Champions Sprint Stakes 2026 Result

British Champions Sprint Stakes Betting Tips

Almeraq has passed the majority of tests with flying colours this term and we’re not prepared to desert the horse in the British Champions Sprint Stakes. The William Haggas-trained charge claimed a success at Salisbury in May before heading to Royal Ascot and causing a stir at odds of 25/1. It was a slender win in the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes.

The horse produced a strong enough performance to topple favourites Joliestar and Satono Reve, with the runner then delivering a below-par effort to finish ninth in the Dubai July Cup Stakes. Back at the course in September, there was a victory at Haydock in the Betfair Sprint Cup Stakes where Almeraq was able to produce a winning distance of over four lengths.

Kind Of Blue has also run four times this season and it should also be noted that this horse won the Sprint Stakes two years ago as a three-year-old. Perhaps a double can be landed here, with James Fanshawe saddling a horse who finished ten lengths behind Almeraq at Haydock in September before claiming a win at Kempton at the end of September.

Paborus could be a decent each-way shout, with a victory on the all-weather at the start of the season. Edward Bethell saddles a horse that scored at Newcastle in June before a solid effort at York at a big price. The 22/1 shot was only five and a half lengths off the pace in the City of York Stakes, demonstrating that the horse can go well in Group One company.