With just over £2.6m in winning prize money on offer at Ascot this weekend – we look at the all the possible Aidan O’Brien runners for British Champions Day 2025, which are topped by his classy 3 year-old Delacroix in the Champion Stakes.
Aidan O’Brien Runners For Champions Day at Ascot Headed By Delacroix
This Saturday there will be many Aidan O’Brien Champions Day runners to look out for – but none more so than Delacroix.
His classy Dubawi colt will be many people’s idea of the winner of the Champion Stakes at 4:05pm, which carries a £803k first prize.
He’ll renew his rivalry with Godolphin’s Ombudsman, with their head-to-head record this season at 1-1 – but both will also have to get by King George winner and last year’s runner-up Calandagan.
It’s all set up to be one of the best renewals for some time but with the Aidan O’Brien Champion Stakes winners standing at just one – the Ballydoyle conductor will be hoping to double his tally in the weekend feature.
His only success in the race so far came in 2019 with Magical – but on a plus, just like Delacroix, she’d had also won the Irish version earlier that season.
But overall, it’s not been a great race for the Irish in recent times – with only three wins since 1974 for the Emerald Isle handlers.
You can catch British Champions Day at Ascot LIVE on the ITV Racing schedule – with the channel covering ALL seven races.
WATCH: Delacroix winning the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown
Since 2020 Aidan O’Brien Has Only Had ONE British Champions Day Winner
The other slightly worrying statistic for the Aidan O’Brien runners on Champions Day – as since 2020, they’ve only had ONE winner.
Yes, since Magical won the 2019 Champion Stakes, the yard went on a dry spell of four years – until Kyprios ended the run in 2024 when winning the Long Distance Cup.
Meaning Ballydoyle have only had ONE winner at this top Ascot meeting since 2020.
Can they improve on that in 2025?
See all the possible Aidan O’Brien runners for Champions Day 2025 below.
WATCH: Kyprios Ended A Four-Year Spell With No Champions Day Winners For Aidan O’Brien
All Possible Aidan O’Brien Champions Day Runners 2025
See below the latest 2025 Champions Day runners and entries for Aidan O’Brien.
The final decs will be out on Thursday 16th October at around 11am.
12:55 – Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 2) (British Champions Series) Cl1 (3yo+) 2m ITV
- Saratoga
- Stay True
2024 Winner: Kyprios (8/11 fav)
1:30 – Qipco British Champions Day Two-Year-Old Conditions Stakes Cl2 (2yo) 6f ITV
- Kansas
- Mission Central
2024 Winner: No Race
2:05 – Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) Cl1 (3yo+) 6f ITV
- NO ENTRIES
2024 Winner: Kind Of Blue (10/1)
2:45 – Qipco British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) Cl1 (3yo+) 1m4f ITV
- Bedtime Story
- Ballet Slippers
2024 Winner: Kalpana (100/30 fav)
3:25 – Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored By Qipco) (Group 1) (British Champions Mile) Cl1 (3yo+) 1m ITV
- The Lion In Winter
- Exactly
- January
2024 Winner: Charyn (13/8 fav)
4:05 – Qipco Champion Stakes (British Champions Middle Distance) (Group 1) Cl1 (3yo+) 1m2f ITV
- Delacroix
- Mount Kilimanjaro
2024 Winner: Anmaat (40/1)
4:40 – Balmoral Handicap (Sponsored By Qipco) Cl2 (3yo+) 1m ITV
- NO ENTRIES
2024 Winner: Carrytheone (14/1)
