Godolphin looking for ease in the ground for Arc hope Schiaparelli

GODOLPHIN are looking for ease in the ground before committing their sole hope Schiaparelli to Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp.

Sheikh Mohammed’s team have won France’s most prestigious race twice this decade through Sakhee in 2001 and Marienbard a year later, and have seen Schiaparelli emerge as a late contender.

Formerly trained in Germany, he returned from a year away from the racecourse with a close second to Zambezi Sun on his Godolphin debut in the Prix Foy.