13 Sep 2025 17:30 Leopardstown
Winner: €1,250,000 (Penalty: €725,001); Distance: 1m 2f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Yielding.
Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes (Group 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5(8) |
| - |
Delacroix (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
2-11912 / 3 |
Flat (24) | C Soumillon | A P O'Brien Mr D Smith, Mrs… |
2/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, headway entering straight, led travelling well 2f out, soon ridden clear, stayed on well final furlong, comfortably | ||||||||||
2nd |
1(3) |
| ¾ L |
Anmaat (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 9) |
1/151-22 / 7 |
Flat (87) | Chris Hayes | Owen Burrows Shadwell Estate… |
4/1 | |
| towards rear, closer in 6th 3f out, good headway into 2nd 2f out, soon ridden, no impression on winner 1f out, kept on close home | ||||||||||
3rd |
2(7) |
| 2¼ L |
Royal Champion (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 9) |
01-1471 / 7 |
Flat (49) | C Lee | K R Burke Sheikh Mohammed… |
18/1 | |
| prominent, 2nd at halfway, ridden and dropped to 3rd 2f out, soon no impression on leaders, kept on same pace in 3rd final furlong | ||||||||||
4th |
6(6) |
| 1¼ L |
Hotazhell (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
211-354 / 3 |
Flat (42) | S Foley | Mrs J Harrington Silverton Hill… |
18/1 | |
| tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden in 5th 2f out, went 4th inside final furlong, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
5th |
4(5) |
| ½ L |
White Birch (GB) (colt, not availiable, 9 9) |
4/111-24 / 5 |
Flat (111) | D Browne McMonagle | J J Murphy Mme C Regalado-gonzalez |
13/2 | |
| dwelt, in rear, pushed along in 7th 2f out, soon ridden, went 4th and no impression on leaders 1f out, 5th inside final furlong, no extra | ||||||||||
6th |
3(1) |
| 2¾ L |
Shin Emperor (FR) (colt, chestnut, 9 9) |
2330-17 / 4 |
Flat (161) | Ryusei Sakai | Yoshito Yahagi Susumu Fujita |
4/1 | |
| tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden entering straight, dropped to 6th 2f out, no impression | ||||||||||
7th |
8(2) |
| 3 L |
Zahrann (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
21121 / 3 |
Flat (28) | Ben Coen | J P Murtagh Exors of the Late… |
11/2 | |
| dwelt, mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and progress entering straight, went 4th 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
8th |
7(4) |
| 6½ L |
Mount Kilimanjaro (FR) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
312-316 / 3 |
Flat (24) | Ronan Whelan | A P O'Brien Mrs John Magnier,mr… |
50/1 | |
| led, clear at halfway, ridden 3f out, headed 2f out, weakened quickly | ||||||||||