Overview
- Powerful Glory scored the Qipco British Champions Sprint at 200-1 under Jamie Spencer, becoming the longest-priced European Group 1 winner since the Pattern began.
- Cicero’s Gift landed the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at 100-1 for Jason Watson, with leading milers including favorite Field Of Gold finishing out of the frame.
- Coral said it paid out on more than 300 bets on Powerful Glory, including a £25 each‑way that returned £6,000, and bookmakers reported 20,300/1 doubles combining the two shocks.
- Calandagan restored order with a commanding Champion Stakes win by 2¼ lengths over Ombudsman, completing a third consecutive Group 1 this season.
- The unprecedented pair of upsets surpassed July’s 150-1 Sussex Stakes shock by Qirat and prompted scrutiny of sprint and mile form, recovery and race dynamics after Powerful Glory’s midseason throat surgery and racing on fair ground.