Overview
- Aidan O'Brien confirmed late Wednesday that Gstaad will stay in the one‑mile Queen Elizabeth II Stakes while Constitution River will drop back to 10 furlongs for the Champion Stakes.
- Ryan Moore is set to ride Gstaad in the QEII and Colin Keane will partner Hawk Mountain, who will also run in the QEII.
- Constitution River had been supplemented into the QEII for £70,000 earlier this week but O'Brien reversed that move and kept him at the longer trip.
- Scandinavia has been withdrawn from the Long Distance Cup and will be rested for the season with an eye on the Ascot Gold Cup, and Queenstown and Amelia Earhart will take the long‑distance entries.
- O'Brien cited distance suitability, a short‑term illness in the yard and a wet forecast as reasons for the late changes and said the reshuffle balances immediate Ascot assignments with longer‑term plans for his stayers.