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What can stop Enable? Some facts and pointers counting against an Arc hat-trick
Frankie Dettori rides Enable (right) in a racecourse gallop at Newmarket last weekCredit: Alan Crowhurst
This week we count down to Enable's grand finale in Paris as she bids for an unprecedented third win in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Building up to the race we will be assessing what could derail her date with destiny. Here Bruce Jackson pinpoints some stats and pointers that count against her.
History
First run in 1920, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe has been won by some of the biggest names to have graced the turf, twice in some cases.
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