Summary
SOMETIMES t h e losers make a deeper impression than the winners, and it will seem somewhat fitting if the guy who emerged from defeat with honour after last year's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Richard Hughes, soars the heights at Longchamp on Sunday.
Just minutes after last year's race, when all hell had broken out in the Bois de Boulogne with the announcement of a stewards inquiry, Hughes was dignity personified. And yet he had plenty to gain if the stewards decided in favour of his mount, Youmzain, who had finished runner-up in the Arc just a head behind Dylan Thomas, ridden by Kieren Fallon.See the full content of this document
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Rich Tradition ; Few Would Begrudge Hughes a Win in Arc
With a broad smile, Hughes said: 'I thought I had it. But Kieren's horse just found a bit more in the last stride. I'm not even thinking of the inquiry....
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