Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakes (Group 1)

Ascot

14:05

Date 2025-10-18

Distance 6f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £318,994

Runners (20)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
8 (7)	Lazzat Bay J:James Doyle T:J Reynier	J:James Doyle T:J Reynier	130	—	-41125	120	133	118	42d	—	—	+9	37.9	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Beaten favourite last two starts but the one to beat judged on impressive Royal Ascot win
17 (1)	Flora Of Bermuda Roan J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	127	—	3-2303	111	129	115	42d	—	—	+9	20.7	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Placed in several Group 1/Group 2 events in last 12 months; each-way possibilities again
14 (20)	Big Mojo b/br J:Tom Marquand T:Michael Appleby	J:Tom Marquand T:Michael Appleby	129	—	147251	117	132	119	42d	—	—	+21	32.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
3yo; held Kind Of Blue to win the Sprint Cup at Haydock; has plenty in his favour again
5 (18)	Kind Of Blue Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:James Fanshawe	J:Daniel Muscutt T:James Fanshawe	130	—	1-9832	114	132	115	42d	—	—	+16	25.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Won this race 12 months ago; shaped well when second in Sprint Cup; very strong contender
3 (12)	Inisherin Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	130	—	0-1796	114	127	111	42d	—	—	+10	18.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
C&D winner; ran well considering unfavourable draw in Sprint Cup at Haydock; respected
9 (3)	Montassib Chestnut J:Cieren Fallon T:William Haggas	J:Cieren Fallon T:William Haggas	130	—	6115-3	114	129	114	28d	—	—	+13	21.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Beat Kind Of Blue in 2024 Sprint Cup; shaped well over inadequate 5f on return; big player
20 (13)	Rayevka Bay J:Mickael Barzalona T:F-H Graffard	J:Mickael Barzalona T:F-H Graffard	126	—	-41372	110	130	111	34d	—	—	+20	26.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Fine third in C&D Commonwealth Cup in June; very interesting contender back at Ascot
7 (17)	King Cuan Bay J:W J Lee T:P Twomey	J:W J Lee T:P Twomey	130	—	/51332	109	125	108	20d	—	—	+22	28.1	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Improving 4yo; unlucky second in Curragh Group 3 last time; could outrun likely long odds
13 (19)	Witness Stand Bay J:Colin Keane T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Colin Keane T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	130	p	062120	117	132	110	13d	—	—	+24	27.9	5.50/1	22/1 4%
His first and second in 7f Group 2s look strong form; had excuse last time; not ruled out
18 (6)	No Half Measures Bay J:Neil Callan T:Richard Hughes	J:Neil Callan T:Richard Hughes	127	—	5-9219	113	132	114	42d	—	—	+13	16.8	7.00/1	28/1 3%
July Cup winner from Big Mojo; hampered next time; may well bounce back
12 (2)	Ten Bob Tony Chestnut J:Kieran Shoemark T:Ed Walker	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Ed Walker	130	—	45-183	112	125	89	13d	—	—	+13	16.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Third in Group 1 Foret last time but unplaced on both his runs at sprint distances
16 (4)	Spy Chief Bay J:William Buick T:John & Thady Gosden	J:William Buick T:John & Thady Gosden	129	—	212763	107	122	104	29d	—	—	+18	21.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Below par twice since close seventh in July Cup; this return to 6f looks a positive move
1 (10)	Art Power Grey J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	130	—	00-401	110	125	109	20d	—	—	+13	15.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Sprang 40-1 shock in 2023; bit to find on this year's form despite recent Group 3 win
6 (16)	King's Gamble Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	130	b	2-2929	108	123	94	13d	—	—	+16	18.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
0-8 since debut; only ninth in Group 1 Foret at Longchamp and again looks vulnerable
10 (15)	Quinault Bay J:Sean Levey T:Stuart Williams	J:Sean Levey T:Stuart Williams	130	ht	014057	108	123	94	14d	—	—	+15	17	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Fine servant to connections but came up well short in his three goes at Group 1 level
4 (5)	James's Delight Bay J:Clifford Lee T:Clive Cox	J:Clifford Lee T:Clive Cox	130	—	8-5510	109	123	91	42d	—	—	+13	15.2	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Won Irish Group 2 in May but balance of form suggests he's unlikely to be good enough
2 (11)	Iberian Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Charles Hills	J:Billy Loughnane T:Charles Hills	130	tb	-28576	104	119	102	57d	—	—	+13	15	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Well below par in Listed race two months ago and would be a surprise winner; blinkered
11 (9)	Run To Freedom Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Henry Candy	J:Rob Hornby T:Henry Candy	130	—	0-4830	110	125	108	42d	—	—	+14	15.4	25.00/1	100/1 1%
2nd in this in 2022 and third in this year's July Cup but overall record is inconsistent
15 (14)	Powerful Glory Bay J:Jamie Spencer T:Richard Fahey	J:Jamie Spencer T:Richard Fahey	129	—	11-85	100	116	74	25d	—	—	+12	12.8	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Has beaten just one rival in two outings this term, with wind op in between; hard to fancy
NR (8)	Rosy Affair Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:George Boughey	J:NON-RUNNER T:George Boughey	127	—	-34411	108	120	-	49d	—	—	—	32.1	—	—
Likeable and progressive; on hat-trick after Listed/Group 3 wins but this is much tougher

