Ombudsman, Delacroix and Calandagan Confirmed for Champion Stakes Showdown at Ascot
Godolphin supplement pacemaker Devil's Advocate, with five Group Ones on a £4.35m British Champions Day card.
Overview
- Final declarations set an 11-runner Champion Stakes that includes Ombudsman, Delacroix, Calandagan, Economics returning after a year, France's First Look and Almaqam.
- Godolphin have paid to add Devil's Advocate as a pacemaker to shape the £1.3m feature in support of Ombudsman.
- Field Of Gold is declared for the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes and takes on 15 rivals after a post-Sussex lameness setback, with Rosallion, Fallen Angel and Docklands among the opposition.
- William Buick is booked to ride Ombudsman in the Champion Stakes and Trawlerman in the Long Distance Cup following midweek Newmarket workouts.
- Wathnan Racing hold strong claims in the Champions Sprint through Lazzat, defending winner Kind Of Blue and Flora Of Bermuda.