{"id":375805,"date":"2025-08-26T20:17:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T20:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/375805\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T20:17:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T20:17:13","slug":"aventure-and-sosie-being-primed-to-lead-arc-challenge-for-home-team-but-john-gosden-rules-out-ombudsman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/375805\/","title":{"rendered":"Aventure and Sosie being primed to lead Arc challenge for home team &#8211; but John Gosden rules out Ombudsman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-testid=\"Text__0__GlideArticleBody\">The home defence for the Qatar Prix de l&#8217;Arc de Triomphe has moved sharply into focus following the news that <a target=\"_self\" data-testid=\"Link__02__GlideArticleBody\" id=\"aventure\" class=\"sc-b2c32ca0-0 dLKaTt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.racingpost.com\/profile\/horse\/5327053\/aventure#race-id=895807\" rel=\"noopener\">Aventure<\/a> and <a target=\"_self\" 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