*** Champion Stakes Ascot 19th Oct ***

I cant back/lay anythin in this tbh - could get hit if layin a runner! Anythin could turn up and plenty who wont, hard to know, Arc/Breeders Cup etc

and the race is pretty valuable $$$$wise now too...enough for a trainer / owner to just wait and see what the ground is like before committing to the Breeders Cup...although with Aidan that doesn't matter as he'd just run them in everything at this stage ie SYT and Excelerbration.

Took a bit of the 15 about Farhh for this on here as I think this will be his end of season target, gd report from the boysNblue manager this wk on ATR.
Will come here a fresh horse if lining up & take a bit of beating imo.
Don't see them running him against Dawn Approach in the QE11.
Intello would be a major player if giving the Arc a miss in favour of this race.
Al Kazeem looks to be feeling the effects of a tough summer of G1s, only if it came up very soft would I rate his chances imo.

I think at the prices sint he is the value & will be much shorter on the day if lining up.

After being withdrawn on near gd ish ground last time he will prob need it to be g/f on the 19th of Oct (very unlikely) Looks like he could be being readied for the breeders meeting (poss a crack at the Classic?)

Unless it comes up on the faster side of gd I would think.
Does look the right call as every time I have seen him at 10f he looks like he want further. Had a tough season already tho & some hard races on fast ground looks to have left its effects on him. We shall see???

The ever-generous bookies go 7/2 DoW and 4/1 The Fugue. They are 16.5 and 20.0 on here. That might lead you to expect
value elsewhere but it doesn't seem to be the case - only one horse is shorter here than with the books, and that's
Cirrus. It's not a very liquid market, but if you fancy DoW to turn up then you can still get fifty quid on before you're taking 7/2.

DoW - last price matched 4.5. Looks like the bookies were closer than the BF market makers.

AP

I was unsure when I first heard about the switch but if the last two runnings are an indicator of the future then I'm all for it. They were both high class renewals. Ok last year's had the obvious advantage of Frankel but the first running at Ascot was also a quality affair, much better than recent runnings at Newmarket, hopefully it'll continue.

At the moment we just don't know who is going to run but that doesn't mean it won't be a top race.

Anyone seen any news about Remote? If it runs he will be my choice for the Champion Stakes.

Must have had some kind of setback since R/Ascot. Have not read anything myself tho ??
Viewing the gallop reports in the weekender every wk, he does not seem to be galloping in the jonny G gang, did look a very promising 3yo at R/Ascot.

Running in the Arc on sunday sint, did not expect him to run in both, he has had a tough season as it is.

Cirrus getting back to something like his best after another win 2day.
Granted soft ground would be the main danger to Farhh imo.

You have to remember the 2nd horse has only won a Listed race and he wasn't running away from him. In today's race the only other Gr1 winner was Planteur who is only really Listed class. How Lads were laying 3/1 last night is beyond me. I've been backing this horse all season and in his last 2 races, the easiest of the lot he has been the biggest prices.

Looks like The Fugue may now run. Props to Johnny G who has seemingly lead people up a garden path with this one imo.

Mainly dry weather forecast (upto next Wednesday at any rate) though at this time of year it's not going to be proper quick ground and any rain really makes a difference.

Hillstar @ 33/1 piqued my interest - likes the track and easier ground than he had in the summer should suit him.

Where have you heard that Sint?

Tricky race at the moment.

Farhh was very impressive at Newbury, but with declaration Of War clearly not running up to his best and the others short of group 1 class, the style of victory was probably exaggerated. His 2nd to Frankel in last seasons juddmonte gives him chances tho.

Declaration of War has ran with credit all season but just doesn't do it for me. Not a horse you could back with confidence to run up to his very best, and probably will need to improve on anything he has achieved so far.

Cirrus has ran to higher marks than anything else in this field and if he is back to his very best will be very hard to beat. His win in France visually looked good on Saturday but the opposition were not up to what he will face here.

Richard Hannon jnr hinted that Sky Lantern is a probable for this race and at 38's on here i think is worth a dabble. She gets plenty of weight, held her form all year and looks a top notch filly to me.

read it on Twitter yesterday, Brandy.

Strange. If you were sure he was fit you'd have to give him a strong chance. Maybe he's not coming.