Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe: Christophe Soumillon set to ride Vadeni despite ban

Soumillon rides Vadeni in the green and red colours of owner the Aga Khan

Christophe Soumillon is set to ride Vadeni in Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe despite a 60-day ban for elbowing a rival out of the saddle.

The Belgian jockey was penalised after Friday's incident with Rossa Ryan during a race at Saint-Cloud.

But the suspension does not begin until 14 October.

French racing's rulers have admitted their discomfort at Soumillon being allowed to ride on Sunday in Europe's richest race at ParisLongchamp.

"I am very uncomfortable about what happened," said France Galop chief executive Oliver Delloye.

"Regarding the rules and any changes, we need to investigate very thoroughly and it has to take a little time.

"The current rules are as good as we can make them, but this sort of thing shouldn't happen in racing."

Ryan was unseated from his mount, but was back riding at Newmarket on Saturday.

"Look, it was something that happened that probably shouldn't in racing, but the main thing is I'm 100% and the horse I rode is fine," he said.

Dettori seeks glory on last year's 80-1 winner

Dettori rode Torquator Tasso in a final workout during the week

Last year's shock Arc winner Torquator Tasso aims to repeat the feat.

The German challenger, who triumphed at 80-1 in 2021, is better fancied this time and will be ridden by Frankie Dettori for trainer Marcel Weiss.

Dettori replaces Rene Piechulek, who will be aboard Mendocino.

Luxembourg, trained by Aidan O'Brien, is among the favourites while Alpinista represents Sir Mark Prescott.

Japan again seek a coveted first victory in the contest, with a record four contenders - Titleholder, Deep Bond, Do Deuce and Stay Foolish.

Prix du Jockey Club and Coral-Eclipse winner Vadeni, trained by Jean-Claude Rouget for owner the Aga Khan, heads the French contingent.

Other contenders include Ralph Beckett's Irish Derby winner Westover.

Dettori, who has won the race six times, will be having his 33rd ride in the mile-and-a-half race.

"It went really, really well," said Torquator Tasso's trainer Weiss after Dettori partnered the horse in a workout on Tuesday.

"There was a symbiosis between the jockey and the horse - they were in harmony."

Arc runners and riders

Number, draw, name, trainer, jockey

1 (17) MISHRIFF (John & Thady Gosden) William Buick

2 (18) TORQUATOR TASSO (Marcel Weiss) Frankie Dettori

3 (19) MARE AUSTRALIS (Andre Fabre) Bauyrzhan Murzabayev

4 (15) SEALIWAY (Francis-Henri Graffard) Mickael Barzalona

5 (12) ALENQUER (William Haggas) Tom Marquand

6 (5) DEEP BOND (Ryuji Okubo) Yuga Kawada

7 (14) BROOME (Aidan O'Brien) Wayne Lordan

8 (20) STAY FOOLISH (Yoshito Yahagi) Christophe Lemaire

9 (16) MOSTAHDAF (John & Thady Gosden) Jim Crowley

10 (1) MENDOCINO (Sarah Steinberg) Rene Piechulek

11 (10) TITLEHOLDER (Toru Kurita) Kazuo Yokoyama

12 (13) BUBBLE GIFT (Mikel Delzangles) Olivier Peslier

13 (9) GRAND GLORY (Gianluca Bietolini) Maxime Guyon

14 (6) ALPINISTA (Sir Mark Prescott) Luke Morris

15 (2) VADENI (Jean-Claude Rouget) Christophe Soumillon

16 (4) AL HAKEEM (Jean-Claude Rouget) Cristian Demuro

17 (11) ONESTO (Fabrice Chappet) Stephane Pasquier

18 (7) WESTOVER (Ralph Beckett) Rob Hornby

19 (3) DO DEUCE (Yasuo Tomomichi) Yutaka Take

20 (8) LUXEMBOURG (Aidan O'Brien) Ryan Moore

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