© 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Get all of today's live racing results from Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe day at Longchamp, with race replays of every race on the card. Nando Parrado showed that his Ascot win was no fluke when he finished a two-length second to Campanelle in the Prix Morny. Aidan O'Brien has withdrawn all four of his horses from Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in Paris after they tested positive for a banned substance. He added: "Sottsass is owned in association with Coolmore.
His sons Joseph and Donnacha have also withdrawn horses they were due to run in other races at the meeting. He has taken 17% of bets in the market. Marcialis, who has been making a name for herself in France, was unable to make use of the usual female allowance in a Group One. Enable is in fourth after they race down the false straight ... Stradivarius is coming ... another rough race with Sottsass getting up to win. A total of 11 horses trained by the trio will be absent. "Whether the horse retires is not my decision. The stewards will be looking into at least two incidents involving the first, third, fourth and sixth home. Frederic Rossi’s Sealiway is the only French-trained challenger and also the second-favourite, but he was beaten in a Group Three last time out and looks to have something to find with both Law Of Indices and Nando Parrado, the shock 150-1 winner of the Coventry Stakes back in June. Jessica Marcialis landed a momentous success as Tiger Tanaka won a rough renewal of the Prix Marcel Boussac at ParisLongchamp. Clive Cox, his trainer, needs one more Group One winner this season to set a new personal record of three in one year, and the unfortunate departure of O’Brien’s colt leaves the door wide open. Over 2,400 metres these amazing examples of speed and courage race against each other, in a bid to win the second highest prize fund in the world. It’s worth pointing out that since the withdrawal time for zilpaterol, the banned substance which has contaminated feed made by the company Gain, is about 72 hours, it’s entirely possible that it would have cleared the systems of all the O’Brien runners by this afternoon. The French challenge for this Group One sprint is typically thin and Yorkshire stables, in fact, are responsible for three of the top five picks in the betting, as John Quinn sends both Liberty Beach and Keep Busy, with Frankie Dettori and Ryan Moore respectively booked for the rides.

France Galop announced five horses had tested positive for the prohibited substance Zilpaterol, which was suspected to have been in contaminated food for the animals. On Friday night the likelihood of Aidan O'Brien's runners competing at the ParisLongchamp fixture was thrown into doubt. O'Brien's two runners in France on Saturday were given the go-ahead to race after urine samples sent to the Irish Equine Centre came back clear. The press room here has windows at either end, one of which looks out onto what would normally be one of the main areas for eating and drinking, and the other onto the road running past Longchamp’s main entrance. But he is a shorter price than Sottsass, even though Jean-Claude Rouget’s colt arguably has fewer questions to answer. I do not know if he will run again, but it is not the question for today. "We had a good draw to stay behind him and our horse stays the distance better than him. Now John Gosden hoping against hope that Enable carries on ... that last sentence! Whether she will prove as effective back at today’s mile-and-a-quarter, however, remains to be seen, in particular on the much heavier ground. 13:15 Prix Marcel Boussac (Group 1) 1. The winner's prize was 150,000 francs. John Gosden on Enable & a decision on her retirement: “Definitely not for a week. Enable could only finish sixth as Sottsass led home a clean sweep for French-trained runners in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at ParisLongchamp. When the pace quickened in the straight Dettori had Enable in the perfect position to strike, with Stradivarius on her outside, but she when she needed to quicken, the heavy ground meant she was unable to use her raking stride and she was beginning to send out distress signals when squeezed up. Photograph: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images When we ran in Deauville [in August] he was a bit fat and and Skalleti is a very good horse. However, Rouget had been making increasingly confident noises in recent days and his colt had been well-backed. In terms of Enable’s prospects of winning an unprecedented third Arc, however, the sudden loss of four opponents overnight has had little impact on her chance, according to the betting at least. Full result from the Qatar Prix De L'Arc De Triomphe (Group 1) at ParisLongchamp ... News Fast Results Racecards Full Results NRs My Stable Tips Search Naps ... Sunday 6 October 2019… "The choice to go to Leopardstown (Irish Champion Stakes) was tough, too, and not the Foy. Alpine Star is also up against some very strong opponents, including Tawkeel, who took the Prix St Alary for Jean-Claude Rouger in June, and Dermot Weld’s recent Prix Vermeille winner, Tarnawa. The consequences had any of them won, however, would have been unthinkable, including a wait of several days or weeks to either confirm or disqualify the horses concerned, and the O’Brien family have decided that the sport’s integrity and image must come first. But the great game goes on and there’s always more wonderful races to look forward to and the Breeders’ Cup Turf battle between Love (6-4 favourite), Ghaiyyath and Sottsass (both 4-1), Enable (8-1 if she turns up) and Magical 8-1) and Mogul (9-1), both denied a run today after the horse feed fiasco, will be something to look forward next to in the United States next month. Strutting her stuff – Enable limbers up for an historic third Arc in the parade ring! As well as her two wins in the Arc, she won the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot three times, the English and Irish Oaks and at the Breeders' Cup. The highlight this weekend was definitely Princess Zoe’s in the Prix du Cadran on Saturday, a true rag-to-riches story.

