Overview

• Aventure surged clear in the Prix Vermeille to claim her first Group 1 and was installed around 4-1 for the Arc, while former leading fancy Whirl trailed in last and drifted to roughly 20-1.
• Byzantine Dream outfinished Sosie to land the Prix Foy, cutting to about 12-1 for the Arc as connections stressed he was not fully wound up and may want quicker ground.
• Cualificar burst through late to win the Prix Niel under William Buick, earning an Arc target for André Fabre and shortening to around 14-1 with some firms.
• Ed Walker said he is inclined to ‘roll the dice’ with Prix Foy third Almaqam in the Arc, and Wertheimer racing manager Pierre-Yves Bureau indicated Sosie is on course for the race.
• The trials reshaped a still-open market four weeks from October 5, with Japan’s challenge strengthened and ground conditions expected to influence final entries.