Will Workforce Win Arc de Triomphe
Again ?
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By craig.kemp at
Ladbrokes.co.uk
Two bits of good news ahead
of Arc de Triomphe for Workforce.
Ryan Moore returned to
partner Workforce in a promising gallop at Sandown.
There are many doubters as
to whether Workforce can successfully defend his Prix de
l’Arc de Triomphe title this year, but the last 24
hours have provided two big boosts to his chances.
Not only is there the
feeling that Workforce is not as good as when triumphing
at Longchamp last year, but some of the leading trends
are also against his chances.
Only two of the last 12
winners of the Arc have been four-year-olds, while the
killer statistic is that all of the victors in this time
arrived at Longchamp having landed a Group One in the
same season.
Workforce has had to be the
bridesmaid in both of his Group One starts, firstly
chasing home So You Think over an inadequate 1m2f in the
Coral-Eclipse at Sandown and then failing to catch
Nathaniel in a muddled King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
Stakes at Ascot.
However, Workforce has been
nicely rested since the latter of these races in July by
trainer Sir Michael Stoute to ensure that he is fresh
upon arriving in France.
This break has meant that
Workforce is not currently in tip-top shape, but he did
please connections in a gallop at Sandown.
Sir Michael said: “It
was a good piece of work and with Dux Scholar there
hopefully it will bring him on a little bit more. It was
a good, strong piece of work on lovely ground. He’s
moving well and seems on good shape.
“Dux kept him busy,
kept him honest and is a little fitter than him so it was
a good test.”
The other boost is that
regular jockey Ryan Moore is winning his race to be fit
for Longchamp.
Moore broke his right thumb
and fractured the top of his humerus in a fall at
Goodwood in July, but has been recovering well since.
He partnered Workforce for
the gallop and should be ready to return to racing action
by the end of September, ample time ahead of the Arc,
which is on October 2nd.
No horse has won
back-to-back Arcs since Alleged in 1978, but Workforce is
6/1 in the horse racing odds to do just this, with last
year’s third Sarafina the current 3/1 favourite.
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