Tremendous Treve back with a bang

Wonder mare Treve set out on the road to an unprecedented third Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe with an impressive victory on her eagerly-awaited return in the Prix Corrida at Saint-Cloud yesterday.

Making her first public appearance since defying her critics with a resounding second success in the Longchamp showpiece in October, Criquette Head-Maarek’s five-year-old delighted connections as she landed the odds in some style.

After a smart start, Treve was reined back by Thierry Jarnet as rank outsider and stablemate Silvaplana adopted a pacesetting role in the Group Two over an extended mile and a quarter.