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Zarak given green light for Arc

Alain de Royer Dupre
Trainer Alain de Royer Dupre has confirmed Zarak will contest the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

Zarak has been given the go-ahead to try to emulate his mother in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe after pleasing connections in a crucial work-out.

By Dubawai out of 2008 Arc winner Zarkava, Zarak is trained by Alain de Royer Dupre for the Aga Khan.

He worked a mile-and-a -half (2400m) at Chantilly on Tuesday in preparation for Europe’s premier middle-distance race on Sunday week.

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“He had a gallop in Chantilly and it went very well,” Royer-Dupre said.

“He will have another gallop next week and everything is OK.”

Zarak is a 16-1 chance to give the Aga Khan a fifth success in the Arc and Royer-Dupre a third.

The trainer won the 2010 Melbourne Cup with Americain.