Leopardstown (IRE)
17:30
Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes
Leopardstown (IRE) Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2025 Distance: 1m2f Type: Flat Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €3 Place: €1.60 €1.35 €4.85 Exacta: €6.50 Tricast: €107.94 Trifecta: €58
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Delacroix (IRE) 3 C Elite A P O'Brien 129 lbs 2/1F Won Prominent early - lost ground after 1f - towards rear but in touch with leaders over 7f out - smooth headway over 2f out - led 2f out - soon switched right and against near rail - ridden 1f out - kept on well
2nd 1 Anmaat (IRE) 7 G Elite Owen Burrows 135 lbs 4/1 .75 Hampered soon after start - soon towards rear - good headway over 2f out - went second and edged right over 1f out - kept on (jockey said gelding was very badly hampered leaving stalls)(op 10/3)
3rd 2 Royal Champion (IRE) 7 G Good K R Burke 135 lbs 18/1 2.25 Towards rear - hampered soon after start - headway on outer and raced in second from over 7f out - lost second and outpaced from over 1f out(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)
4th 6 Hotazhell (GB) 3 C Good Mrs John Harrington 129 lbs 18/1 1.25 In touch with leaders - outpaced from 2f out(op 16/1)
5th 4 White Birch (GB) 5 H Good John Joseph Murphy 135 lbs 13/2 .5 In rear - headway over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 6/1 tchd 7/1)
6th 3 Shin Emperor (FR) 4 C AVG Yoshito Yahagi 135 lbs 4/1 2.75 Led early - prominent after 1f - outpaced over 2f out - weakened final furlong (vet reported colt to be post race normal)(op 6/1 tchd 7/2)
7th 8 Zahrann (IRE) 3 C Elite J P Murtagh 129 lbs 11/2 3 Upset in stalls - dwelt start - towards rear but in touch with leaders - weakened final furlong (jockey said colt got upset in stalls)(op 5/1 tchd 9/2)
8th 7 Mount Kilimanjaro (FR) 3 C AVG A P O'Brien 129 lbs 50/1 6.5 Dwelt start - soon pushed along - led after 1f - wandered around on turn over 2f out - headed 2f out - soon weakened