Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe 2025 at Longchamp Racecourse

• Rayif 15/8

• Puerto Rico second-favourite at 7/2

• Nighttime offered at 4/1

• Time to Turn 6/1

• A Bit of Spirit priced 12/1

• Campacite 14/1

• Vardif 18/1

• Cielo Di Roma priced 66/1

• Imperial Me Cen offered at 100/1

Preview for the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere

This Group One for two-year-old colts pits top France-based two-year-olds facing a strong entrant trained by Aidan O’Brien. Perfect Rayif and Nighttime (Christopher Head) face O’Brien’s Puerto Rico for O’Brien. The favourite claimed the Group Three Prix Francois Boutin on his last outing, while the second French hope, with a 3-from-4, additionally a Group Three victor, after won the La Rochette at this same venue back in September. Puerto Rico was racing more frequently than his rivals and recorded his first win only in his most recent appearance, in the Group Two Champagne Stakes. Although a big price for an O’Brien entrant and among the market leaders underperformed, he is a reliable contender among bookies. A Bit Of Spirit (Solario Stakes winner), who secured a Group Three in a four-way photo, is also warrants his place among the runners, like Charlie Appleby’s Time To Turn (Appleby), winner of a Listed race at Royal Ascot back in July.

SELECTION: RAYIF

Result for the Prix Marcel Boussac

1 Diamond Necklace the 11/10 market leader

2 Green Spirit (unbeaten) 9/4

3 the 10/1 shot Narissa 10/1 third

Prix Marcel Boussac (12.40pm)

They’re underway … Venosa (early leader) grabs first position initially … from Green Spirit tracking … Diamond Necklace (well placed) is in an ideal position approaching the finish … Green Spirit goes for home … while Diamond Necklace coming fast and wins in the final strides to win for Aidan O’Brien piloted by Christophe Soumillon.

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

Preview for the Prix Marcel Boussac

After a four-year run starting in 2018 where the Boussac winner did not record a subsequent win, the French premier contest for two-year-old fillies has regained some strength lately with the 2022 winner along with Opera Singer the pair recording top-level successes as three-year-olds and last year’s runner-up, who just missed by a 100-1 stable companion 12 months after being 1-100 in running, won the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches in May. Green Spirit (unbeaten), with a clean slate in four starts featuring a Group Three win at this track in her latest race, fronts the home challenge this afternoon additionally tops the ratings. But Aidan O’Brien’s The unbeaten Diamond Necklace remains perfect – after two starts – , so should offer plenty to think about. Diamond Necklace won a Listed race during Champions Weekend this autumn and a victory for the daughter of the stallion St Mark’s Basilica would represent an important achievement for her sire. Between them, the top two in the betting take out nearly 70% of the pool, but we have several other entrants which deserve some consideration. Ozone (unbeaten) remains unbeaten in two, albeit on lesser courses, most recently winning a black-type contest on the Lyon track. Meanwhile, Karl Burke’s Aylin claimed the May Hill Stakes on the Doncaster course in her latest start and the yard was more in form.

SELECTION: DIAMOND NECKLACE

Good morning, bonjour for Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe day with no fewer than six top-level events to watch. The lead-up has revolved around the topic of conditions as expected and although it isn’t bottomless ground out there {it’s going to be|it will