It is Arc day at Paris Longchamp, with British and Irish racing fans able to enjoy Europe’s biggest flat race a little after 3pm. 16 horses do battle across the Parisian turf, with an undercard full of top level prizes to enjoy.
Andrew Mount has analysis of the Group 1 Prix de l’Abbaye from the French card, as well as one race from the Curragh to round out the week.
1.47 Longchamp – Argentine Tango
It was a brilliant day for British trainers had Longchamp yesterday and Tim Easterby might be able to keep the ball rolling with Argentine Tango in the Prix de l’Abbaye. The three-year-old filly is well drawn in stall 3 of 15 and simply backing stall 1, 2 and 3 each-way in this race in recent years has been a solid punting angle…
Year / Stall 1 / Stall 2 / Stall 3
2025 / 6th 6.3-1 / 4th 17-1 / WON 13-5f
2024 / 11th 24-1 / 9th 6.9-1 / 6th 7.8-1
2023 / 2nd 32-1 / 10th 16-1 / 15th 63-1
2022 / 2nd 30-1 / 4th 15-1 / 16th 46-1
2021 / 6th 84-1 / 2nd 48-1 / 7th 25-1
2020 / 10th 16-1 / WON 13-2 / 7th 37-1
2019 / 2nd 27-1 / 6th 30-1 / WON 12.8-1
2018 / 8th 66-1 / 12th 100-1 / 2nd 66-1
2017 / 13th 150-1 / WON 9-4 / 12th 4-1
…she acquitted herself well in the first-time blinkers when a 66-1 sixth of 17 to Comanche Brave in the Group 1 Flying Five Stakes at the Curragh last time and her yard remains in great form.
2.30 Curragh – King Cuan
The Paddy Twomey-trained King Cuan often runs well at this time of year and his first early autumn (September/October) start last season resulted in a neck second to Art Power in the Group 3 Renaissance Stakes at the Curragh where he was never quite able to reel in the all-the-way winner after a slow start. His full record in the September/October period, below Group 1 level, reads 1112 (3-4) and he looks very interesting now back at 7f for the first time since his juvenile win over this trip at Naas. Tee 5f trip was too short when he kept om into fourth place behind Mission Central in a hot Listed contest back at Naas in April on his latest outing where he was also drawn on the opposite side of the track to where the action unfolded.
Andrew Mount’s Best Bets Today
1.47 Longchamp – Argentine Tango (1pt e/w – 12/1 generally with the firms paying four places, Sky Bet’s 11-1 first five is a good option)
2.30 Curragh – King Cuan (1pt win – 3/1 generally)
FAQs: Today’s Racing Tips
Which racecourses run on Sunday 4th October? Curragh, Kelso, Uttoxeter, Tipperary, Listowel + Longchamp in France.
Who is Andrew Mount? Andrew Mount is a professional tipster with over a decade of experience following UK and Irish racing. He combines form study, market moves and trainer intelligence to identify value bets each day, and shares his tips daily on X as @TrendHorses.
When was today’s article published? Today’s article was published at 7.57am on Sunday 4 October 2026.