Gatsby skips Champion run The Grey Gatsby has been ruled out of Saturday's Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot but will stay in training next year. Kevin Ryan's three-year-old has enjoyed a tremendous campaign, winning the Dante Stakes at York, the French Derby and most recently lowering the colours of Australia in the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown. The son of Mastercraftsman was due to round off his season on Champions Day this weekend, but with testing conditions increasingly likely to prevail, Ryan has decided to draw stumps for the year. "I'm not going to run him on heavy ground. They had 25 millimetres of rain last night and there is more forecast," said the trainer. "He's done everything we've asked of him this year. "He stays in training next season, so we'll look forward to that now."
