2020 Arc De Triomphe

Slattsy

Can't find a bet anywhere in France.

Enable wins this by default doesn't she. Most of the field won't stay or just not good enough. Stradivarius the only danger? Jesus.

Slattsy

Can't find a bet anywhere in France.

Enable wins this by default doesn't she. Most of the field won't stay or just not good enough. Stradivarius the only danger? Jesus.

piplip87

Surely there will be massive repercussions for this craic with the feed. Could explain the 400/1 second yesterday's in Tipp.

Apparently Varians yard been hit with it too.

I think Gain could be in trouble here.

piplip87

Surely there will be massive repercussions for this craic with the feed. Could explain the 400/1 second yesterday's in Tipp.

Apparently Varians yard been hit with it too.

I think Gain could be in trouble here.

zpehtsfd

I'm seeing double. Contaminated breakfast?

Lumping on Enable & Alpine Star today. And Simply a Breeze in Killarney. GLTA

boardise

markjbloggs wrote: »

"Contaminated feed" , eh?

Hmmmmm...........

Intriguing and tantalising comment . Anything more specific forthcoming ?

IAMAMORON

IAMAMORON

Blake hanging them all on ITV. I would say his phone is about to explode.

Varian pulled all his runners yesterday as well.

They are going to blame the supplier.

https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2020/1002/1169062-gain-investigates-banned-substance-in-horse-food/

Slattsy

What did Blake say?

IAMAMORON

I am sick to the teeth of this ITV Enable love in. Your man Chamberlain really wrecks my head.

ctrl-alt-delete

IAMAMORON wrote: »

I am sick to the teeth of this ITV Enable love in. Your man Chamberlain really wrecks my head.

They've toned it down a little and have started saying if she doesn't win etc etc.

Although the Irish lad has probably been the one casting doubt the last hour.

I'd love to see Stradivarius do it, but it will probably be neither.

tryfix

Enable looks a picture today.

afro man

tryfix wrote: »

Enable looks a picture today.

Itv definatly think so as well..

afro man

tryfix wrote: »

Enable looks a picture today.

Itv definatly think so as well..

afro man

afro man wrote: »

Itv definatly think so as well..

Oh deary me.. Let's here the excuses now?
What a plonker in commentary Enable full of running he forgot the other horse's

Francie Barrett

The Tetrarch wrote: »

My guess

1 Sottsass
2 In Swoop
3 Stradivarius
4 Enable
5 Way To Paris
6 Sovereign
7 Raabihah
8 Persian King
9 Japan
10 Mogul
11 Serpentine
12 Gold Trip
13 Royal Julius
14 Chachnak
15 Deirdre

Well picked.

The Tetrarch

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Well picked.

Yeah, but I had 200 on In Swoop.

ctrl-alt-delete

The inquiry might help, but can't see anything changing from what I've seen.

tryfix

The Tetrarch wrote: »

Yeah, but I had 200 on In Swoop.

In the old days the winner would be thrown out!

The Tetrarch

The result will stand.

The Tetrarch

I think they should give the race to Enable.

The Tetrarch

The Tetrarch wrote: »

Yeah, but I had 200 on In Swoop.

Unlucky

smellyoldboot

Worst Arc in memory imho. Enable clearly no longer at her best and no O Brien horses present. Love or Magical would have eaten these. You could say it was quite fitting for the year that's in it.

BagheeraBlue

Incredibly slow race I'd say

smellyoldboot

I'd say the first few fillies home in the Opera would have occupied the same positions in the preceding race. The winner definitely.

tryfix

afro man wrote: »

Oh deary me.. Let's here the excuses now?
What a plonker in commentary Enable full of running he forgot the other horse's

I don't buy the ground excuse she likes it Soft and she should have had these for Breakfast. She was in stunning shape for her last few starts but I don't think her head is right anymore. They start to think about the game as they get older and her strutting cockiness in the paddock this year was probably an indication of that thinking about the game.

The Tetrarch

BagheeraBlue wrote: »

Incredibly slow race I'd say

I have 48 years (incl 2020) in my analysis of the draw file.
The slowest year was 1976 at 159.40s. 2020 was second slowest at 159.30s

Rabbit Redux

smellyoldboot wrote: »

Worst Arc in memory imho. Enable clearly no longer at her best and no O Brien horses present. Love or Magical would have eaten these. You could say it was quite fitting for the year that's in it.

Indeed. If any race could embody the clusterfcuk that's 2020, it would be today's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

Francie Barrett

The Tetrarch wrote: »

I have 48 years (incl 2020) in my analysis of the draw file.
The slowest year was 1976 at 159.40s. 2020 was second slowest at 159.30s

It was a slow race, but the ground looked awful, I am struggling to think of another Arc where the ground was as bad. I remember 1999 was on heavy going, but it did look not as bad as 2020's Arc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPuDRkMZyLY

Morgans

tryfix wrote: »

I don't buy the ground excuse she likes it Soft and she should have had these for Breakfast. She was in stunning shape for her last few starts but I don't think her head is right anymore. They start to think about the game as they get older and her strutting cockiness in the paddock this year was probably an indication of that thinking about the game.

Not at her best at all this year. King George fell in her lap, but one season too far. Super mare at her best, but that was a few years back.