2025 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe taking place at Longchamp Racecourse

• Rayif at 15/8

• Puerto Rico second-favourite at 7/2

• Nighttime 4/1

• Time to Turn 6/1

• A Bit of Spirit 12/1

• Campacite available at 14/1

• Vardif 18/1

• Cielo Di Roma 66/1

• Imperial Me Cen 100/1

Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (1.15pm) Preview

This prestigious juvenile colts race pits leading France-based two-year-olds versus a notable runner from Ballydoyle. Unbeaten Graffard’s Rayif and Nighttime (Christopher Head) compete against the Irish-trained Puerto Rico for O’Brien. Graffard’s runner took a Group Three event in his most recent start, and Christopher Head’s charge, holding a strong record, is also successful at Group Three level, having taken a Group Three at Longchamp over the track and trip in early September. The O’Brien contender has been racing more frequently compared to the others and recorded his first win only in his most recent outing, in the Group Two Champagne Stakes. Although a big price for a Ballydoyle horse , but a market leaders failed to show, he remains a reliable contender among bookies. The Solario Stakes victor, which won the Solario after a tight result, deserves merits his place in the field, along with the Appleby-trained Time To Turn (Appleby), a Listed winner at Royal Ascot back in July.

PICK: RAYIF

Result for the Prix Marcel Boussac

1 Diamond Necklace 11/10 fav

2 the previously unbeaten Green Spirit 9/4

3 Narissa (10/1) 10/1

The 12.40pm Race

And they’re off … Venosa (early leader) takes first position early on … followed by Green Spirit tracking … The well-placed Diamond Necklace holds a promising spot entering the straight … Green Spirit (making a move) strikes the front … as The fast-finishing Diamond Necklace rushing up and wins close home to triumph for the O’Brien team piloted by Soumillon.

DIAMOND NECKLACE WINS THE GROUP ONE QATAR PRIX MARCEL BOUSSAC! 🏆🇫🇷

Preview for the Prix Marcel Boussac

After a period starting in 2018 when the Boussac winner failed to register another victory, France’s premier contest for two-year-old fillies has regained a little form recently featuring the 2022 winner and the 2023 victor the pair recording Group One wins at three and Zarigana (2024), which was edged out by a outsider from the same yard a year after trading at 1-100 in running, took the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches this May. Green Spirit, with a clean slate in four starts which included the D’Aumale at Longchamp in her latest race, heads the local challenge in this race and ranks first in the Timeform ratings. Yet the O’Brien-trained Diamond Necklace is unbeaten – from two races – , so should offer plenty to think about. The filly took a Listed race during Champions Weekend this autumn and a win for this offspring of St Mark’s Basilica would represent an important achievement for the stallion. Together, the top two according to odds account for around 70% of the market, however we have several other contenders that warrant some consideration. Ozone (unbeaten) remains unbeaten in two, though at relatively minor tracks, recently securing a black-type contest on the Lyon track. Additionally, the Burke-trained The May Hill Stakes winner Aylin won the May Hill on the Doncaster course last time and her stable was in better form.

CHOICE: DIAMOND NECKLACE

Welcome, bonjour and welcome to the 2025 Arc with no fewer than six top-level events to feast on. The lead-up has revolved around discussions of conditions typically and while it isn’t heavy track on the course {it’s going to be|it will