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A BUSY RIDER: PAPAL BULL HAS A CHANCE

Fortune hits Arc bullseye

From At the races. Uk



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Jimmy Fortune has picked up a prized spare ride on Papal Bull in Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp.
A 10-day ban incurred at Nottingham on Wednesday means the leading jockey could miss partnering Rainbow View at the Breeders' Cup, but he is set for a potentially lucrative time this weekend.
Fortune jets over to Canada to ride Lucarno in the Canadian International on Saturday, but will make a quick return to Longchamp to team up with Sir Michael Stoute's charge in the Arc.
Papal Bull was only just beaten by Duke Of Marmalade in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
David Stack, a member of the Papal Bull Syndicate, said: "We have booked Jimmy Fortune. I suppose it's a bit of a left-field decision, but something we have managed to sort out.
"I think Jimmy has another ride in France on Sunday and we are very excited to have him."
Stoute also runs Ask, whose owner Patrick Fahey is another hoping for some rainfall in France.
"He's had a break, he's in very good form and he worked very well last week," said Fahey. "We'd like some rain, the more the better in fact, but he's going there with a good chance.
"We've been pleased with him this season but the ground wasn't in his favour at Ascot (in the King George) and maybe we shouldn't have run him - it was just too firm. But he's had a good rest and he's in fine fettle, so we are looking forward to yielding or soft ground."
Oaks heroine Look Here, who had emerged as a surprise possible contender for the Arc earlier in the week, will not run in the Longchamp race after all as trainer Ralph Beckett was not totally satisfied with a blood sample taken from her.