Soumillon hails 'top class' Minnie Hauk as she aims for Arc redemption

Also taking his place in a stellar line-up is Goliath, who after returning to the Group One winner's enclosure in the Grosser Preis Von Baden bids to become the first French-trained winner since Talismanic in 2017 and cap a fine year for his Arc-winning trainer Francis-Henri Graffard.

ARC REDEMPTION: Minnie Hauk with owner Aidan O'Brien & groom Siobhan Bergin. Picture: HEALY RACING

Christophe Soumillon is determined to get it right when he takes the reins aboard Minnie Hauk in a mouthwatering Longines Breeders' Cup Turf in Del Mar.

Aidan O'Brien's three-times Group One-winner was thwarted by the barest of margins in her quest for Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe glory, but will be a warm order to make a quick return to winning ways in California, with her rider in no doubt about her top-quality credentials.