Irish Champion Stakes runner-by-runner guide

Luxembourg spearheads the Ballydoyle battalion as trainer Aidan O'Brien spies a record-extending 11th win in the Irish Champion Stakes. Camelot colt faces six rivals including Coral-Eclipse hero Vadeni and multiple Group 1 winner Mishriff in Saturday’s battle of the generations at Leopardstown.

Alenquer, Onesto, Broome and Stone Age complete O'Brien's squad for the Irish Champion Stakes.

Tom Marquand won Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh in May. He was beaten in Eclipse at Sandown by Vadeni and Mishriff.

Trainer: Aidan O'Brien and jockey: W. M. Lordan. Horse won Hardwicke at Royal Ascot. Struggled in King George next time but back to form when fourth in Grade 1 at Saratoga 2 weeks ago.

Mishriff is trained by John & Thady Gosden and ridden by C. T. Keane. Mishriffs won the Juddmonte at York last year.

Ryan Moore won all 3 starts at 2 years old. He made a winning return from injury in Group 3 at the Curragh last month.

Progressive colt from France won a Group 2 at Saint-Cloud in May. He was 6 lengths behind Vadeni in Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly next time. Since then he has won in Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp.

Seamie Heffernan is a jockey trained by Aidan O'Brien. Seamies made all in Derby Trial over C&D but has found things tougher in 3 Grade 1s since.

Christophe Soumillon rides a young French colt in the Irish Champion Stakes.

Vadeni and Mishriff finished first and second in the Eclipse at Sandown. VadenI is open to further improvement. Mishraff has endured a couple of hard races in defeat since. Luxembourg remains potentially high-class. Leopardstown 3.45 on Saturday is the start time.

The Irish Champion Stakes takes place at Leopardstown 3.45 on Saturday.