Moon defeat throws Arc wide open

The topsy turvy state of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe market was thrown into further chaos after Sea The Moon lost his unbeaten record to Ivanhowe in the Longines – Grosser Preis von Baden at Baden Baden yesterday.

The Markus Klug-trained son of Sea The Stars, whose recent victors have included Arc heroine Danedream, went into the Group One contest, with questions to answer following an injury scare that caused the colt to miss work.

No details of the nature of the problem were or have been revealed, but when it came to the crunch at the Iffezheim track Sea The Moon was found wanting and went down by three lengths.