Dubai: Taghrooda, who ran a brave race to finish third in the ultra-competitive Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) at Paris on Sunday, strengthened her position in the race for the Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly title.

Having previously won the Epsom Oaks (G1) and King George (G1) in England, the Shadwell-bred filly earned a bonus 12 points to take her tally to 124.

Horses looking to stake a claim for the Cartier honours have one last chance to do so when Ascot racecourse plays host to British Champions Day on October 18.

Taghrooda is followed by Avenir Certain, who finished 11th in the Arc, and English 1,000 Guineas (G1) heroine Miss France, both of whom have 80 points.

More importantly, Taghrooda can gift her owner Shaikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance, with a first Cartier fillies’ award.

Meanwhile, the recently retired Kingman still leads the way for the Carter Horse Of The Year Award with 208 points. However, dual Derby winner Australia can steal victory should she land the Champion Stakes (G1) at Ascot.

Kingman and Australia also head the Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt category, followed by The Grey Gatsby (124), who is also being aimed at the Champion Stakes.

Despite being beaten on her most recent start on Arc day at Longchamp, Cirrus Des Aigles (124) still controls the race for the Cartier Older Horse Award, although his advantage would be greater had he not been disqualified for causing interference when first past the post on his return to action in the Group Two Prix Dollar.

Integral (92) moves up to second place as a result of her second Group 1 victory of 2014 in the Kingdom Of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket on the same day.

Treve scooped the Cartier Horse of the Year and Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly Awards in 2013 after a brilliant season and she earned high points with her Arc success to figure significantly with 84 points in the latest standings for both divisions.

The Cartier Racing Awards honour the champions of European horseracing, with the winners selected through a combination of points earned in Pattern races throughout 2014 (40%), combined at the end of season with the opinions of a panel of racing journalists (30%) and votes from readers of Racing Post and The Daily Telegraph, plus Channel 4 Racing viewers (30%).