Support for Alpinista in Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe betting
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Support for Alpinista in Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe betting
Alpinista has been cut to 11/2 (from 7/1) by Coral to win the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe following strong support over the last 24 hours.
All the major contenders stood their ground at the first forfeit stage, with 27 horses remaining in Sunday’s ParisLongchamp highlight.
Australian star Verry Elleegant is set to be supplemented on Wednesday with a maximum field of 20 allowed.
Luxembourg remains the 4/1 favourite to give Aidan O’Brien a third success in the race, while Coral-Eclipse winner Vadeni and former Derby winner Adayar are next best in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe betting at 7/1.
Coral’s John Hill said: “All the support in the last 24 hours in our Arc betting has been for Alpinista. If the interest in the mare continues over the next few days, she could be challenging Luxembourg for favouritism come Sunday.
“We have also seen support behind Coral-Eclipse winner Vadeni. He is now third best in the betting behind Luxembourg and Alpinista.”
"I hate being away on a Sunday because I ring all my owners on a Sunday!"
Sir Mark Prescott on Alpinista's Arc bid and heading to Paris for the big race! 🤣 pic.twitter.com/4E17bDQlat
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) September 25, 2022
There is a strong Japanese challenge with Titleholder, Do Deuce, Stay Foolish and Deep Bond all still in the mix.
Last year’s winner Torquator Tasso, John and Thady Gosden’s Mishriff and Mostahdaf, Irish Derby hero Westover and Grand Prix de Paris winner Onesto are all in a seemingly open renewal.
Clerk of the course Charles de Cordon said on Monday morning that with five millimetres of rain falling over the weekend, conditions were good to soft (3.4) on the penetrometer, with a Going Stick reading of 8.2.
The rail will be out at 17 metres on Saturday for the first day of the meeting, preserving a fresh strip of ground, and set back on Sunday to its innermost line.
There will be a five-metre cutaway in operation for the last 50 metres, which equates to just over two furlongs up the home straight, designed to ease congestion. This will also offer an additional five metres of fresh ground.
While the last three Arcs have been run on very testing ground, officials are hopeful that rainfall will be limited this week.
De Cordon said: “The forecast today is for between 8mm and 10mm and there is an 80 per cent chance that will happen. Tomorrow (Tuesday) there is a 35 per cent chance that between 2mm and 4mm of rain will fall.
“On Friday, a further 2-5mm of rain could come, with a 50 per cent chance of that happening.
“The target is to have good to soft or soft ground. No watering is planned as it stands.
“If there was no rain until Wednesday, then we would consider watering the track, but not a lot, because the main target is to have the ground good to soft.”
Connections of promising filly La Parisienne are growing in confidence ahead of her bid.
Trained by Carlos and Yann Lerner, and co-owned by Kentucky-based Peter Bradley, the three-year-old daughter of Zarak won her first two starts and has been placed in three subsequent runs, the last twice in Group Ones.
"It's probably one of the last Arcs I'm going to ride in so I didn't want to miss it!"
Gérald Mossé has chosen to ride exciting filly La Parisienne in this year's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at @paris_longchamp instead of Bubble Gift pic.twitter.com/XkMpvglx4N
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) September 17, 2022
Though her future may lay in America, the filly who cost the Lerners just €65,000 as a yearling in 2020, is set to take her chance in the Arc, for which she is 20/1 with Coral.
Yann Lerner said: “Everything is well with her. She looked well after her last race – it wasn’t too hard on her. She was fresh and there has been no problem with her preparation for the Arc.
“She ran well behind Nashwa previously and last time she was very unlucky.
“The race was easy for her and after the race, she looked like she would improve a lot for it. She has worked very well and we are very happy with her. Gerald Mosse will ride her at Longchamp again.”
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