Novellist has continued his preparations for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe with a workmanlike victory in the Grosser Preis von Baden.

Andreas Wohler's four-year-old was unsurprisingly the long odds-on favourite (1-6) having destroyed his opponents in brilliant style in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot in July.

With no pace on in the early stages of Sunday's mile-and-a-half (2400m) Group One at Baden-Baden, Novellist found himself in front in the hands of Eduardo Pedroza and pulled fiercely for much of the race.

The tempo increased in the middle part of the race as Novellist's stable companion Seismos went to the front, but it was a sprint for home from the top of the straight.

Novellist briefly looked in trouble, but eventually wore down Seismos and was well on top at the end.

"We will step up his work a little bit because he had a bit of an easy time coming up to this race," Wohler said.

"This was a different race to the King George, it was a tactical race today."

Owner Dr Christoph Berglar confirmed Johnny Murtagh, who rode Novellist to win the King George, would be back on board in Paris.