▁Caval ry man ▁returned ▁for ▁the ▁Prix ▁N iel , ▁a ▁race ▁which ▁often ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁trial ▁for ▁the ▁Prix ▁de ▁l ' Ar c ▁de ▁Tri omp he , ▁at ▁Long ch amp ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁September . ▁Racing ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁blue ▁sil ks ▁of ▁God olph in ▁he ▁was ▁partner ed ▁by ▁Frank ie ▁D ett ori ▁with ▁Guy on ▁taking ▁the ▁ride ▁on ▁the ▁stable ' s ▁second ▁string ▁Cla rem ont ▁( P rix ▁du ▁L ys ). ▁Starting ▁the ▁ 4 / 7 ▁favour ite ▁he ▁pre va iled ▁in ▁a ▁tight ▁finish , ▁taking ▁the ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁closing ▁stages ▁and ▁winning ▁by ▁half ▁a ▁length ▁from ▁Be hes ht am , ▁with ▁A iz av os ki ▁and ▁Cla rem ont ▁close ▁behind . ▁After ▁the ▁race ▁D ett ori ▁said ▁" The ▁pace ▁wasn ' t ▁very ▁strong ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁too ▁relax ed ▁early . ▁He ▁was ▁half - as leep . ▁The ▁race ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁two - f url ong ▁s print , ▁but ▁he ▁picked ▁up ▁well ▁when ▁I ▁asked ▁him ". ▁In ▁the ▁Prix ▁de ▁l ' Ar c ▁de ▁Tri omp he ▁on ▁ 4 ▁October ▁Caval ry man ▁started ▁the ▁ 1 2 / 1 ▁fourth ▁choice ▁in ▁the ▁bet ting ▁in ▁a ▁nin ete en - runner ▁field . ▁With ▁D ett ori ▁in ▁the ▁s addle ▁he ▁stayed ▁on ▁well ▁in ▁the ▁straight ▁and ▁finished ▁third , ▁two ▁lengths