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| Group 1, Leopardstown 15:25 €1,250,000 guaranteed, 3yo plus, 1m 2f, Class 1  |
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The word from Shin Emperor's trainer, Yoshido Yahagi, indicates that he looks set to make a return to Leopardstown this September.
Last year, the Irish Champion Stakes race was used by the Japanese raider as a spring-board for the Prix De l'Arc De Triomphe in Longchamp.
🏆 Thrilling renewal of the G1 @Coral-Eclipse!
— Sandown Park (@Sandownpark) July 5, 2025
Delacroix & Ryan Moore deny Ombudsman & William Buick with a dramatic success in our feature event! pic.twitter.com/F4k4ch52z2
Delacroix is unbeaten over 1m2f including twice at Leopardstown so the Irish Champion Stakes could be a a tempting outing for the Dubawi colt. His next outing at York will tell us a lot about his future.
Aidan O'Brien has confirmed that the clash in Leopardstown is firmly on his radar. "He has the choice of the Juddmonte or the Irish Champion Stakes next, or maybe even both."- Aidan O'Brien
Irish Champion Stakes (Group 1)
1m 2f, €1,250,000 guaranteed
entries
Going:
NO. FORM HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER JOCKEY (form as of Aug 15)
1 0-3421 Al Riffa 5 9-9 Joseph O'Brien
2 32-312 Almaqam 4 9-9 Ed Walker
3 151-22 Anmaat 7 9-9 Owen Burrows
4 959485 Continuous 5 9-9 A P O'Brien
5 011-91 Diego Velazquez 4 9-9 A P O'Brien
6 2-3766 Facteur Cheval 6 9-9 J Reynier
7 651523 Galen 4 9-9 Joseph O'Brien
8 -54136 Haatem 4 9-9 Richard Hannon
9 39-115 Los Angeles 4 9-9 A P O'Brien
10 11-212 Ombudsman 4 9-9 John & Thady Gosden
11 1-1471 Royal Champion 7 9-9 K R Burke
12 673-35 Royal Rhyme 5 9-9 K R Burke
13 302-17 Shin Emperor 4 9-9 Yoshito Yahagi
14 111-24 White Birch 5 9-9 John Joseph Murphy
15 5-5133 See The Fire 4 9-6 Andrew Balding
16 11-226 Bay City Roller 3 9-3 George Scott
17 2-1191 Delacroix 3 9-3 A P O'Brien
18 12-99 Expanded 3 9-3 A P O'Brien
19 -12114 Field Of Gold 3 9-3 John & Thady Gosden
20 1-1123 Henri Matisse 3 9-3 A P O'Brien
21 11-354 Hotazhell 3 9-3 Mrs John Harrington
22 312-31 Mount Kilimanjaro 3 9-3 A P O'Brien
23 1-22 Purview 3 9-3 D K Weld
24 31-765 Scorthy Champ 3 9-3 Joseph O'Brien
25 1-8007 Serengeti 3 9-3 A P O'Brien
26 21-334 Tennessee Stud 3 9-3 Joseph O'Brien
27 11-603 The Lion In Winter 3 9-3 A P O'Brien
28 2112 Zahrann 3 9-3 J P Murtagh
29 55-624 Bedtime Story 3 9-0 A P O'Brien
30 1-2465 Exactly 3 9-0 A P O'Brien
31 2-8322 January 3 9-0 A P O'Brien
32 21-111 Minnie Hauk 3 9-0 A P O'Brien
33 -61211 Whirl 3 9-0 A P O'Brien
