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4:05

Qipco Champion Stakes (Group 1)

Date 2025-10-18
Distance 1m1f212y
Class Class 1
Going Good
Type Flat
Surface Turf
Age Band 3yo+
Prize £803,864
Runners 11

Runners

# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr Odds
6 (9)
William Buick · John & Thady Gosden 133 — 1-2121
128
138
117
 59d — — +5
36.5
13/8
38%
Successful in the Prince of Wales's Stakes and Juddmonte International; top on ratings
2 (7)
Mickael Barzalona · F-H Graffard 133 — 2-2211
125
134
120
 84d — — +2
31.1
85/40
32%
Close second in this contest last year; won the King George most recently; major contender
9 (4)
Christophe Soumillon · A P O'Brien 129 — 119121
126
134
109
 35d — — +29
43.9
9/2
18%
Record of 11121 at 1m2f features wins in the Eclipse and Irish Champion Stakes; big player
3 (10)
Tom Marquand · William Haggas 133 — 11116-
123
131
113
 364d — — +32
36.6
16/1
6%
Very progressive until his defeat (bled from nose) in this race last year; absent since
8 (6)
Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding 129 — 41-11
117
128
110
 28d — — +13
18
18/1
5%
Record reads 4111; progressing very nicely and his granddam won this race twice
1 (1)
Kieran Shoemark · Ed Walker 133 — 2-3123
117
129
120
 41d — — +18
21.1
33/1
3%
Could go well but is unlikely to confirm spring Group 3 placings with Ombudsman
4 (5)
James Doyle · A Fabre 133 — -23111
117
125
96
 14d — — +39
41.4
33/1
3%
French 4yo who is better than ever; won Group 2 last time; could acquit himself well
5 (2)
P J McDonald · Andrew Balding 133 — 4-1611
116
125
108
 78d — — +14
17.3
40/1
2%
Record of 3-4 this term for new yard; impressive at Glorious Goodwood on last outing
10 (11)
Robert Havlin · John & Thady Gosden 129 p -64041
109
120
97
 37d — — +23
25.2
80/1
1%
No slouch but he's well short of G1 standard and is in here as pacemaker for Ombudsman
7 (3)
Benoit De La Sayette · Dylan Cunha 133 t -54554
107
119
104
 22d — — +13
14.6
100/1
1%
Not crying out for step back up to 1m2f and doesn't look good enough anyway
11 (8)
Wayne Lordan · A P O'Brien 129 — 2-3168
108
117
104
 35d — — +17
18.4
100/1
1%
Relegated to pacemaking duties for Delacroix last time; set to adopt the same role
Horse bet365 William Hill Boyle Sports Ladbrokes Unibet
Ombudsman
 13/8 13/8 13/8 13/8 13/8
Calandagan
 15/8 15/8 15/8 15/8 85/40
Delacroix
 9/2 4/1 9/2 9/2 9/2
Economics
 16/1 16/1 16/1 16/1 16/1
Almeric
 18/1 16/1 18/1 18/1 16/1
Almaqam
 33/1 28/1 28/1 33/1 25/1
First Look
 33/1 33/1 33/1 33/1 33/1
Fox Legacy
 40/1 33/1 33/1 33/1 33/1
Devil's Advocate
 80/1 40/1 66/1 50/1 50/1
Prague
 100/1 66/1 80/1 80/1 80/1
Mount Kilimanjaro
 100/1 80/1 80/1 66/1 80/1

Predictor

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

1st Delacroix
43.9
OR: 19 Form: 20.5 Odds: 4.4
9/2
2nd First Look
41.4
OR: 16.8 Form: 23.9 Odds: 0.8
33/1
3rd Economics
36.6
OR: 18.3 Form: 17 Odds: 1.4
16/1
4 Ombudsman
36.5
OR: 19.5 Form: 7 Odds: 10
13/8
5 Calandagan
31.1
OR: 18.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 8.9
85/40
6 Devil's Advocate
25.2
OR: 14.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0.5
80/1
7 Almaqam
21.1
OR: 16.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.9
33/1
8 Mount Kilimanjaro
18.4
OR: 14.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.4
100/1
9 Almeric
18
OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3
18/1
10 Fox Legacy
17.3
OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8
40/1
11 Prague
14.6
OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4
100/1

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Ombudsman Top Rated
128
138
117
Delacroix
126
134
109
Calandagan
125
134
120
Economics
123
131
113
Almeric
117
128
110
Almaqam
117
129
120
First Look
117
125
96
Fox Legacy
116
125
108
Devil's Advocate
109
120
97
Mount Kilimanjaro
108
117
104
Prague
107
119
104

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Ombudsman 59d ago Fresh
Calandagan 84d ago Fresh
Delacroix 35d ago Fit
Economics 364d ago Long break
Almeric 28d ago Fit
Almaqam 41d ago Fit
First Look 14d ago Fit
Fox Legacy 78d ago Fresh
Devil's Advocate 37d ago Fit
Prague 22d ago Fit
Mount Kilimanjaro 35d ago Fit

Going: Good

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