Qipco British Champions Day is Flat racing's grand finale with prize money of £2.5 million. Four Group 1s will be held on Saturday at Ascot – and top horses such as Magical, Stradivarius and Palace Pier are set to compete.
Five Classic winners join them – and they are Serpentine (Investec Derby), Mishriff (French Derby), Even So (Irish Oaks), Search For A Song (Irish St Leger) and Sovereign (last year’s Irish Derby winner).
A total of 87 runners have been declared for the six races, which is a joint-record for the fixture, on soft ground with heavy places.
Frankel was one of its early stars, winning the 2011 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes and the Champion Stakes the following year. The racecard 1.20 Qipco British Champions Day Long Distance
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