Swinging Sixties ready to roll

Jeremy Noseda declared Sixties Icon to be in “tip-top shape” ahead of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp tomorrow.

Jeremy Noseda declared Sixties Icon to be in “tip-top shape” ahead of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp tomorrow.

The brilliant St Leger winner, supplemented for the Arc to the tune of €60,000, is the sole British raider and faces the biggest test of his career when taking on top-class older horses for the first time.

Despite the magnitude of the test that awaits in France, Noseda is relishing the prospect of his three-year-old competing against the likes of Hurricane Run, Deep Impact and Shirocco.

“Sixties Icon is in good order,” the Shalfleet handler told www.jeremynoseda.com.

“It is obviously a very competitive contest but I am very happy with him – he is approaching the race in tip-top shape.

“The ground won’t present a problem to him. Anything from good through to soft won’t be an issue.”

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