Get your tickets booked for Paris - Snowfall is headlining a 100th Arc to savour
Forty years ago, following Shergar's reappearance romp at Sandown, The Observer's racing correspondent Richard Baerlein made what proved to be an inspired Derby prediction, informing his readers: "Now is the time to bet like men."
Following Snowfall's awesome display in the Darley Yorkshire Oaks, one that sets her firmly on course for a Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe that could also feature Adayar, Mishriff, Tarnawa and Hurricane Lane, I have an equally bold and no less bullish declaration to deliver.
Now, dear readers, is the time to book your tickets to Paris.
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