Ascot Champions Day: The rain is coming so look at these three mud lovers

It’s a hugely competitive day of racing on Saturday, as we have Ascot Champions Day to really look forward to. We’ll have horse racing tips on the website, including a NAP of the Day. Ascot is a notoriously tough venue to get home in when the ground is heavy and looking at the weather forecast this week, it is likely to be heavy. You need a horse proven in the conditions to be successful and we’ve found three horses who fit that profile. The details can be found below.

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British Champions Long Distance Cup

The one here has to be Kyprios, who is likely to go off a warm order for the race. The brilliant son of Galileo came back from a 344 day break to finish second in the Irish St Leger. Aidan O’Brien was delighted with the run and rightly so. He can now improve a bucket load from that and he is two from two on heavy.

Champion Stakes

French raider Horizon Dore might hold all the aces in the big race of the day. A winner on debut on heavy ground, this lad won’t mind tough conditions and he arrives to Ascot in top order, winning his last four races on the bounce. This is a big step up in class again, but he can take it in his stride.

Queen Elizabeth II Stakes

Aidan O’Brien could have a very good day on Saturday and the superstar Paddington could be another Group 1 winner for the yard. This boy is two wins from two on heavy ground and although he has had a long busy season, he had excuses last time when the winner got first run on a very fast surface.

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