The doom-and-gloom merchants will tell us that you cannot win the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe with a double-figure draw but Ed Dunlop was in no way tempted to cancel his trip to Paris when he heard that our stable-star SNOW FAIRY would start from stall 11 in Sunday's showpiece at Longchamp and with Sarafina (13) and So You Think (14) drawn even wider, all is not lost.
Ed said "It is not an ideal draw but I don't consider it makes too much difference to us in view of Snow Fairy's style of racing. You can't have everything and we have our ground. Good to soft in France is totally different to what it is in Britain and with 29 degrees forecast for the weekend the going will definitely ride on the fast side."
"Our filly has had a trouble free preparation and while we are under no illusions that she faces a very tough task, she looks to have improved again since the Irish Champion Stakes and we will give it our best shot. The Arc is a hard race to win but we go there with a sporting chance."