'It's like our adventure with Almanzor' - Rouget enjoying Arc ride with Sottsass

Jean-claude Rouget: has a great record at Bordeaux Le Bouscat

Jean-Claude Rouget: is bidding for a first Arc with SottsassCredit: Patrick McCann

Scott Burton talks to master trainer Jean-Claude Rouget, who is eyeing Longchamp glory with his French Derby winner

There are just six active French or ex-French-based trainers with a Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe trophy on their sideboard, a number soon to be reduced by the retirement of John Hammond.

That Jean-Claude Rouget does not feature alongside the names Fabre, Royer-Dupre, Laffon-Parias, Clement and Biancone is a matter frequently commented on but one which, in the main, does not overly concern the man himself.

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Published on 3 October 2019inGrand National festival

Last updated 20:26, 3 October 2019

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