Swinging Sixties Ready To Roll Jeremy Noseda declared Sixties Icon to be in 'tip-top shape' ahead of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on Sunday.The brilliant St Leger winner, supplemented for the Arc to the tune of 60,000, is the sole British raider and faces the biggest test of his career when taking on top-class older horses for the first time.Despite the magnitude of the test that awaits in France, Noseda is relishing the prospect of his three-year-old competing against the likes of Hurricane Run, Deep Impact and Shirocco.'Sixties Icon is in good order,' the Shalfleet handler told www.jeremynoseda.com.'It is obviously a very competitive contest but I am very happy with him ? he is approaching the race in tip-top shape.'The ground won't present a problem to him. Anything from good through to soft won't be an issue.'(C) PA Sport
