Ascot Champions Day ‘26

Long Distance Cup : Jan Brueghel  “the 9-4 is worth taking.”

Champions Sprint : Great Wish  50/1

Filly & Nightmares : Lilt 10/1

QE11 1 Mile : Rayif 4/1 5/1

Champion Stakes : Best Secret 50/1

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All via Digital Journo Joe Eccles

The form of the Jubliee has worked out very well, providing winners. But the selection Great Wish had ran well in the AL Quoz in Dubai back in March.
That form looked tidy too.

Lilt I’d hoped would go for the Yorkshire Oaks to test her over this trip at a track that she’d won at, was running on well last time, the form could look 00 SH after the Arc.

Not sure about Rayif over this stiff mile, they’re looking at the Forret, he has speed.

Best Secret is a horse that I like but he was an intended for the Grand Prix Du Deauville, missed that and never ran in the Foy.
Is seen as being better over 12f and has been off since June. Can see the angle for him but those factors would make me want MORE in terms of Price.
He could be entered for the Prix Consul De Paris the consolation ARC but hasn’t been entered for the German G1 after so wonder if he’s had a setback?

Can’t back that rogue Jan and at 9/4 can just watch the race.

I might have to miss this renewal. I'm doing a shift as a Soup Kitchen volunteer on this Saturday.

Good on you Impossible and you can always place your bets and catch up. What soup do they do?

'Delashay', I cannot have Jan at 9/4 against Scandinavia. He's ridiculously short unless insiders think only one will turn up, and the latter is unlikely; Scandinavia had won a fair share of his assignments  so far, but did look lethargic last time. Maybe it's time for Jan to get a Gp 1 win but, I do not want to find out at 9/4 given the shenanigans AOB gets up too.

You’re right they feel in France that Scandinavia will have the Cadran as his target leaving this open for Jan but I can pass that chance.

I’d written another post which disappeared about the CHAMPION stakes, I see Segall has put up two, ASH can you put up his selections please?

My post on a soup kitchen has just disappeared. Weird.

When asked whether the Prix du Cadran at ParisLongchamp could be next, the trainer: “It’s possible. When Ryan came in there he said ‘what about the Cadran for the second horse, to give him a chance’.
“The third horse could go to Ascot for the two-mile race (Long Distance Cup) and then we could put him (Scandinavia) away for Ascot next year.
“You could go to France and the ground could be very bad for him. I don’t want to abuse him either because he’s a made Gold Cup horse. He floats on the fast ground.”

Was t shirt weather last year That can't happen again shirley?

impossible123 15 Sep 26 18:29 
I might have to miss this renewal. I'm doing a shift as a Soup Kitchen volunteer on this Saturday.

Will the Obrains be bringing a squad over ?

“I don’t want to abuse him either” AOB (above)

A very great line that takes us into the mind of the trainer who uses Group horses as hares. So he is selective and does care for his horses, well some of them that is.

I cannot have Jan at 9/4 against Scandinavia. He's ridiculously short unless insiders think only one will turn up, and the latter is unlikely; Scandinavia had won a fair share of his assignments  so far, but did look lethargic last time. Maybe it's time for Jan to get a Gp 1 win but, I do not want to find out at 9/4 given the shenanigans AOB gets up too.

'Delashay', I did reply to your question on soup kitchen but the post was removed. Anyway, it's rewarding and mentally refreshing and satisfying doing it.

If I was not mistaken I read AOB was a "horse whisperer"; the bloke can read the minds of his charges. If so some of his charges are now either rebelling or in a confusing state of mind like some of his fanboys.

That’s ok Impossible and it’s good to give back and help others, very commendable.

As for AOB he talks more and more with no care of how ridiculous he sounds, last year he was saying Delacroix had the speed for a mile, he’s said the same about River this year!

The guy who tipped Best Secret for the Champion will be concerned if he’s backed him to know that he’s entered for the consolation Arc the Prix Consul De Paris. The day after Ascot.

It’d be a big thing to go to a G1 without a run since June.

In the same race I’ve backed Pearled Majesty EW @ 66/1 he has the Arc as an option, I gave my reasons on the Arc thread for why and asked someone to match my bet on him on the exchange, non of those who give it large regularly accepted!

Another forumite has backed A BoyNames Susie @ 33/1 who has been shortened, also today Varian’s Saddad is being cut for this and the Arc.

Pearled Majesty
70
£0.97
£66.93
Ref:  Matched: Sep-26

Brave layers!

Delashay 27 Jan 19  22:51

As far as I am aware I personally own the only method which will produce a long term profit which is post endless amounts of copy & pasted quotes then claim the winner from one of these,not a "system" as popularly referred to and devised after 2 decades + of research.My sole motivation for posting on any racing or betting forum is to give the average punter an edge.No more,no less.

Fabre’s recent winner Phineas is likley to go to Bahrain after the Dollor so no worries about him in the Champion Stakes.

Can;t be getting involved until we know about definite runners and riders and of course ground and draw. Andrew Balding still has the fillies and mare option for Kalpana but like Item last weekend he may be over ruled by Juddmonte and have to run her in the Arc. Sea The Fire ran in Montreal so may not run either. Blue Bolt would be a very strong choice for the mile but she has also run recently.

Delashay • September 8, 2026 3:58 PM BST
That looks about right on looking at Montreal


6/7 btn 5½L Varandir 9-3

4/5 btn 4¼L Baroud 9-3

Baroud is on a rating of 53 also as is Varindir

Though Pearled Majesty beat him with ease the time before, he’s only on 51 still, he has the margin for making up as had been off the track the longest in the Niel 70 days.

Not sure if his rating has been adjusted?

But I’m interested in where he goes next? He has also been entered for the Champion Stakes and I’ve had a little EW @ 66/1

If he swerves the Arc he’ll go for the Dollar which was won by Amnatt on his way to victory there.

Varindir is as low as 12’s so the 66’s EW for a race where many will have had a long hard season makes appeal to me

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Varindir is as low as 12’s for the Arc

Pearled Majesty is likely to face Phineas should he go to the Dollar, but he’s heading to Bahrain after so they won’t bottom PM if the Champion is the target.

Calandagan is due to make his comeback at Ascot, it’s Ombudsman’s fav track, tough race but neither want it too soft.

There’s another big move for Gstaad in the Champion Stakes, into 10’s as low as 6’s.

Was 25’s a couple of days ago when I’d said he’s into 16’s.

At the same time Ombudsman is being cut for the Breeders Cup. turf .

Christiane Head has won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe as a coach three times: in 1979 with Three Troikas, in 2013 and 2014 with Trêve. She has not been training herself since the end of 2018. She's still not completely out of the arc.

Pearled Majesty, in which she holds a half stake, could compete in ParisLongchamp on October 4. The stallion is trained by Mauricio Delcher-Sanchez. After his third place in the Prix Niel, it is clear: the Prix Dollar the day before is off the table. Remains the Arc.

Delcher-Sanchez, however, makes the start dependent on the weather: if it rains, Pearled Majesty runs in the Arc. If the ground stays fast, you wait for the Champion Stakes on October

Even better if he skips the Dollar