Pyledriver set to follow the Enable route to Longchamp for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

Pyledriver and PJ McDonald battle to victory in the Hardwicke

Pyledriver (green and white): set to run at Kempton a week on SaturdayCredit: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)

Pyledriver is set to follow the route made familiar by Enable and warm up for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Kempton a week on Saturday.

He is earmarked for the Unibet September Stakes, a Group 3 event which Enable won on the way to her second Arc success in 2018 and again before finishing sixth at Longchamp in 2020 on what turned out to be her final run.

Enable wins the September Stakes for the second time in 2020Credit: Mark Cranham

William Muir has been thinking over plans for Pyledriver, a dual Group 1 winner who has earned more than £2 million in prize-money, since withdrawing the six-year-old from last week's Juddmonte International at the five-day confirmation stage.

Read the full story

Read award-winning journalism from the best writers in racing, with exclusive news, interviews, columns, investigations, stable tours and subscriber-only emails.

Subscribe to unlock

Racing Post digital newspaper (worth over £100 per month)
Award-winning journalism from the best writers in racing
Expert tips from the likes of Tom Segal and Paul Kealy
Replays and results analysis from all UK and Irish racecourses
Form study tools including the Pro Card and Horse Tracker
Extensive archive of statistics covering horses, trainers, jockeys, owners, pedigree and sales data

Already a subscriber?Log in

David CarrReporter

Published on 29 August 2023inBritain

Last updated 17:33, 29 August 2023

Copy