Azamour Favourite For Leopardstown Honours Coral have priced up Azamour as their even-money favourite to achieve back-to-back victories in the Baileys Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown on Saturday week.John Oxx´s colt has already landed the King George and Prince of Wales´s Stakes this season, and just got the verdict over Norse Dancer in last year´s renewal of the 10-furlong Group One.Derby winner Motivator is the 5-2 next best ahead of Oratorio, his conqueror in the Eclipse, in what is expected to be a small-field affair.'What the race lacks in quantity it more than makes up for in quality, and Azamour versus Motivator will be billed as one of the clashes of the season', said Simon Clare, Coral Spokesman.'Azamour deserves to be favourite after his Group One double earlier in the season, but Motivator will have plenty of supporters, especially as Frankie Dettori looks increasingly likely to take the ride.'Baileys Irish Champion Stakes betting:Coral: Evens Azamour, 5-2 Motivator, 9-2 Oratorio, 6-1 Powerscourt, 12-1 Norse Dancer. (C) PA Sport
