2025 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe hosted at Longchamp Racecourse

• Rayif 15/8

• Puerto Rico priced at 7/2

• Nighttime offered at 4/1

• Time to Turn 6/1

• A Bit of Spirit priced 12/1

• Campacite 14/1

• Vardif at 18/1

• Cielo Di Roma 66/1

• Imperial Me Cen offered at 100/1

Preview for the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere

This prestigious juvenile colts race pits top French juveniles facing a notable contender representing the O’Brien stable. Perfect Rayif (Francis-Henri Graffard) along with Head’s Nighttime face O’Brien’s Puerto Rico from Ballydoyle. The favourite won a Group Three event during his previous race, and Nighttime, with a strong record, additionally a Group Three victor, after secured a Group Three at Longchamp at today’s course and distance back in September. Puerto Rico proved racing more frequently than his rivals , recorded his first win recently in his most recent start, taking the Group Two Champagne Stakes. He was an outsider for an O’Brien entrant , but a favourites underperformed, he is a strong 9-2 chance according to the bookmakers. A Bit Of Spirit, who won a Group Three in a tight finish, is also merits his place in the field, like from Charlie Appleby Time To Turn (Appleby), winner of a Listed race on the Ascot track back in July.

SELECTION: RAYIF

Outcome of the 12.40pm Race

1 Diamond Necklace the 11/10 market leader

2 Green Spirit (unbeaten) at 9/4

3 Narissa (10/1) at 10/1

Prix Marcel Boussac (12.40pm)

And they’re off … Venosa (early leader) grabs first position initially … followed by Green Spirit tracking … Diamond Necklace (well placed) enjoys a promising spot entering the straight … Green Spirit surges goes for home … as Diamond Necklace rushing up and she gets there close home for victory trained by Aidan O’Brien and ridden by jockey Soumillon.

DIAMOND NECKLACE WINS THE GROUP ONE QATAR PRIX MARCEL BOUSSAC! 🏆🇫🇷

Prix Marcel Boussac (12.40pm) Preview

After a streak between 2018 and 2022 when the Boussac winner failed to record a subsequent win, the French premier race for two-year-old fillies has improved some strength lately with the 2022 winner along with Opera Singer both recording Group One wins as three-year-olds and last year’s runner-up, who just missed by her 100-1 stable companion 12 months after being an odds-on favourite, took the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches this May. The unbeaten Green Spirit, unbeaten in four starts featuring the Prix D’Aumale on this course most recently, leads the home challenge today additionally leads the ratings. Yet from Ballydoyle Diamond Necklace (unbeaten) is also undefeated – after two starts – , so should provide a tough challenge. Diamond Necklace took a black-type race at the Curragh this autumn and a win by St Mark’s Basilica would represent a big moment for her sire. Between them, the top two in the market account for nearly 70% of the betting, though we have a few more entrants which merit attention. Ozone remains with two wins, even if at smaller venues, most recently taking a Listed event at Lyon. Meanwhile, from Karl Burke The May Hill Stakes winner Aylin claimed a Group Two at Doncaster most recently and the yard could hardly be in better form.

SELECTION: DIAMOND NECKLACE

Hello, bonjour for the 2025 Arc with no fewer than six premier races to watch. The build-up has been dominated by talk about conditions typically and while it’s not deep ground at Longchamp {it’s going to be|it will