Jarnet insists Arc heroine Treve retains ‘a lot of quality’

Jockey Thierry Jarnet insists Treve still possesses "a lot of quality" when the partnership is reunited in the Prix Vermeille at Longchamp on Sunday.

Frankie Dettori had ridden the star filly on three of her last four starts since she was snapped up by Sheikh Joaan Al Thani’s Al Shaqab Racing operation, but Jarnet will be back at the helm for this weekend’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe trial. The French pilot was on board when Treve won her first three races and also did the steering when she scorched to victory in the Arc last season as Dettori was injured.

The four-year-old daughter of Motivator has been sidelined since suffering a back problem during the Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot, but Jarnet believes his long-standing alliance with the filly will stand them in good stead for Europe’s premier Flat race.