'Pretty exceptional' - Thady Gosden excited for all-out assault on Champions Day

Andrew Balding's lead at the top of the trainers' championship is set to come under severe threat in the coming weeks as Thady Gosden talked through plans to unleash a star-studded attack on Qipco British Champions Day at Ascot.

Gosden junior entered into a joint-training partnership with father John – champion trainer in each of the last three years and five times in total – this year and a late push for another title is on the cards, with Champions Day on October 16 set to prove pivotal as they look to claw back a £400,000 gap.

The Gosdens' Clarehaven Stables house the favourite or second favourite in three of the four Group 1 races, while Stradivarius is a potential runner in the Group 2 Long Distance Cup.