16:05 Ascot

Saturday 18 October 2025

Premier Race Day Text
All12:5513:3014:0514:4515:2516:0516:40

Qipco Champion Stakes (Group 1)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 1  |   1m 1f 212y  |   Good  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:06  |   Winning time: 2m 3.19s
Odds by:
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Live Odds
Odds
1
Almaqam
28/1, 33/1
28/1
2
Calandagan
2/1
15/8
3
Economics
16/1, 14/1
12/1
4
First Look
33/1
5
Fox Legacy
33/1, 40/1, 33/1, 40/1, 33/1, 28/1, 25/1
28/1
6
Ombudsman
13/8
7
Prague
80/1
8
Almeric
16/1, 18/1, 16/1
18/1
9
Delacroix
4/1, 9/2, 4/1, 9/2, 5/1
11/2
10
Devil's Advocate
50/1
66/1
11
Mount Kilimanjaro
80/1, 66/1, 40/1
50/1
SP Book Percentage 115.74

Forecasts

Ombudsman (13/8), Calandagan (15/8), Delacroix (11/2), Economics (12/1), Almeric (18/1), Almaqam (28/1), Fox Legacy (28/1), First Look (33/1), Mount Kilimanjaro (50/1), Devil's Advocate (66/1), Prague (80/1)

Verdict

Although OMBUDSMAN was beaten by Delacroix in the Eclipse it was a quick turnaround for Godolphin's charge after his big performance in the Prince of Wales's and he re-established himself as the one to beat in this division when readily seeing off the same rival at York. Aidan O'Brien's charge has won well at Leopardstown since but it could still be that the chief threat emerges from last year's runner-up Calandagan, who showed a sharp turn of foot to win the King George here in July.

  1. OMBUDSMAN (IRE)
  2. CALANDAGAN (IRE)
  3. DELACROIX (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Anmaat
Weight: 9-7  |Age: 6
40/1

Prize Money

1st: £803,864.002nd: £304,762.003rd: £152,523.004th: £75,978.005th: £38,130.006th: £19,136.00

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