Verry Elleegant set to put Arc credentials to the test on Trials Day

Verry Elleegant’s European career will continue with a run at ParisLongchamp
next weekend before a decision is made on her participation in the Prix de l’Arc
de Triomphe.

The mare was previously trained in Australia by Chris Waller, winning the 2021 Melbourne Cup alongside 10 other Group One races on home turf.

In May, the seven-year-old was moved to the Chantilly base of Francis-Henri Graffard, with her owners citing the possibility of running her in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe as one of the reasons behind the hemisphere change.

Her first run for Graffard was in the Prix Jean Romanet at Deauville, a Group One 10-furlong event in which she finished last of a field of seven under Frankie Dettori.

Her next outing will involve a step up in trip in either the Prix Vermeille or the Prix Foy at Longchamp on September 11, with both races run over the Arc trip of a mile and a half. “She has come on a lot from the race,” Graffard said.