13:15 Prix Marcel Boussac (Group 1) 1. Odd really as 5 days ago she was 6/4 with Love, Japan, Mogul , Serpentine and Sovereign all likely rivals. The inaugural running was won by Comrade, a three-year-old colt owned by Evremond de Saint-Alary. Marcialis, who is a mother, became the first female to ride a Group One winner in France. In Swoop, the German Derby winner, was predictably strong at the finish, but Sottsass was always doing enough and held on by around half a length. Enable just winning the 2019 Prix de l’Arc De Triomphe.
A chilly wind is whipping across Paris at the start of what could be one of the most memorable racing afternoons for many years, but there is little sign – as yet – of any further rain to add to the regular downpours that turned the Longchamp going to heavy in the run-up to the race. For John Gosden's Enable, chasing history with a third victory in the race, she was bogged down in the heavy ground and suffered interference when the pace quickened. Will this look like one of the best value bets of recent years in three hours’ time? Read about our approach to external linking. Prince Khalid always likes to know how his horses are.

Enable also faces several new opponents, three-year-olds for the most part, that could find enough improvement to give her a race, as well as three rivals – Persian King, Sottsass and Stradivarius – with an official rating that is already within striking distance of her own.

It was the heavy ground rather than something he’d eaten that saw Battaash, the fastest horse around, scratched from his latest attempt to add an Abbaye run at Longchamp to his win in the race when it relocated to Chantilly in 2017. Rouget said: "Just after the race last year we thought he was a horse made for this race. Hats are thrown in the air as Enable races clear in the 2017 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Image: Getty) 4 of 10 Frankie Dettori's celebratory flying dismount at Chantilly Racecourse in 2017 Try as you might, it is impossible to justify such short odds on the basis of Enable’s form over the past 12 months. And they’re off ... Cairn Gorm heads into the lead ... Sealiway is second ... with Nando Parrado in third ... Nando Parrado asked for effort but Sealiway kicks clear and draws away for an easy win. More footage of history maker Jessica Marcialis at Longchamp, Great scenes and cries of “Bravo!” here @paris_longchamp as Jessica Marcialis returns to the winner’s circle after becoming the first female jockey to win a Group 1 race in France.

Social media will have a big role to play, but there is no escaping the likelihood that it will not be remembered, cherished and recalled as it would have been with tens of thousands packing the stands. See you in Paris next year! And the pair of them must also reckon with Andre Fabre’s Earthlight, one of last season’s top juveniles when his wins included two Group Ones, the Prix Morny and the Middle Park Stakes.

‘Frankie Dettori will face tough competition from another famous mount of his, Stradivarius, who is receiving plenty of interest from punters. "Between the Ganay [in June] it was a long time. Racing fans were treated to an enthralling running of the 2020 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe live on ITV on Sunday. In behind Tiger Tanaka there was plenty of trouble in running, with Richard Fahey’s favourite Fev Rover done no favours at all before staying on to finish fourth. Since he was only 14th of 16 behind Glass Slippers here 12 months ago, it was probably a wise move and Kevin Ryan’s filly is an obvious favourite to follow up, not least as she confirmed her top-class status with a gritty success in the Group One Flying Five at The Curragh last month. Lord Grimthorpe on what next for Enable:“What we will do, of course, is to get her back home to Clarehaven. King’s Harlequin, another prominent name in the betting, was behind Fev Rover there and franked the form with a win next time up. O’Brien has said this morning that he hopes to have runners again towards the end of the week, when he would be expecting to send a strong team to the Future Champions meeting at Newmarket. However, after a short deliberation the placings remained unaltered. #QPAT pic.twitter.com/X6UQMQK0wc. In contrast, Sottsass picked up smartly and stayed on well to beat In Swoop, with Persian King hanging on for third having made the running, just ahead of Gold Trip. While Enable did not manage to win a third Arc, she will still go down in history as one of the greatest racemares to have graced the sport. He looked back to something like his best when winning a seven-furlong Group Three last time, however, and looks like the pick of the prices given that he is the narrow outsider of the three principals. John Gosden’s mare is still odds-against, at a current top price of 5-4, but the odds against the runners that punters may be looking to as each-way alternatives to the favourite have shortened across the board. There was no hat-trick for Frankie Dettori and Enable as Sottsass came through a rough finish and stewards’ enquiry to win at Longchamp, Sun 4 Oct 2020 18.13 BST Another race that has lost a significant contender as a result of the ongoing issues with Gain horse feed, as Fancy Blue – who was Donnacha O’Brien’s first runner in France when she took the Prix de Diane (French Oaks) in July has been forced out. Serpentine, the Derby winner, was only added to the race four days ago at a cost of €72,000 but the loss of his chance to complete a rare double will be felt more keenly by connections than the wasted entry fees. Full Race Result from the 3.05 at Longchamp on 6th October 2019. She looked as good as ever when losing out on the nod to Wichita in the Group Two Park Stakes at Doncaster’s Leger meeting last month, and has the beating of Safe Voyage, one of her main market rivals, on her winning form here last year as John Quinn’s gelding was around five lengths adrift. All rights reserved.