A first meeting with the Oaks winner Love seemed on the cards but veteran mare will have a quieter Arc prep next month
Next week’s seismic clash in the Yorkshire Oaks is off, connections of Enable having decided to prioritise her attempt to win the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe for an unprecedented third time. It had been hoped that she would line up on the Knavesmire against Love, the much-feted Irish filly who won the Oaks by nine lengths.
That would have turned the York race, a week on Thursday, into a mini-Arc, since Enable and Love are the top two in the betting for the Paris race in early October. But it has been decided that might not be the ideal preparation for the older mare, a six-year-old.
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Southwell: 1.15 Alexander The Grey 1.45 The Butcher Said 2.15 Isaac Wonder 2.45 Winton 3.15 Gerboise Borget 3.45 Lleyton 4.15 Cool Destination 4.45 Peltwell (nb) 5.20 Londonia
Leicester: 1.30 Forever Forward 2.00 Cider Apple 2.30 Forbidden Beauty 3.00 Champagne Angel 3.30 Alben Spirit 4.00 Sorrel 4.30 Stunning Beauty 5.00 Furqaan
Chester: 4.25 State Patrol 4.55 Different Face 5.30 Aces 6.00 Regional 6.30 Judicial (nap) 7.00 Desert Icon 7.30 G For Gabrial 8.00 Gabrial The One