3.45 1m. 2f. 7 Declared. Irish Champion Stakes (Group 1) of €1,000,000.00 3-y-o plus
1st - €580,000.00 2nd - €200,000.00 3rd - €100,000.00 4th - €50,000.00 5th - €30,000.00 6th - €20,000.00 7th - €10,000.00
FormscanBy Tom Weekes - LUXEMBOURG returned from injury with a workmanlike Group 3 win but improvement is expected. By Camelot, he ran well in the 2,000 Guineas and being a Group 1-winning juvenile at a mile, should peak at these middle-distances and has soft-ground form. English Guineas runner-up Native Trail finished third against today's rivals in the Eclipse Stakes in July, which suggests unexposed LUXEMBOURG has every chance. Vadeni easily won the soft-ground French Derby and while he won the Eclipse, runner-up Mishriff was an unlucky second. Mishriff has heavy-ground form and while there was no shame in his York defeat to Baaeed, has a concerning tendency to be slowly away. Onesto was fifth to Vadeni in the French Derby and won the Grand Prix de Paris subsequently, but drops in distance. Alenquer won the less competitive Tattersalls Gold Cup in May and finished last in the Eclipse.
For three years old and upwardsWeights - 3-y-o 9st 3lbs 4-y-o and up 9st 9lbs Fillies allowed 3lbs