Arc de Triomphe: Templegate’s tip BACKED, Adayar OUT, latest odds, weather forecast and going for ‘world’s best race’

‘THE world’s best race’, the Arc de Triomphe, is back on Sunday October 2 – and it looks like being a cracker.

Baaeed won’t run, but the field is still stacking up for the £5million betting bonanza in Paris.

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Torquator Tasso sprung an 80-1 shock in the Arc de Triomphe last year[/caption]

Won down the years by superstars such as Enable and Sea The Stars, whoever passes the post first this year can lay claim to being among the very best in the world.

But that’s not to say the race doesn’t throw up its fair share of shocks.

Who can forget last year, when 80-1 Torquator Tasso surged home to win.

Here, Sun Racing takes a look at all the latest runners and top tipster Templegate reveals his ante-post pick.

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Templegate’s Arc de Triomphe tip

ALPINISTA looks rock solid for the Arc.

She continued her fantastic winning streak when taking the Yorkshire Oaks in fine style last month to make it a brilliant five Group 1 wins in a row.

She stays the distance well and performs on any ground, so it won’t matter what the weather is doing in Paris.

She came up against reigning Arc champion Torquator Tasso in Germany last summer and gave him a proper hiding, which is another plus.

Sir Mark Prescott’s superstar will head to France a fresh horse and looks a fair price to make the frame at least – although she is being backed off the boards as we speak.

Arc de Triomphe runners and odds*

Former Derby and King George winner Adayar will miss the Arc, it was confirmed on Tuesday, and instead take on Baaeed in the Champion Stakes at Ascot on Saturday, October 15.

10-3 Luxembourg

9-2 Alpinista

6-1 Vadeni

7-1 Titleholder

8-1 Torquator Tasso

12-1 Onesto, Westover

16-1 La Parisienne

20-1 Mishriff

25-1 Do Deuce, Mendocino

33-1 Al Hakeem, Sealiway, Verry Elleegant

40-1 Mare Australis, Mostahdaf

50-1 bar

*latest odds from Coral

What the bookies say

Coral’s David Stevens said: “With Adayar heading to Ascot rather than Paris, Luxembourg has shortened at the head of the Arc betting, while Alpinista continues to attract support for Sunday’s big race and is now the 9-2 second favourite.”

Nicola McGeady of Ladbrokes said: “We laid a number of decent bets on Alpinista this morning and cut her price following the first forfeit stage.

“In general though, she is the one that has caught punters’ attention most and is the worst result in the ante-post book.”

Arc de Triomphe going and weather forecast

The Arc was run on heavy going last year.

The forecast for the days before the race this year shows the French capital can expect quite a bit of rain.

According to myweather2.com, Longchamp racecourse can expect rain every day from four days before the race.

The ground at Longchamp is currently a mixture of good to soft, soft, following 9mm of rain in the last 24 hours.

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