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I can't wait to get stuck into Champions Day with this confident bet in the opener

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Time Lock: well fancied for the Group 1 Fillies & Mares Stakes at Ascot on Champions Day
Time Lock: well fancied for the Group 1 Fillies & Mares Stakes at Ascot on Champions DayCredit: Alan Crowhurst (Getty Images)

The rain has been relentless this week so my advice is to dance around the puddles. You don't have to make a big splash in every race. Be careful because strange things can happen in this sort of weather. 

Notwithstanding that, there is an awesome card at Ascot for Champions Day and I cannot wait to get stuck into it. I will be treading carefully, though. 

We kick off with the Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (1.15), a who's who of all the top stayers around. Kyprios reappears following a good second in the Irish Leger but he may well have to improve again to get the better of the recently reinvigorated seven-year-old Trueshan, who really is back to his very best on the evidence of his latest two outings. 

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