Last year's Derby winner Adayar (Ire) (Frankel [GB}) is set to take on Baaeed (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) in the G1 QIPCO British Champion S. on Oct. 15.
Godolphin confirmed the news on Twitter on Tuesday in a post that read, “Following discussions yesterday, it has been decided that Adayar will miss the [G1] Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and will head instead to the Champion S. at Ascot where conditions are likely to suit him better.”
Following his Classic triumph at Epsom last June for Charlie Appleby, Adayar added the G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth S. to his tally of wins before finishing fourth in the Arc in heavy ground behind Torquator Tasso (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}). Sent to Ascot two weeks later he finished fifth in the Champion S. with the ground officially described as good to soft.
Following a minor setback in the spring, the 4-year-old's comeback was delayed until Sept. 8, when he was the easy odds-on winner of a 10-furlong conditions race at Doncaster. Adayar's defection will leave Godolphin without a runner in the Arc, a race last won by Godolphin 20 years ago with Marienbard (Ire) (Caerleon).
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