Huge boost for Brits as top contender gets a ‘beauty of a draw’ in the Arc de Triomphe

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BRITAIN'S hopes successful l'Arc de Triomphe this Sunday Arc looked importantly stronger aft Bluestocking was drawn successful stall 3 this morning.

Ralph Beckett's four-year-old, 1 of the 2 British runners successful the 16 runner field, was supplemented for the £4.3million contention connected Wednesday astatine a whopping cost of £100,000.

Ralph Beckett was gutted to person finished 2nd successful the contention with Westover past year.

But the UK's 2nd representative, David Menuisier's 40-1 changeable Sunway, has to contend with an extracurricular gully successful stall fifteen.

The West-Sussex trainer has been hitting the crossbar each season, his colt finishing 3rd successful the St Leger, 4th successful the King George and an agonising 2nd successful the Irish Derby.

Low draws person historically been an vantage astatine the Longchamp track, and Bluestocking, who volition person apical jock Rossa Ryan onboard, has been backed into 8-1 from 11-1 already.

The aforesaid proprietor /trainer operation of Beckett and Juddmonte finished a hopeless 2nd successful the contention past twelvemonth with Westover, who was incapable to get his chemoreceptor successful beforehand of the unbeaten Ace Impact.

Speaking to At The Races, a spokesperson for the gait said: "Statistically you privation to beryllium debased truthful that's good.

"Most of the main protagonists successful the contention are nether 10, but from stall 3 you tin bash whatever, you tin spell forward, oregon you tin footwear back.

"I'm definite Rossa and Ralph volition travel up with a plan, and Bluestocking is precise versatile. In the Pretty Polly astatine the Curragh she came from the back.

"She similar to get into a spot of a fight. She's a tough, hardy girl.

"Last twelvemonth we questioned her solution a spot but this twelvemonth has dispelled immoderate doubts astir it - she's precise crippled successful general."

And British punters raved astir the gully connected X, with 1 saying: "Fortune favours the brave."

Another added: "Between Bluestocking and Sosie - some got large draws."

Another said: "Beauty of a gully for Bluestocking."

But they had sympathy for the somewhat little fortunate Menuisier, and 1 said: "Sunway dealt a shocker."

Thursday's last declarations left Aidan O'Brien with 2 runners, and Andre Fabre's 2nd favourite, Sosie, with a peach of a gully successful stall five.

Joseph O'Brien's Al Riffa, who astir precocious won a German Group 1 past clip retired and has been campaigned each twelvemonth with this contention successful mind, was drawn successful stall nine.

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