Punters from around the world are gearing up for one of the world’s greatest races, the 2012 Prix De L’Arc De Triomphe that will be run at Longchamps Racecourse at 3.25pm (local time) this Sunday, and below the horseracing.co.uk team have the most comprehensive Prix De L’Arc De Triomphe form guide analysis and betting preview providing our readers with all the Prix De L’Arc De Triomphe facts and stats to help you pick the winner.
The €6 million Prix De L’Arc De Triomphe is the most lucrative and prestigious flat race in Europe and this year’s field is filled with some of the most talented horses in the world.
The top two gallopers in the Prix De L’Arc De Triomphe betting market at 
Bet365 are Japanese Triple Crown winner Orfevre and superstar three-year-old Camelot who are both priced at 3/1.
These two are clearly the stand out picks in the field but are they the best bet for the Arc based on betting statistics and form?
2012 Prix De L’Arc De Triomphe Form Preview and Betting Stats
- Last year’s Prix De L’Arc De Triomphe Danedream is not returning to defend her title. Last year Danedream came off a Grosser Preis Von Baden victory, jumped from barrier two, carried 8-8 and was ridden by Andrasch Starke.
- No horse is backing up from the 2012 Grosser Preis Von Baden that was won by Danedream.
- Yellow and Green and Great Heavens will carry 8-8 in this year’s race.
- The best win rate in the field belongs to Camelot (83%).
- The next most consistent winning horses are Kesampour (67%) Orfevre (62%), Sea Moon (55%) and Saonois (54%).
- Orfevre, Saonois, Shareta, Masterstroke, Great Heavens and Mikhail Glinka are all last start winners.
- The horses come off the longest break between races are Ernest Hemingway (143 days), Sea Moon (78 days), Great Heavens (77 days) and Robin Hood (46 days).
- Andre Fabre is the most successful trainer in Prix De L’Arc De Triomphe history (7 wins) and has Meandre and Masterstroke in this year’s race.
- Frankie Dettori is a three time Prix De L’Arc De Triomphe winner and will ride Camelot in this year’s race.
- Meandre, Orfevre, Shareta, Solemia, Masterstroke and Saonois have all won at Longchamps.
- St Nicholas Abbey, Meandre, Orfevre, Shareta, Camelot, Bayrir, Saonois and Great Havens are all Group 1 winners.
2012 Prix De L’Arc De Triomphe Trifecta Tip
Camelot (3/1) from Great Heavens (12/1) and Saonois (8/1)
This is the biggest test of Camelot’s career and we are expecting him to bounce back and win the 2012 Prix De L’Arc De Triomphe. While no excuses can be made for his St Leger loss the drop in distance for this race will almost certainly have a positive effect. If he can show the turn of foot that was evident in both derbies and the 2000 Guineas he will prove extremely difficult to beat. Jockey Joseph O’Brien will surely have learnt from his defeat in the St Leger and will have the son of Montjeu much closer to the speed.
Great Heavens is another talented three-year-old who we feel has been underrated in the betting market. She won has won her last four starts and was particularly successful in the Irish Oaks. The Galileo filly will finish extremely quickly and if she is in touch with the leaders will prove very difficult to beat.
Saonois rounds out our all three-year-old trifecta. The French galloper is extremely consistent and has finished out of the placing’s just three times in his thirteen race career. He is another horse who will be storming home and is a particularly good chance if the race is run at a good clip.
You can find all the latest 2012 Prix De L’Arc De Triomphe odds at Bet365.
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