Champion Stakes 2026 Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Leopardstown · Saturday 12 September 2026 · Off 5:00 · Class 1 · 1m 2f · Going: Good · Purse: €725,001 · 3yo+
British Gambler's Picks
Composite scoring across market position, Racing Post Rating, Topspeed, recent form and trainer 14-day strike rate. Tips, not guarantees — bet responsibly.
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Verdict, Market Read & Value Calls
The market makes Constitution River the clear favourite (implied 29.9% chance) at 11/8, trained by A P O'Brien. Item is the chief market rival at 6/4.
★ Market shape · A competitive heat at the top of the market — three or four runners are within touching distance on price.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Constitution River. Best price available at SmarketsSBK — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Item at 6/4. The price gives place hunters a margin of safety, particularly with bookies paying Extra Places in big-field handicaps.
★ Bigger-priced angle · The bigger-priced angle: Lambourn at 33/1. Form figures of -13054 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
Class 1 · 1m2f0y · Good going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 14% over the last 14 days.
Bar widths show each runner's de-overrounded market chance, based on best price. Bookmaker margins removed so the percentages total ~100%.
- Constitution River 29.9% 11/8
- Item 28.4% 6/4
- Almaqam 16.4% 10/3
- A Boy Named Susie 10.2% 6/1
- Hotazhell 4.4% 15/1
- Wimbledon Hawkeye 4.4% 15/1
- Hawk Mountain 4.2% 16/1
- Lambourn 2.1% 33/1
Field & Odds (8 runners)
Sorted by market position. Best price shown is the lowest decimal price across the leading UK horse racing bookmakers — tap any bookie pill to bet at that price.
| No. | Horse | J / T | Form | RPR | TS | Best Price | Top Bookies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 (3) | Constitution River NAP |
J: Ryan Moore T: A P O'Brien |
1-1113 | 7/4 | |||
| 8 (4) | Item |
J: Colin Keane T: Andrew Balding |
1-1911 | 2/1 | |||
| 1 (8) | Almaqam EW |
J: Kieran Shoemark T: Ed Walker |
33-142 | 9/2 | |||
| 5 (2) | A Boy Named Susie DH |
J: Oisin Murphy T: Donnacha Aidan O'Brien |
2-3421 | 15/2 | |||
| 2 (1) | Hotazhell p |
J: Shane Foley T: Mrs John Harrington |
40-D31 | 25/1 | |||
| 4 (7) | Wimbledon Hawkeye |
J: Christophe Soumillon T: George Scott |
0-5231 | 22/1 | |||
| 7 (5) | Hawk Mountain |
J: Pierre-Charles Boudot T: A P O'Brien |
1-1236 | 25/1 | |||
| 3 (6) | Lambourn |
J: Declan McDonogh T: A P O'Brien |
-13054 | 50/1 |
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