Ascot Races
Ascot
16:05
Qipco Champion Stakes
Ascot
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2025
Distance: 1m2f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £3.40
Place: £1.25 £1.20 £5.20
Exacta: £6.70
Tricast: £56.69
Trifecta: £65.10
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Calandagan (IRE) | 3 G | Elite | F-H Graffard | 133 lbs | 15/8 | Won | In rear - headway over 2f out - led over 1f out - ran on well(op 2/1) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Ombudsman (IRE) | 4 C | Elite | John & Thady Gosden | 133 lbs | 13/8F | 2.25 | Raced in last - raced wide home turn - soon headway on near side of group - went second over 1f out - no extra final 110yds | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Almaqam (GB) | 3 C | AVG | Ed Walker | 133 lbs | 28/1 | 1.75 | Took keen hold - prominent - prominent behind clear leaders after 4f - headway over 2f out - went third over 1f out - no extra final furlong - just held third(tchd 33/1) | ||
| 4th | 9 | Delacroix (IRE) | 3 C | Elite | A P O'Brien | 129 lbs | 11/2 | 0.05 | Towards rear - not clear run over 2f out - kept on from 1f out - disputing third towards finish(op 4/1) | ||
| 5th | 4 | First Look (IRE) | 4 C | AVG | A Fabre | 133 lbs | 33/1 | 3 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - midfield after 3f - switched left and brief headway over 2f out - soon lost position - no impression final furlong | ||
| 6th | 5 | Fox Legacy (GB) | 4 G | Good | Andrew Balding | 133 lbs | 28/1 | 1.5 | In touch with leaders - prominent behind clear leaders after 4f - some headway over 2f out - lost position under 2f out - weakened gradually final furlong(op 33/1 tchd 25/1 and tchd 40/1) | ||
| 7th | 10 | Devil's Advocate (GB) | 3 G | AVG | John & Thady Gosden | 129 lbs | 66/1 | 1.25 | Soon raced in second - disputed lead and clear with one other after 4f - led 4f out - reduced lead over 2f out - headed and weakened over 1f out(op 50/1) | ||
| 8th | 3 | Economics (GB) | 3 C | Elite | William Haggas | 133 lbs | 12/1 | 0.2 | Took keen hold - in rear - short of room after 2f - dropped to last 3f out - soon no impression (vet said colt had bled from the nose)(op 16/1) | ||
| 9th | 8 | Almeric (GB) | 2 C | Elite | Andrew Balding | 129 lbs | 18/1 | 3.5 | Slowly into stride - soon midfield - towards rear 4f out - weakened final furlong(op 16/1) | ||
| 10th | 7 | Prague (IRE) | 4 C | AVG | Dylan Cunha | 133 lbs | 80/1 | 5.5 | Awkward start - took keen hold - soon in touch with leaders - prominent behind clear leaders after 4f - carried head awkwardly and weakened 2f out | ||
| 11th | 11 | Mount Kilimanjaro (FR) | 3 C | AVG | A P O'Brien | 129 lbs | 50/1 | 1 | Led - joined and clear with one other after 4f - headed 4f out - weakened 2f out(op 80/1 tchd 40/1) |