How Alastair Down described Enable's unforgettable first Arc triumph

First published on October 3, 2017

After Sunday’s Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe came the Prix de l’Opera, but there was no need for the fat lady even to clear her throat – she was redundant. The lady with the big ears had already sung and hit all the high notes with consummate ease.

Being a jumps man to the inner core, it is rare for a Flat race to get the emotions fizzing – winter for the heart, summer for the head – but this triumph leapt across that divide, and joyously so.