), Los Angeles (10) and Shin Emperor (11).”
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