Wetter the better: Doyle hoping inner track slow enough for Addeybb in Champion

James Doyle is concerned that switching British Champions Day to the inner hurdles track at Ascot on Saturday may help the opposition as he seeks a second win in the Group 1 Qipco Champion Stakes.

It is a case of the wetter the better for Doyle's Champion Stakes mount Addeybb, who needs near unraceable conditions to perform at his very best, as he showed when scoring on heavy ground in the Group 3 Rose Of Lancaster Stakes at Haydock last time.

Doyle, who won a thrilling Champion Stakes on Noble Mission in 2014, has since ridden the William Haggas-trained chestnut in a racecourse gallop at Newmarket, following which he described the prevailing soft ground on the Rowley Mile as 'not slow enough'.

James Doyle won the 2014 Champion Stakes on Nobile Mission (far side)Credit: Mark Cranham

Addeybb has been the subject of much ante-post support for this weekend's 1m2f highlight since the rain moved in and is 11-4 second-favourite with most firms.

The Champion Stakes is one of three races that will be run on the hurdles track – which was on Wednesday good to soft, soft in places – because parts of the round course are waterlogged.

Doyle said: "Addeybb likes the ground almost unraceable so the original track would be just fine for us looking at the likely conditions, whereas moving it to the inner track may not be quite as slow. He's different class when the mud is flying so hopefully he will find it to his liking."

Referring to his recent venture to Newmarket, he added: "When I rode him in work on the Rowley Mile he went okay, but even though it was soft it wasn't nearly slow enough. The fact the Champions meeting is staged at Ascot these days, rather than Newmarket, certainly plays to his strengths."

Doyle will partner Sprint Cup winner Hello Youmzain in the British Champions SprintCredit: Edward Whitaker

By the time the Champion Stakes comes around at 4pm, Doyle could well be bidding for a Group 1 double as he renews his partnership with the well-fancied Hello Youmzain in the opening Qipco British Champions Sprint, which is contested over the straight course where the going on Wednesday was heavy.

Doyle had a timely recall on the Kevin Ryan-trained sprinter for the Group 1 Sprint Cup at Haydock last month, where the duo cut through the soft ground to beat The Tin Man.

Doyle said: "I rode Hello Youmzain in the Greenham in the spring but he's a proper sprinter as he showed when beating Calyx and he was very professional at Haydock. He looks to have a good shout again."

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