12 Sep 2026 13:45 Doncaster
Winner: £150,000 (Penalty: £85,065); Distance: 7f 6y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Good.
Betfred Champagne Stakes (Group 2)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2(5) |
| - |
Desert Castle (GB) (colt, bay, 9 2) |
1 / 2 |
Flat (36) | Billy Loughnane | C Appleby Godolphin |
1/1 | |
| held up in rear, smooth headway 2f out, led over 1f out, soon edged left, pushed out under hands and heels final 110yds, impressive | ||||||||||
2nd |
5(3) |
| 3 L |
Sergei Diaghilev (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 2) |
191 / 2 |
Flat (36) | Wayne Lordan | A P O'Brien Westerberg/mrs… |
5/2 | |
| led, ridden and headed 2f out, led again briefly over 1f out, kept on final furlong, no match for winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
1(2) |
| 1¾ L |
Breacher (GB) (colt, bay, 9 2) |
13 / 2 |
Flat (14) | Lewis Edmunds | W Muir & C Grassick Mr R Haim |
10/1 | |
| in touch with leaders, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on and went third final 50yds | ||||||||||
4th |
3(6) |
| 2 L |
Gentle Hurricane (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 2) |
12 / 2 |
Flat (24) | Jason Watson | A M Balding Mrs A Althani |
5/1 | |
| prominent, ridden to challenge and led 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon outpaced by front pair, weakened and lost third final 50yds | ||||||||||
5th |
6(1) |
| 17 L |
Silver Dominion (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 2) |
1422 / 2 |
Flat (27) | Tom Marquand | Oliver Cole Mrs Fitri Hay/… |
33/1 | |
| prominent, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened quickly, tailed off 1f out | ||||||||||
4(4) |
| - |
Rosberg (GB) (colt, bay, 9 2) |
411 / 2 |
Flat (21) | C Lee | K R Burke Ms Alshehhi |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||