'The race developed at that moment' - how Bay Bridge won the Champion Stakes

The Champion Stakes at Ascot on Saturday was a fascinating race right from the start. Bay Bridge broke okay, and from stall four Richard Kingscote always looked keen to get cover, while Baaeed wasn't the quickest away.

What was interesting on the run down the hill to Swinley Bottom is that Ryan Moore on Stone Age had no interest in being on the rail, he was a handful of horse-widths off it. Looking at the track, that may have been where the better ground was, but also I think it was to make life inconvenient for the horses in behind.

Bay Bridge was always travelling very strongly. He wasn't over-racing but was borderline doing so. I think that was because the horse had daylight on his inside, but he may have been a bit fresh too.