Minnie Hauk will take her chance in the Arc, but easy ground may transpire to be a problem. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho
The old gag about Ireland being a great little country if it could only be roofed comes to mind in advance of Sunday’s €5 million Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp.
That the slot for Europe’s richest race is the first Sunday in October always makes it vulnerable to autumnal weather that can often generate gruelling ground conditions.
Once again, uncertainty about expected overnight rainfall levels in Paris means too much of the build-up to yet another glittering Arc revolves around something so m
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