British Champions Day: Ultimate guide to Saturday's Ascot meeting

British Champions Day at Ascot is set to bring the curtain down on the core Flat season on Saturday.

A whole host of rising stars and old favourites are set to feature as there are six rip-roaring renewals on the card including four Group 1s.

Bay Bridge bids to defend his Champion Stakes crown in the most lucrative contest of the afternoon, Paddington attempts to put the cherry on his incredible campaign with victory in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, Kinross goes for consecutive victories in the British Champion Sprint Stakes, while the British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes looks wide open.

The afternoon kicks off with Kyprios and Trueshan clashing for the first time this season in the British Champions Long Distance Cup and ends with Royal Ascot winner Docklands trying to land another C&D success in the Balmoral Handicap.

It gets even better as our fearless leader is giving away a completely free bet to spend on any race at Ascot on British Champions Day. Cheers, Paddy!

British Champions Day odds can be found on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app, otherwise all the key information you need for Saturday’s big meeting at Ascot is below.

Ascot Racecard

The following six races take place on British Champions Day 2023 at Ascot on Saturday, October 21.

Ascot 1.15 – British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 2)

Distance: 2m
Winner: £283,550
Runners: 8

Broome (Dylan Brown McMonagle)Coltrane (Oisin Murphy)Kyprios (Ryan Moore)Stratum (William Buick)Sweet William (Robert Hamlin)Trawlerman (Frankie Dettori)Trueshan (Hollie Doyle)

Maxident (Owen Lewis)

Ascot 1.50 – British Champions Sprint Stakes (Group 1)

Distance: 6f
Winner: £283,550
Runners: 15

Art Power (David Allan)Kinross (Frankie Dettori)Rohaan (Ryan Moore)Run To Freedom (Trevor Whelan)Saint Lawrence (Hollie Doyle)Spycatcher (Clifford Lee)Mill Stream (William Buick)Makarova (Paul Mulrennan)Sandrine (Oisin Murphy)Sense Of Duty (Tom Marquand)Vadream (Kieran Shoemark)Believing (Daniel Tudhope)Magical Sunset (Rossa Ryan)Ocean Quest (Shane Foley)

Swingalong (Sam James)

Ascot 2.25 – British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes (Group 1)

Distance: 1m4f
Winner: £301,272
Runners: 14

Above The Curve (Dylan Browne McMonagle)Free Wind (Frankie Dettori)One For Bobby (Rob Hornby)Poptronic (Sam James)Stay Alert (David Egan)Term Of Endearment (Tom Marquand)Time Lock (William Buick)Bluestocking (Rossa Ryan)Jackie Oh (Ryan Moore)Red Riding Hood (James Doyle)Rue Boissonade (Gerald Mosse)Running Lion (Oisin Murphy)Sea Of Roses (P J McDonald)

Sweet Memories (Hollie Doyle)

Ascot 3.05 – Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Group 1)

Distance: 1m
Winner: £655,709
Runners: 11

Angel Bleu (Hector Crouch)Checkandchallenge (William Buick)Facteur Cheval (Mickael Barzalona)Big Rock (Aurelien Lemaitre)Chaldean (Frankie Dettori)Epictetus (Kieran Shoemark)Hi Royal (James Doyle)Nashwa (Hollie Doyle)Paddington (Ryan Moore)Rogue Millenium (Daniel Tudhope)

Tahiyra (Chris Hayes)

Ascot 3.45 – Champion Stakes (Group 1)

Distance: 1m2f
Winner: £737,230
Runners: 9

Bay Bridge (Richard Kingscote)Dubai Honour (James Doyle)Mostahdaf (Jim Crowley)My Prospero (Tom Marquand)Point Lonsdale (Ryan Moore)Via Sistina (Oisin Murphy)Horizon Dore (Mickael Barzalona)King Of Steel (Frankie Dettori)

Royal Rhyme (Clifford Lee)

Ascot 4.25 – Balmoral Handicap

Distance: 1m
Winner: £103,080
Runners: 20

Migration (Benoit De La Sayette)Raadobarg (Rossa Ryan)Sonny Liston (Ryan Moore)Baradar (William Buick)Al Mubhir (Tom Marquand)Awaal (James Doyle)Bopedro (Daniel Tudhope)Blue For You (Paul Mulrennan)Docklands (Hayley Turner)Helm Rock (Richard Kingscote)Coeur D’or (Chris Hayes)Rhoscolyn (Jason Watson)Ropey Guest (Tom Queally)Bennetot (Neil Callan)The Gatekeeper (Joe Fanning)Dual Identity (Jim Crowley)Dancing Magic (Oisin Murphy)Lattam (Cieren Fallon)Vetiver (P J McDonald)

Eileen Dubs (Clifford Lee)

Ascot Going

The official going at Ascot ahead of British Champions Day – according to the latest Turftrax report on Thursday, October 19 – is Soft on the Round Course and Soft on the Straight Course.

Ascot Tips

Whether it’s the Flat or the Jumps, Paddy Power News is your one-stop shop for horse racing tips. Our superstar stable of pundits includes ITV Racing pundit Matt Chapman, ace tipster Rory Delargy and legendary jockey Ruby Walsh.

British Champions Day Live Stream

You can live stream all six races on British Champions Day at Ascot on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app for free.

Just head to paddypower.com or the Paddy Power app and sign up or log in. Once you’ve done that, find the betting page for the renewal you wish to watch and click the button that says ‘Watch Live’.

British Champions Day TV Schedule

Paddy’s pals at ITV Racing bring you live coverage of British Champions Day at Ascot from 1pm to 4.05pm on ITV1 before switching to ITV4 from 3.55pm to 4.45pm. Virgin Media One has live coverage of the first five races from 1pm to 4.05pm.