2 October 2020
Dalakhani, Arc 2003 : scoopdyga.com
This year the ground will ease considerably given the recent rains in the Parisian region. Will this have a bearing on the outcome of the 2020 edition of the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe? Furthermore, is this factor likely to count against the favourite Enable?
To ascertain this, you need to study the results of the 11 editions of a race, considered the world championship of horse racing, which have been run on sticky, heavy or very heavy ground, since 1990.
In the vast majority of cases (8 from 11), the favourite has performed well by either finishing first or second. This was the case with Enable last year ...
Year Going Winner Sex/Age Draw Field Time Favourite (outcome)
1992 Heavy Subotica C4 14 18 2'39'' User Friendly (2nd)
1993 Sticky Urban Sea F4 9 23 2'37''90 Hernando (16th)
1995 Heavy Lammtarra C3 7 16 2'31''80 Lammtarra (1st)
1998 Heavy Sagamix C3 7 14 2'34'50 Sagamix (1st)
1999 Very heavy Montjeu C3 4 14 2'38''50 Montjeu (1st)
2001 Sticky Sakhee C4 15 17 2'36''10 Sakhee (1st)
2003 Sticky Dalakhani C3 14 13 2'32''30 Dalakhani (1st)
2010 Heavy Workforce C3 8 19 2'35''30 Bekhabad (4th)
2012 Sticky Solemia F4 6 18 2'37''60 Camelot (7th)
2013 Heavy Treve F3 15 17 2'32'' Orfevre (2nd)
2019 Heavy Waldgeist H5 9 12 2'31""90 Enable (2nd)