Full Result 4.05 Ascot | 18 October 2025

Qipco Champion Stakes (Group 1)

(Class 1) (3yo+) (1m1f212yds) 1m2f Good

1st £803,864.25 2nd £304,762.50 3rd £152,523 4th £75,978 5th £38,130.75 6th £19,136.25

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	2. Calandagan (IRE) 15/8 Mickael Barzalona F-H Graffard	Mickael Barzalona F-H Graffard	4	97	125	119	131	–
b g Gleneagles (IRE) - Calayana (FR) (Sinndar)
In rear, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on well (op 2/1)

2⁽⁹⁾ 2¼	6. Ombudsman (IRE) 13/8F William Buick John & Thady Gosden	William Buick John & Thady Gosden	4	97	128	115	127	–
b c Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Syndicate (Dansili)
Raced in last, raced wide home turn, soon headway on near side of group, went second over 1f out, no extra final 110yds

3⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [4]	1. Almaqam 28/1 Kieran Shoemark Ed Walker	Kieran Shoemark Ed Walker	4	97	117	112	123	–
b c Lope De Vega (IRE) - Talmada (USA) (Cape Cross)
Took keen hold, prominent, prominent behind clear leaders after 4f, headway over 2f out, went third over 1f out, no extra final furlong, just held third (tchd 33/1)

4⁽⁴⁾ nse [4]	9. Delacroix (IRE) 11/2 Christophe Soumillon A P O'Brien	Christophe Soumillon A P O'Brien	3	93	126	112	123	–
b c Dubawi (IRE) - Tepin (USA) (Bernstein)
Towards rear, not clear run over 2f out, kept on from 1f out, disputing third towards finish (op 4/1)

5⁽⁵⁾ 3 [7]	4. First Look (IRE) 33/1 James Doyle A Fabre	James Doyle A Fabre	4	97	117	106	117	–
ch g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Bilissie (Dansili)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, midfield after 3f, switched left and brief headway over 2f out, soon lost position, no impression final furlong

6⁽²⁾ 1½ [8½]	5. Fox Legacy 28/1 P J McDonald Andrew Balding	P J McDonald Andrew Balding	4	97	116	103	114	–
b g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Baldovina (Tale Of The Cat)
In touch with leaders, prominent behind clear leaders after 4f, some headway over 2f out, lost position under 2f out, weakened gradually final furlong (op 33/1 tchd 25/1 and tchd 40/1)

7⁽¹¹⁾ 1¼ [9¾]	10. Devil's Advocate 66/1 Robert Havlin John & Thady Gosden	Robert Havlin John & Thady Gosden	3	93 p	109	101	111	–
b g Too Darn Hot - Precious Ramotswe (Nathaniel)
Soon raced in second, disputed lead and clear with one other after 4f, led 4f out, reduced lead over 2f out, headed and weakened over 1f out (op 50/1)

8⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [10]	3. Economics 12/1 Tom Marquand William Haggas	Tom Marquand William Haggas	4	97	123	101	111	–
ch c Night Of Thunder (IRE) - La Pomme D'Amour (Peintre Celebre)
Took keen hold, in rear, short of room after 2f, dropped to last 3f out, soon no impression (vet said colt had bled from the nose) (op 16/1)

9⁽⁶⁾ 3½ [13½]	8. Almeric 18/1 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	3	93	117	94	104	–
gr c Study Of Man (IRE) - Alvarita (Selkirk)
Slowly into stride, soon midfield, towards rear 4f out, weakened final furlong (op 16/1)

10⁽³⁾ 5½ [19]	7. Prague (IRE) 80/1 Benoit De La Sayette Dylan Cunha	Benoit De La Sayette Dylan Cunha	5	97 t	107	83	93	–
b h Galileo (IRE) - Princess Noor (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor)
Awkward start, took keen hold, soon in touch with leaders, prominent behind clear leaders after 4f, carried head awkwardly and weakened 2f out

11⁽⁸⁾ 1 [20]	11. Mount Kilimanjaro (FR) 50/1 Wayne Lordan A P O'Brien	Wayne Lordan A P O'Brien	3	93	108	81	91	–
b c Siyouni (FR) - Decorating (USA) (Galileo)
Led, joined and clear with one other after 4f, headed 4f out, weakened 2f out (op 80/1 tchd 40/1)

11 ran Off time: 4:06:42 Winning time: 2m 3.19s (fast by 1.21s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Aga Khan Studs SCEA (Calandagan) 1st breeder: Haras De Son Altesse L'Aga Khan Scea
2nd owner: Godolphin (Ombudsman)
3rd owner: Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum (Almaqam)
Tote win: £3.40 PL: £1.25 £1.20 £5.20 Ex: £6.70 CSF: £4.87 Tricast: £56.69 Trifecta: £65.10
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 54 (20%) M [5-7] 58 (37%) H [8-11] 38 (43%)

4:05 Ascot 18 Oct 2025

Qipco Champion Stakes (Group 1)