Talking Horses: Adayar can crown brilliant season in Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

File photo of Adayar ridden by jockey William Buick on their way to winning the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes at Ascot. Picture: Nigel French/PA 

The 100th running of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe boasts a line-up befitting such a landmark occasion and Epsom Derby winner Adayar can confirm his greatness and crown a brilliant season for Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby by getting the better of Irish contenders Tarnawa and Snowfall at Longchamp on Sunday.

Second in his first two starts as a three-year-old, the imposing Adayar finally put it all together at Epsom, defying odds of 16-1 and the dreaded stall one en route to a decisive victory. The fact the runner-up, Mojo Star, was returned at 50-1 raised obvious initial concerns about the quality of the race but time has proven it to be arguably the strongest Derby since 2015 when Golden Horn landed the spoils at Epsom before going on to win the Arc later that season.