Mostahdaf shakes up Champion Stakes market after John Gosden reveals he is 'looking towards' Ascot
Mostahdaf is battling for favouritism to complete a hat-trick of top-level wins after it was announced he is being aimed at the Qipco Champion Stakes.
Having been a general 8-1 chance on Thursday morning, he was slashed into 3-1 joint-favourite for the 1m2f Group 1 by Sky Bet, and is a 7-2 shot with Betfair Sportsbook, Paddy Power and BetVictor.
That followed news broken by the Racing Post that the top-class five-year-old appears poised to return to the scene of one of his biggest wins and add star quality to Champions Day at Ascot.
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