William Buick is likely to ride John and Thady Gosden's Mishriff (Ire) (Make Believe {GB}) in the Paris Longchamp in the G1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe after Adayar (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) was ruled out of the race in favour of the G1 Champion S. at Ascot.
Prince Faisal's 5-year-old is a Group 1 winner in France, Dubai, and the UK, and, although he has yet to win in 2022, he has been in the top three in three of his four starts.
Runner-up to Arc rival Vadeni (Fr) (Churchill {Ire}) in the G1 Coral-Eclipse in July, under Prince Faisal's former retained rider David Egan, Mishriff was third in the G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth S. at Ascot later that month.
He rebounded to take second to the G1 Champion S.-bound Baaeed (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) in the G1 Juddmonte International S. in August and was last seen running fourth in the G1 Irish Champion S. at Leopardstown on Sept. 10.
“He's in good order and I think William Buick will be riding him,” Gosden senior told Sky Sports Racing. “The ground was sticky and holding in Ireland and he wasn't in love with that, but he was doing his best work at the end.
“He got a little bit out of it, he has won over a mile and a half, he's won a Prix du Jockey Club, he's won on soft ground.
“I'm perfectly aware of the quality of the race but it doesn't have an outstanding star in it, to that extent a lot of people have been tempted.
“He's pretty experienced, he's been around the world this horse, we haven't been frightened wherever he's run. He's won Saudi Cups, he's raced in France, he's raced in Ireland, he's raced in England–he's very international.
“He's run on dirt, on soft turf, on heavy turf as a 2-year-old at Nottingham, and firm ground and sand tracks.
“He's a very versatile horse and all being well, he'll be going to stud in France at the end of the season.”
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