Historic Win for Nathaniel's Enable in Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

Mark Smith - Monday October 2

Prince Khalid Abdullah's homebred Enable made a one-act affair Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Chantilly to become the first English-trained 3-year-old filly to win the race and credit Frankie Dettori with an unprecedented fifth win.

A daughter of Galileo's King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Coral-Eclipse Stakes winner Nathani el, Enable defeated Cloth of Stars, a son of Galileo's champion half-brother Sea The Stars, by two and a half-lengths with Galileo's Ulysses one and a quarter length further back in third. (photo SportingLife)

Order Of St George (Galileo), who is part-owned by Lloyd Williams and was third behind Found last year, fared best of the Ballydoyle runners in fourth.

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Japan will have to wait for another year after Satono Diamond and Satono Noblesse finished among the tail-enders. 

Trained by John Gosden, enable made it five consecutive wins at the highest level after the Epsom Oaks, Irish Oaks, King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the Yorkshire Oaks.

She has been beaten just once in eight starts, that coming when third in a conditions race at Newbury in her three-year-old bow.

"I was very confident all week, she is a tremendous filly, Dettori told Sporting Life.

"I said to John last week she is the best she has ever been. To keep this filly at 100 percent all year is fantastic.

"I had position 'A', I knew I had no weight and she stays, so I kicked and she gave me four lengths and the race was over.

"She's amazing and is an absolute freak. I love her.

"John is a genius."

It was a second Arc success for Gosden following the victory of Golden Horn two years ago.

"She's very special and she was well positioned by Frankie in order to show her sheer class and brilliance," Gosden said.

"It's all about the filly and the owner-breeder Prince Khalid (Abdullah). He bred the mother and for his farm to produce something like this is exciting for us all.

"I think it would be wrong to run her again this year. I think to go to the Breeders' Cup would be wrong, too hard on the filly.

"If she's in great form we should consider next year. She has only raced for 10 months of her life.

"She had one little run last November, but really she's only had one season of racing. There would be every reason to keep her in training next year as a four-year-old, particularly with the new Longchamp opening.

"That would be exciting - to try to win the Arc on two different tracks."

"She showed an impressive turn of foot and acceleration to kill the field. She has amazing ability.

"Frankie got her in a great position. He's pretty good for an old jock! She's shown us at home that she's right in the zone. She's eating well and looking well and still has her summer coat.

"She enjoys her work. We don't ask her anything at home, we just let her enjoy herself, but she gave us every sign that she was ready to run a race like that again."

 

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