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Ombudsman shines in Champion Stakes for Gosden team at Ascot: Champions Day – as it happened

Source: Sport | The Guardian · Published: 17 October 2026

Ombudsman emphatically reversed the form from last year’s Champion Stakes with a defeat of Calandagan in the feature race on Champions Day at Ascot Fifteen minutes to the off in the Long Distance Cup, the first of today’s Group One races, and Oddschecker have been in touch with the latest prices: Highwayman 9/4 Continue reading...

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