The circumstances might provide English rider Tom Marquand and trainer William Haggas with even more incentive to return to scale triumphant again aboard last year’s British-bred winner Addeybb (Pivotal)
A six-year-old son of Pivotal trained by William Haggas, Addeybb was always in a prominent position and travelled well throughout
‘Fortune favours the bold, so kudos to Peter de Beyer for retaining Sylvie, a moderate race filly many breeders would have shunned as a broodmare’
A race steeped in history, previous winners include champion sires Jet Master and Gimmethegreenlight, as well as multiple Equus award winning champions Pocket Power, Do It Again, Jet Dark and Charles Dickens
There was a unique South African connection in the background as the Ralph Beckett-trained Bluestocking charged to victory under Rossa Ryan to win the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe on Sunday
