Super Treve ‘halfway’ to a third Arc

Treve took another giant step forward in her bid to win the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe for an unprecedented third time as she dispensed of old adversary Flintshire in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud at the Paris track.

In a repeat of last season’s Arc, Criquette Head-Maarek’s brilliant mare had the Andre Fabre-trained entire back in second place as she recorded her fifth Group One success.

Treve was quite handy in about fourth place in the early stages, with the pace set by her stablemate Altaira until the latter ran wide into the straight.