Workforce to take Arc chance as O’Brien’s ground worries continue

WORKFORCE will take his chance in the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on Sunday.

Connections made the protracted decision to send the Investec Derby winner to France following an encouraging piece of routine work on Thursday morning at Newmarket.

Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager for owner Khalid Abdullah, said: “He just had a nice smooth piece of work about four and a half furlongs for a blow-out. He had a normal blow and moved well.