Enable impressive on return at Kempton Superstar filly Enable made light of her 342-day absence with a convincing win in the Group Three 188Bet September Stakes at Kempton on Saturday where she defeated Crystal Ocean. Frankie Dettori controlled matters on the front end and, though she was a little bit fresh, she settled perfectly well in her front-running role and ran away from the King George runner-up in the straight. Receiving 8lb from Crystal Ocean, last year's superb Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner was sent off the 8/15 favourite on her seasonal reappearance and backers weren't made to sweat. The winning distance was three-and-a-half lengths at the line with her jockey patting her down the neck as she sealed victory. Dettori, rushing to get his helicopter to Haydock, said: "Awesome. It gave it credibility with Crystal Ocean in the race. It was in my mind that she might not be 100 per cent fit but she's trained by a master trainer in John Gosden. "She felt as good as ever and it's all systems go for Longchamp." The bookies were impressed, too, with Sky Bet cutting Gosden's filly to 2/1 favourite for this year's Arc from 9/2, with Sea Of Class nudged out to that price from 4/1. Gosden said: "She found a beautiful rhythm. It was a lovely trial back for the big one in four weeks' time. I couldn't be more happy with the way it's gone, absolutely delighted. "She's 80-85 per cent fit today, the race will bring her on. It's all down to the filly, a great performance. "She's very strong, just so determined. The hardest thing for her was standing around doing nothing, she just loves racing."
