Titleholder team dreaming of first Japanese Arc success
It has been an ongoing quest for the Japanese to claim Europe's premier middle-distance prize, with the El Condor Pasa memorably pushing Montjeu close in 1999.
The hugely popular Deep Impact was beaten less than a length into third place when hot favourite for the 2006 renewal of the Longchamp showpiece, while four years later Nakayama Festa was…