QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes report: Roaring Lion runs down Saxon Warrior

Roaring Lion won the Group One at Leopardstown by a neck. Ryan Moore rode Saxon Warrior, who won by one and a half lengths. The 2000 Guineas winner is trained by John Gosden. Oisin Murphy rode his first winner in Ireland earlier in the day. Sheikh Fahad al Thani of Qatar Racing won his own race. The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on Champions Day remains the plan for Saxen Warrior. He will be trained and ridden by Aidan O'Brien. It will depend on the ground at Ascot for the Champion Stake. His trainer, John Gonden, was satisfied with his horse's performance.