Overview

• John and Thady Gosden supplemented stablemate Devil’s Advocate for £75,000 to set the pace for Ombudsman, mirroring tactics used in the Juddmonte International.
• William Haggas confirmed long-absent Economics scoped clean and will take his place in Saturday’s £1.3m contest after a year on the sidelines.
• Andre Fabre and Wathnan Racing added Prix Dollar winner First Look as a late entrant to the 1m2f feature.
• The season series between Ombudsman and Aidan O’Brien’s Delacroix is tied 1-1, with King George winner Calandagan joining to deepen a high-class renewal.
• British Champions Day brings five Group 1 races with several late supplements across the card and four of the world’s top ten racehorses set to compete.