18 Oct 2025 16:05 Ascot
Winner: £1,417,500 (Penalty: £803,864); Distance: 1m 1f 212y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good.
Qipco Champion Stakes (Group 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2(7) |
| - |
Calandagan (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
22-2211 / 4 |
Flat (84) | M Barzalona | F Graffard Aga Khan Studs… |
15/8 | |
| held up in rear, good headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
2nd |
6(9) |
| 2¼ L |
Ombudsman (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
11-2121 / 4 |
Flat (59) | W Buick | J & T Gosden Godolphin |
13/8 | |
| soon steadied after handy start and held up in rear, switched left final bend, good headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, held inside final furlong, stayed on | ||||||||||
3rd |
1(1) |
| 1¾ L |
Almaqam (GB) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
32-3123 / 4 |
Flat (41) | K Shoemark | E Walker Sheikh Ahmed Al… |
28/1 | |
| chased leaders, effort over 2f out, no impression on front pair final furlong, just held 3rd | ||||||||||
4th |
9(4) |
| NS |
Delacroix (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
119121 / 3 |
Flat (35) | C Soumillon | A P O'Brien Mr D Smith, Mrs… |
11/2 | |
| soon steadied after handy start and held up towards rear, not much room over 2f out, good headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, just failed to get 3rd | ||||||||||
5th |
4(5) |
| 3 L |
First Look (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 7) |
6-23111 / 4 |
Flat (14) | James Doyle | A Fabre Wathnan Racing |
33/1 | |
| in touch in mid-division, switched left and effort over 2f out, no threat over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
5(2) |
| 1½ L |
Fox Legacy (GB) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
74-1611 / 4 |
Flat (78) | P J McDonald | A M Balding King Power Racing… |
28/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
7th |
10(11) |
| 1¼ L |
Devil's Advocate (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
1-64041 / 3 |
Flat (37) | R Havlin | J & T Gosden Godolphin |
66/1 | |
| soon pressing leader from wide draw, led 5f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
8th |
3(10) |
| HD |
Economics (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 7) |
4/11116- / 4 |
Flat (364) | Tom Marquand | W J Haggas Isa Salman Al Khalifa |
12/1 | |
| held up towards rear, took keen hold, ridden over 2f out, switched right and some headway over 1f out, no impression, well beaten inside final furlong | ||||||||||
9th |
8(6) |
| 3½ L |
Almeric (GB) (colt, grey, 9 3) |
41-11 / 3 |
Flat (28) | Oisin Murphy | A M Balding Miss K Rausing |
18/1 | |
| last to break, mid-division, ridden and no impression from over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out | ||||||||||
10th |
7(3) |
| 5½ L |
Prague (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
0-54554 / 5 |
Flat (22) | Benoit D L Sayette | Dylan Cunha A Dal Pos, L Zanin,… |
80/1 | |
| slow to break, took keen hold and soon in touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened from 2f out | ||||||||||
11th |
11(8) |
| 1 L |
Mount Kilimanjaro (FR) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
12-3168 / 3 |
Flat (35) | Wayne Lordan | A P O'Brien Mrs John Magnier,mr… |
50/1 | |
| soon led, headed 5f out, weakened from 2f out | ||||||||||