Postponed to crown season in style

Five key questions worth pondering on Arc weekend.
Postponed to crown season in style
Sat, 01 Oct, 2016 - 01:00
Darren Norris

(1) Can Harzand bounce back?

The dual Derby winner was sent off 2/1 favourite to win what shaped as a truly vintage Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown last month but the writing was on the wall from early on and Dermot Weld’s stable star trailed in eighth.

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RacingSporthorse racingpostponedarc weekendPlace: LeopardstownPlace: EpsomPlace: ChantillyPlace: KeenelandPlace: JapanPlace: EuropePlace: FlintshirePlace: ArcPerson: HarzandPerson: Dermot WeldPerson: WeldPerson: Aga KhanPerson: Aidan O’BrienPerson: MontjeuPerson: Mick KinanePerson: Nakayama FestaPerson: OrfevrePerson: SolemiaPerson: MakahikiPerson: DanedreamPerson: SharetaPerson: La CressonniereEvent: Irish Champion StakesEvent: Breeders’ Cup TurfEvent: Japanese DerbyEvent: Doha DreamEvent: Prix NielEvent: Prix de DianeEvent: Prix de l’Arc de TriompheOrganisation: WorkforceOrganisation: IntelloOrganisation: Solemia
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