Enable a superlative "Arc" winner

Without a doubt, the 3yo filly Enable confirmed she was one of the best fillies of recent times with an emphatic win in the Prix De L'Arc De Triomphe at Chantilly yesterday. I rated the performance at 127 which is about 5lb behind Treve when she won the same race as a 3yo - she then went on to win the "Arc" again as a 4yo.  However, I feel that Enable is good for a couple more pounds as she was possibly 5-lengths clear inside the final furlong before jockey Dettori relaxed and let her coast home a comfortable 2½ length winner. Given her superiority, and that this was only her 7th race, she has an excellent chance of repeating the win next season when the race returns to Longchamp.

The "Arc" draws a curtain on the flat season and now it is "all systems go" on the jumps!  There are meetings this afternoon (Monday 2nd October) at Newton Abbot and Stratford; Tuesday brings meetings at Sedgefield and Southwell; and on Wednesday there's a meeting at Bangor.

We also had a strong meeting at Market Rasen on Saturday with Ballybolley winning the 2m5f "Listed" Chase.  This horse has always looked a potential 140+ chaser, but never seemed to fulfil that potential. However, his repeat win in the Haydock "Middle Distance Chase Series Final" last April confirmed that trips around 20-21f are his forte.  He's run over further, but I don't think he's as good beyond 2m6f.   Guitar Pete was well fancied for the race and ran well to be 2nd, and the race-fit Poker School (who I expected to run well) came in 5th to frank the form. I reckon the 1st-3 home (Master Dee was 3rd) can all be followed in the coming months.