On paper, Almanzor's pedigree doesn't really scream that 2400 meters would be the ideal trip for him. But if you watch his runs at 2100 meters here in the Prix du Jockey Club and at 2000 meters in the Irish Champion Stakes & Qipco Champion Stakes you don't really get the sense that staying another 300 or 400 meters would be a problem in the least for Almanzor. I wish Jean-Claude Rouget would just go ahead and turn him lose at 2400 meters at least once to find out. To me, this colt has future Arc winner written all over him as long as he stays healthy and injury free next season, IMO.
