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Hurricane Lane will need to improve to land an Arc - but he could be that good
Hurricane Lane and William Buick surge clear of their rivals in the Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp on WednesdayCredit: Quentin Bertrand (APRH)
Hurricane Lane joined Derby winner Adayar on an RPR of 123 after running away with the Grand Prix de Paris on Wednesday.
The son of Frankel scored by an impressive six lengths and earned the highest RPR we have seen in the race for the last ten years, putting him ahead of subsequent Group 1 winners like Mogul and Flintshire.
There was nothing new about the performance of runner-up Wordsworth, as he had been beaten seven lengths by Hurricane Lane in the Irish Derby 18 days previously.
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