Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes (Group 1) – Leopardstown

Leopardstown

15:25

Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes (Group 1)

Date 2024-09-14

Distance 1m2f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €712,500

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5 (8)	Economics Chestnut J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	129	—	4-111	121	126	111	30d	—	—	-3	27.1	0.47/1	15/8 35%
This is by far his sternest test to date; he will have to be a very good horse to pass it
1 (4)	Auguste Rodin Brown J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	135	—	1-0215	122	131	110	49d	—	—	+7	33	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Has to bounce back from an ordinary effort in the King George in July but has done so
6 (2)	Ghostwriter Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Clive Cox	J:Richard Kingscote T:Clive Cox	129	—	1-4433	119	125	115	24d	—	—	+15	27.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Has found it tougher this season but has yet to run a bad race; likely to fall short
7 (5)	Los Angeles b/br J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:A P O'Brien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:A P O'Brien	129	—	1-1311	119	126	115	24d	—	—	+18	26.8	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Did enough to win the Irish Derby and the Great Voltigeur; intriguing dropped back in trip
3 (7)	Luxembourg Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:A P O'Brien	J:Declan McDonogh T:A P O'Brien	135	p	2-4016	120	129	106	49d	—	—	+16	23.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Well below par in the King George last time; cheekpieces tried and capable of a big run
8 (3)	Shin Emperor Chestnut J:Ryusei Sakai T:Yoshito Yahagi	J:Ryusei Sakai T:Yoshito Yahagi	129	—	12-253	115	119	-	111d	—	—	+12	17.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Given the reputation of Japanese horses when travelling in recent years is hard to dismiss
4 (1)	Royal Rhyme Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	135	t	5-1546	113	123	104	24d	—	—	+13	16.8	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Not disgraced but exposed in better company since Sandown and unlikely to contend here
2 (6)	Hans Andersen Bay J:Chris Hayes T:A P O'Brien	J:Chris Hayes T:A P O'Brien	135	—	569590	100	111	85	24d	—	—	+12	12.6	125.00/1	500/1 0%
Group 3 winner last year; in here very much in a pacemaking role today

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Economics	15/8	13/8	7/4
Auguste Rodin	9/4	9/4	5/2
Ghostwriter	5/1	11/2	11/2
Los Angeles	17/2	15/2	8/1
Luxembourg	10/1	10/1	10/1
Shin Emperor	16/1	16/1	16/1
Royal Rhyme	20/1	25/1	22/1
Hans Andersen	500/1	150/1	250/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Auguste Rodin

OR: 18 Form: 7 Odds: 8

5/2

2nd

Ghostwriter

27.9

OR: 17.3 Form: 7 Odds: 3.6

11/2

3rd

Economics

27.1

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

15/8

Los Angeles

26.8

OR: 17.3 Form: 7 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Luxembourg

23.1

OR: 17.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Shin Emperor

17.9

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Royal Rhyme

16.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Hans Andersen

12.6

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

500/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Auguste Rodin	122	131	110
Economics	121	126	111
Luxembourg	120	129	106
Ghostwriter	119	125	115
Los Angeles	119	126	115
Shin Emperor	115	119	—
Royal Rhyme	113	123	104
Hans Andersen	100	111	85

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ghostwriter	24d ago	Fit
Los Angeles	24d ago	Fit
Royal Rhyme	24d ago	Fit
Hans Andersen	24d ago	Fit
Economics	30d ago	Fit
Auguste Rodin	49d ago	Fresh
Luxembourg	49d ago	Fresh
Shin Emperor	111d ago	Long break