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At the heart of the Qatar Arc weekend, the Arc sale offers a selection of horses in training from the most successful yards in France, Italy and Germany: André Fabre, (the largest draft with 13 lots), Jean-Claude Rouget (9 lots), Freddy Head, Henri-Alex Pantall, Alain de Royer-Dupré, Richard Gibson, Christiane Head-Maarek, together with Mario Hoffer (Germany), Jacques Heloury, Paolo Paciello (Italy) and others will be represented.

The horses set to go through the Saint-Cloud sales ring have borne such prestigious silks as the Aga Khan’s, Michael Tabor’s, the Wertheimer brothers’, the Baron von Ullmann’s or the Moussac family’s, the majority of them contributing to enriching their owners’ roll of honor with Stakes performances.

29 of the lots on offer are black-type, while no less than 14 have won or been placed at Group level.

Ready-made eligibility for the Dubai carnival
The average rating on the entire catalogue is 96, a steady increase on last year. This level guarantees a cosy ticket for Dubai, whether on dirt or on turf:
- 31 lots are rated above 90, the required minimum for dirt races at the Carnival
- 27 lots are rated above 95, the required minimum for turf races at the Carnival

Among the most attractive lots on offer are :

Two-year-olds:

- ELUSIVE WAVE (lot 18), from Jean-Claude Rouget’s, is unbeaten in three starts including the Prix Roland de Chambure (L.) and Prix du Calvados (Gr.3); she will be one of the most fancied chances for the Total Prix Marcel Boussac (Gr.1), run the day after the sale.
- SMOOTH OPERATOR (lot 19), from Mario Hofer’s, this son of Big Shuffle scored in a Listed event at Baden-Baden in early September.
- TEMPLE LORD (lot 22), from Yves de Nicolay’s, was placed in the Prix François Boutin (L.) this Summer behind subsequent Prix La Rochette hero Soul City; he will next contest the Prix des Chênes (Gr.3).

Three-year-olds

- AMERICAIN (lot 28), from André Fabre’s, this Dynaformer colt took the Prix de l’Avre (L.), defeating WATAR, and was recently first past the post in the Prix de Lutèce (Gr.3).
- HOPES AND FEARS (lot 5), from Jean-Claude Rouget’s, won the 2008 Derby du Languedoc (L.).
- TRES RAPIDE (lot 7), from Henri-Alex Pantall’s, ran 2nd in the recent Prix de Liancourt (L.), having achieved 4th in Germany’s Preis Der Diana (Gr.1) in the summer.
- AZABARA (lot 13), from André Fabre’s, this Pivotal filly scored twice this season, holding off GOLDIKOVA on the first occasion before gaining black-type in the Prix des Lilas (L.).
- GRIS TENDRE (lot 16), from Jean-Claude Rouget’s, bagged two Listed races in the Spring.
- QUARAYED (lot 17), from Jean-Claude Rouget’s, this daughter of Dynaformer, closely related to Sadler’s Wells, was placed in Listed events on two occasions this year.
- HELLO MORNING (lot 21), from Christiane Head-Maarek’s, this brave Poliglote colt did nothing wrong in the 2008 Classics, achieving 5th in the Poule d’Essai and 6th in the Jockey- Club. He is offered at auction to dissolve a partnership.
- POMPEYANO (lot 24), from Carlos Laffon-Parias’, landed the Derby de l’Ouest (L.) in the Spring.
- NEVER ON SUNDAY (lot 31), from Jean-Claude Rouget’s, took the Prix Ridgway (L.) after defeating Prix Guillaume d’Ornano (Gr.2) hero RUSSIAN CROSS by 5 lengths.
- LESSING (lot 34), from Richard Gibson’s, the winner of the Prix Ronde de Nuit (L.) earlier this year, she also finished 3rd to ZARKAVA in the Prix de la Grotte (Gr.3).

Four-year-olds and over

- TIZA (lot 12), from Alain de Royer-Dupré’s, was the impressive victor of the Prix de Meautry (Gr.3) and will be strongly fancied for the Prix de l’Abbaye, run the day after the sale.
- NOBLE PRINCE (lot 14), from André Fabre’s, a handsome son of Montjeu who has been a model of consistency in Group races over 2400 metres and beyond.
- NOT JUST SWING (lot 15), from André Fabre’s, victorious in the Prix d’Hédouville (Gr.3) this year and set to start in the Gr.2 Prix Foy.
- LINDA’S LAD (lot 35) took the Gr.1 Criterium de St Cloud at 2 and the Lingfield Derby Trial at 3.
- QUEST FOR HONOR (lot 43), from André Fabre’s, landed the Prix Greffuhle (Gr.2) in 2007 and was consistently placed this season.

Catalogue online at www.arqana.com