Overview
- Asfoora captured the Prix de l'Abbaye at ParisLongchamp under Oisín Murphy to add to her August Nunthorpe triumph.
- A paperwork mix-up left her passport in Chantilly, forcing a rapid Uber delivery that reached the track just in time to avoid a non-runner ruling.
- Trainer Henry Dwyer said he put the driver on a £200 retainer and estimated they were about 90 seconds from missing the race.
- Longshot Jawwal finished second at 80-1 with She's Quality third as Asfoora prevailed as the 9-4 favorite.
- Dwyer described the Arc-day victory as surreal and said the mare coped with rain-softened ground despite pre-race concerns.