John Gosden’s Enable supplemented for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe on Sunday at Chantilly racecourse
20 horses are still in contention for the Group 1 contest at Chantilly but Limato will not take his place in the Prix de la Foret due to the soft ground in France
ENABLE has been supplemented at a cost of 120,000 euro for Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
John Gosden's filly has been excellent all season and has been odds-on favourite with most bookmakers for the race for some time.
Her presence takes the number of possible runners back up to 20.
Aidan O'Brien still has seven in the mix, although Winter and Seventh Heaven could instead run in the Prix de l'Opera.
Last year's respective second and third, Highland Reel and Order Of St George, St Leger hero Capri, Cliffs Of Moher and Idaho could also represent the Ballydoyle handler.
Brametot, Zarak and Cloth Of Stars head the defence for the home team, with Ulysses bidding to give Sir Michael Stoute a second Arc.
Meanwhile, Limato will not defend his crown in the Prix de la Foret due to the likelihood of soft ground at Chantilly on Sunday.
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"He does need top of the ground and it looks like it's going to be the opposite," said Candy's wife, Virginia.
"He's got engagements at Ascot, Redcar and the Challenge at Newmarket.
"Should we get some firm ground, that would be fantastic. Chantilly's not going to be like that."
The 18 horses standing their ground include Martyn Meade's recent Park Stakes scorer Aclaim.
Marsha's team also fear the testing conditions will play into the hands of her major rivals in the Prix de l'Abbaye.
Both Battaash and Signs Of Blessing have big-race wins on very soft ground and while Marsha has run well on soft ground before, the feeling is she is better on a sounder surface.
"The forecast is what it is," said William Butler, assistant to trainer Sir Mark Prescott.
"She's run well on soft ground at Goodwood. We'll just have to hope they don't get too much more rain.
"She's all speed and there's no doubt that she'd prefer better ground. Like I said, she does handle soft, but it's more likely to play to the strengths of her rivals than her.
"We won't be using it as an excuse if she gets beaten, though."