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12.58pm BST

Frankie says relax … no ground problems at Longchamp – in fact if anything it’s getting quicker out there …

#FrankieDettori came off the ground and declared it “good to firm” on the inside, which has not been run on yet. #QPAT

12.46pm BST

Thursday’s draw for stall positions has had a big effect on the betting for today’s Arc, with the market taking a very dim view of Sea Of Class’s draw in stall 15 in particular. James Doyle, her big-race jockey, conceded afterwards that it had put them on the back foot, and the bookies have seemed increasingly keen to get her over the last 24 hours.

Sea Of Class’s price was always going to ease a little after drawing a high stall, but 7-2 to 7-1 is quite a shift given that William Haggas’s filly has so many other positives to recommend her. She should get the decent ground she wants, despite the sprinkling of rain so far today, she has top-class Group One form in the book and gets all the allowances as a three-year-old filly.

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