Francis-Henri Graffard described Daryz (Sea The Stars) as “the best” he has ever trained as he applied the finishing touches to his bid to go back-to-back in the G1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at ParisLongchamp on Sunday.Just seven horses have tried to complete the double with consecutive Arc wins, but not since Alleged in 1978 has a colt doubled up.“When he is right and things go his way with a good pace he is probably the best I have had. He is physically a very impressive horse who has a strong powerful back end which can really produce acceleration and the work this morning went well,” said Graffard.“There was four runners and three horses with a lead horse. Daryz was sitting at the back and he came really nicely under Mickael Barzalona. Mickael was very pleased with him and reported the horse had a normal blow afterwards.”Added the trainer, “He is a 10-furlong good-ground horse with a massive turn of foot. The only reason why he won the Arc over soft ground and a mile and a half is because he is a very good horse. I really prefer him on good ground because he can really produce his turn of foot.“So I'm really happy that the race is being run on good ground.”Graffard will go into the race with another arrow in his quiver in the form of G2 Prix Niel winner Varandir (Zarak), who runs in the same Aga Khan silks.The colt landed the trial from Alam (Zelzal) over the Arc course and distance after finishing a close fourth to Maltese Cross (Sea The Stars) on his autumn comeback in the G1 Grand Prix de Paris over the same trip.He said, “Mentally and physically he has improved a lot through the year. I targeted the Niel as his autumn comeback, but I was coming there with a horse that had really improved.“I was quite confident and he confirmed he was a very nice horse over a mile and a half. Since the Prix Niel he has never stopped improving and he definitely has his chance to run in the Arc and be competitive.”The post Daryz Primed For The Arc After Pleasing Connections In Tuesday Gallop appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.