Full Result 5.30 Leopardstown (IRE) | 13 September 2025

Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes (Group 1)

(3yo+) 1m2f Good To Yielding

1st €712,500 2nd €237,500 3rd €112,500 4th €50,000 5th €25,000 6th €12,500

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	5. Delacroix (IRE) 2/1F Christophe Soumillon A P O'Brien	Christophe Soumillon A P O'Brien	3	93	126	102	127	–
b c Dubawi (IRE) - Tepin (USA) (Bernstein)
Prominent early, lost ground after 1f, towards rear but in touch with leaders over 7f out, smooth headway over 2f out, led 2f out, soon switched right and against near rail, ridden 1f out, kept on well

2⁽³⁾ ¾	1. Anmaat (IRE) 4/1 Chris Hayes Owen Burrows	Chris Hayes Owen Burrows	7	99	123	102	125	–
b g Awtaad (IRE) - African Moonlight (UAE) (Halling)
Hampered soon after start, soon towards rear, good headway over 2f out, went second and edged right over 1f out, kept on (jockey said gelding was very badly hampered leaving stalls) (op 10/3)

3⁽⁷⁾ 2¼ [3]	2. Royal Champion (IRE) 18/1 Clifford Lee K R Burke	Clifford Lee K R Burke	7	99	120	98	120	–
b g Shamardal (USA) - Emirates Queen (Street Cry)
Towards rear, hampered soon after start, headway on outer and raced in second from over 7f out, lost second and outpaced from over 1f out (op 16/1 tchd 14/1)

4⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [4¼]	6. Hotazhell 18/1 Shane Foley Mrs John Harrington	Shane Foley Mrs John Harrington	3	93	117	95	118	–
b c Too Darn Hot - Azenzar (Danehill Dancer)
In touch with leaders, outpaced from 2f out (op 16/1)

5⁽⁵⁾ ½ [4¾]	4. White Birch 13/2 Dylan Browne McMonagle John Joseph Murphy	Dylan Browne McMonagle John Joseph Murphy	5	99 t	121	95	117	–
gr h Ulysses (IRE) - Diagnostic (Dutch Art)
In rear, headway over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong (op 6/1 tchd 7/1)

6⁽¹⁾ 2¾ [7½]	3. Shin Emperor (FR) 4/1 Ryusei Sakai Yoshito Yahagi	Ryusei Sakai Yoshito Yahagi	4	99	123	90	111	–
ch c Siyouni (FR) - Starlet's Sister (IRE) (Galileo)
Led early, prominent after 1f, outpaced over 2f out, weakened final furlong (vet reported colt to be post race normal) (op 6/1 tchd 7/2)

7⁽²⁾ 3 [10½]	8. Zahrann (IRE) 11/2 Ben Coen J P Murtagh	Ben Coen J P Murtagh	3	93	111	83	105	–
b c Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Zannda (IRE) (Azamour)
Upset in stalls, dwelt start, towards rear but in touch with leaders, weakened final furlong (jockey said colt got upset in stalls) (op 5/1 tchd 9/2)

8⁽⁴⁾ 6½ [17]	7. Mount Kilimanjaro (FR) 50/1 Ronan Whelan A P O'Brien	Ronan Whelan A P O'Brien	3	93	108	70	92	–
b c Siyouni (FR) - Decorating (USA) (Galileo)
Dwelt start, soon pushed along, led after 1f, wandered around on turn over 2f out, headed 2f out, soon weakened

8 ran Off time: 5:30:37 Winning time: 2m 4.69s (fast by 0.91s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor (Delacroix) 1st breeder: Tepin Syndicate
2nd owner: Shadwell Estate Company Ltd (Anmaat)
3rd owner: Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum (Royal Champion)
Tote win: €3 PL: €1.60 €1.35 €4.85 Ex: €6.50 CSF: €10.12 Tricast: €107.94 Trifecta: €58

5:30 Leopardstown (IRE) 13 Sep 2025

Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes (Group 1)