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Originally Posted by Linny
She was off since June and this was her first time at 12f. She's been held as the favorite for the Arc since the spring. She went from 3/1 to 2/1 with her win today. The connections figured her to be an "Arc filly" from the day she won the G1 Boussac at 2.
The turf was softer than usual for the race today and she handled it well. The Arc is often run over a bog.
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I think the last filly to win the arc was Urban Sea but don't quote me on that, this is from handicapping the race last year I remember reading, it would be a tall feat for a 3 yr old but she looks a cut above the rest that have tried. I think Pride was the last filly to really have a shot and she was just short of accomplishing the feat. Meisho Samson is an interesting addition though he is no Deep impact by any means, I'm curious if Fabre will enter Ideal World, if he does you know he's live. I really like 3 yr old colts in this race that exit the Prix Niel, the weight allowance and the improving form, right now I'm extremely interested in Vision D'Etat unless Fabre enters Ideal World.