Prix Niel
After a three-month break, Polytain returned in September for the Prix Niel over 2400 metres at Longchamp. Ridden again by Dettori he started the 6/4 favourite but never looked likely to in and finished last of the eight runners behind Songlines. On 4 October, the colt contested France's most prestigious race, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, but made no impact, finishing tailed-off last of the eighteen runners behind Subotica.