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Lazzat	15/8	15/8	15/8	15/8	2/1
Flora Of Bermuda	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Big Mojo	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Kind Of Blue	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	15/2
Inisherin	9/1	17/2	9/1	9/1	17/2
Montassib	10/1	9/1	10/1	10/1	9/1
Rayevka	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
King Cuan	20/1	16/1	18/1	18/1	16/1
Witness Stand	22/1	20/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
No Half Measures	28/1	22/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Ten Bob Tony	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Spy Chief	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Art Power	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
King's Gamble	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Quinault	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
James's Delight	80/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Iberian	80/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	50/1
Run To Freedom	100/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1
Powerful Glory	200/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1
Rosy Affair	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Lazzat

37.9

OR: 17.5 Form: 11.5 Odds: 8.9

2/1

2nd

Big Mojo

32.6

OR: 16.8 Form: 12.5 Odds: 3.3

7/1

3rd

Rosy Affair

32.1

OR: 14.5 Form: 17.6 Odds: 0

—

King Cuan

28.1

OR: 14.8 Form: 11.6 Odds: 1.7

20/1

Witness Stand

27.9

OR: 16.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Rayevka

26.1

OR: 15 Form: 9.5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Kind Of Blue

25.9

OR: 16 Form: 7 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Spy Chief

21.6

OR: 14.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Montassib

21.2

OR: 16 Form: 3 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Flora Of Bermuda

20.7

OR: 15.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.3

13/2

King's Gamble

18.6

OR: 14.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Inisherin

18.5

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Quinault

OR: 14.5 Form: 2 Odds: 0.5

66/1

No Half Measures

16.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Ten Bob Tony

16.5

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Art Power

15.8

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Run To Freedom

15.4

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

James's Delight

15.2

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Iberian

OR: 13.5 Form: 1 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Powerful Glory

12.8

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lazzat	120	133	118
Big Mojo	117	132	119
Witness Stand	117	132	110
Kind Of Blue	114	132	115
Inisherin	114	127	111
Montassib	114	129	114
No Half Measures	113	132	114
Ten Bob Tony	112	125	89
Flora Of Bermuda	111	129	115
Rayevka	110	130	111
Art Power	110	125	109
Run To Freedom	110	125	108
King Cuan	109	125	108
James's Delight	109	123	91
King's Gamble	108	123	94
Quinault	108	123	94
Rosy Affair	108	120	—
Spy Chief	107	122	104
Iberian	104	119	102
Powerful Glory	100	116	74

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Witness Stand	13d ago	Quick return
Ten Bob Tony	13d ago	Quick return
King's Gamble	13d ago	Quick return
Quinault	14d ago	Fit
King Cuan	20d ago	Fit
Art Power	20d ago	Fit
Powerful Glory	25d ago	Fit
Montassib	28d ago	Fit
Spy Chief	29d ago	Fit
Rayevka	34d ago	Fit
Lazzat	42d ago	Fit
Flora Of Bermuda	42d ago	Fit
Big Mojo	42d ago	Fit
Kind Of Blue	42d ago	Fit
Inisherin	42d ago	Fit
No Half Measures	42d ago	Fit
James's Delight	42d ago	Fit
Run To Freedom	42d ago	Fit
Rosy Affair	49d ago	Fresh
Iberian	57d ago	Fresh