Enable is set to swerve York's Ebor meeting and a clash with fellow Oaks winner Love in the Group 1 Yorkshire Oaks next week as connections plot a different route to the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
The two-time Arc winner, who is also short in the betting for the Juddmonte International at York next week, will instead prepare for Longchamp by tackling Kempton's Group 3 September Stakes next month, connections have revealed.
The six-year-old racked up a record third win in the Group 1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot in July after which a return to the Knavesmire, where she won the Yorkshire Oaks 12 months ago, was earmarked.
Enable looked back to her best when trouncing Sovereign and Japan at Ascot to rack up a remarkable 11th victory at Group 1 level. But connections have elected to take a different path to Paris this year.
The daughter of Nathaniel looked in good order when cantering on Warren Hill on Monday morning under the watchful eye of trainer John Gosden.
Enable had been 6-4 with Hills for the Yorkshire Oaks clash, with her younger rival Love a 4-5 chance. But the earliest the big encounter looks like taking place is Longchamp in October when the same firm make Enable 5-2 favourite to oblige, with Love at 3-1.
Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager to owner Khalid Abdullah, said in a statement: "Prince Khalid has decided that Enable's next start will be the September Stakes at Kempton on September 5.
"As has been stated the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe remains her main objective."
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