Dual Derby winner out to create history

For all their big race successes at home and further afield Dermot Weld and Pat Smullen have yet to crack the Qipco Irish Champion Stakes and the duo will be hoping to put that right when dual Derby winner Harzand faces 12 rivals in a very strong renewal of the 1m2f Leopardstown event this evening (6.45).

Harzand was last seen in action at the Curragh in June when he followed up his Investec Derby win by completing a Classic double in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby.

Unbeaten in four starts this year, the son of Sea The Stars won the Group 3 Ballysax Stakes over today's course and distance in April but dropping back to that trip will present the Aga Khan-owned colt with a more demanding test this time.