The key stats that could help you into profit on glittering Champions Day card

Ten years have passed since the great Frankel ended his career unbeaten with victory in the Champion Stakes and this year Baaeed will bid to emulate him. He won’t be a betting proposition for most punters, so how can we find an edge on a day when the superstar is going to be long odds-on and Group races are the main supporting act?

Group contests tend not to offer the same value as handicaps, but that’s not to say there are not winners to be found, and at big prices too. There have been horses win at 33-1 and 20-1 in the Sprint – Sands Of Mali and Donjuan Triumphant – recently.

This is not the only big meeting held at Ascot all season, of course. Royal Ascot and the King George are also huge fixtures at the track, so how does betting there on Champions Day differ from the big summer festivals and what are the most profitable angles to take come autumn?