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Frankie Dettori riding Enable (2L, pink cap) win The Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe from Sea Of Class and James Doyle (R, yellow) during the Grand Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Hippodrome de Longchamp on October 7, 2018 in Paris, France.(CNN) - Shock and a large dose of disappointment fell on Longchamp as favorite Enable fell agonizingly short in her historic quest for a third straight Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. But jockey Pierre-Charles Boudot and Waldgeist -- beaten three times by Enable in the past -- stormed from fourth and flashed past the green and pink silks of Dettori and Enable on the line. Gasps and groans from the packed Longchamp grandstand told the story as the Andre-Fabre-trained Waldgeist dashed Enable's bid for immortality in racing circles. "The ground had a lot to do with it," a clearly devasted Dettori told a scrum of reporters after dismounting Enable in the parade wing. Waldgeist, who has won a number of big races in France including this year's Prix Ganay, is co-owned by German Dietich von Boetticher.