Qipco Champion Stakes 2026 Result
The Qipco Champion Stakes is arguably the highlight race on British Champions Day, with a top-class field competing over a mile and two furlongs. It’s a Group One tussle and Calandagan is bidding to secure a consecutive victory in this race. The five-year-old is going to be difficult to beat, although Ombudsman has looked impressive throughout the campaign.
Read more
The John & Thady Gosden-trained charge has secured three victories already this term, while Bay City Roller hasn’t been out of the first two in all five outings. At bigger odds, Almaqam began the season with a victory and has run credibly ever since. Gstaad could go well for Aidan O’Brien but there’s only been one win in five this season.
2026 Qipco Champion Stakes Result
6 finishers- 1 Ombudsman William Buick +125F
- 2 Calandagan C. Soumillon +250
- 3 Bay City Roller Oisin Murphy +850
- 4 Almaqam Kieran Shoemark +1200
- 5 Constitution River Ryan Moore +450
- 6 Devil's Advocate Robert Havlin +8000
For New Registered Customers. Min deposit requirement. Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits and are available for use upon settlement of qualifying bets. Min odds, bet and payment method exclusions apply. Returns exclude Bet Credits stake. Time limits and T&Cs apply. begambleaware.org. 18+. #ad
Visit site → at Bet365Champion Stakes Betting Tips
Calandagan has been hugely successful in his career so far. We’re expecting this to continue on British Champions Day, with the five-year-old having the credentials to win the Champion Stakes. After winning in Tokyo last November, the horse obliged with an easy success at Meydan in March. However, the runner underwhelmed in the Coronation Cup at Epsom when finishing fourth at a short price.
The runner made no mistake with a Saint-Cloud success at short odds in early July, with the latest effort being a runner-up spot at Ascot a few weeks later. In the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Kalpana was able to get up although a repeat of Calandagan’s game effort might be enough to see the horse get over the line here.
Ombudsman has been in the winners’ enclosure on three consecutive occasions, with the five-year-old having won at Meydan at the end of March. This was an odds-on success before the same thing happened at Sandown. There was then a standout effort at Royal Ascot when the horse obliged in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes.
Bay City Roller has finished second or better in all five appearances this season. George Scott’s four-year-old was last seen producing a fine effort at Longchamp in October, with the horse finishing second to Daryz in the Arc de Triomphe. That came after running well at the French course in the previous month, with the horse also an impressive winner of the Coronation Cup.
Past Winners
2025 — Qipco Champion Stakes
- 1 Calandagan SP
- 2 Ombudsman SP
- 3 Almaqam SP
2024 — Qipco Champion Stakes
- 1 Anmaat Jim Crowley +4000
- 2 Calandagan S Pasquier +150F
- 3 Royal Rhyme C Lee +2500
Other ante-post races at Ascot
All ante post →-
Fav: Scandinavia+150 Bet365
-
Fav: Libertango+700 Unibet
-
Fav: Libertango+600 Unibet
-
Fav: Vanderpoel+333 Unibet
-
Fav: Bacio+275 Unibet