Talking Horses: dry forecast suggests no Cracksman in the Arc


Europe’s most prestigious Flat race takes place on Sunday and it looks as though Cracksman is not going to get his ground

Sunday will bring us the best of all European Flat races, the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, so it’s time to get excited, unless you’re the type of punter who insists on maintaining a Gallic sangfroid, and also to start looking at the weather forecast for Paris. The website I use predicts about 1mm of rain over the next six days and that makes me feel I can start my Arc calculations by putting a line through the name of Cracksman.

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