IT is not surprising that James Doyle is set to do whatever it takes to get his body weight down below 8st 9lb so that he can ride Sea Of Class in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

Doyle has struck up a formidable partnership with William Haggas’ filly. Unraced as a juvenile last season, the Sea The Stars filly has run five times this year, and Doyle has ridden her on all five occasions. Beaten a neck by Ceilidhs Dream on her racecourse debut at Newmarket in April, she has won her next four. Two listed races and two Group 1s, the Irish Oaks and the Yorkshire Oaks.