Godolphin going all-out to capture Champion Stakes

GODOLPHIN have confirmed their determination to capture Saturday’s Emirates Airline Champion Stakes by supplementing Naheef for the Group One showpiece at a cost of £24,000.

The boys in blue already had leading fancies Doyen and Refuse To Bend in the Newmarket feature until adding the five-year-old to the list at yesterday’s confirmation stage.

Bookmakers quote Naheef as the complete outsider at a best-priced 150-1 for the 10-furlong showpiece on Champions’ Day as he is likely to have a pacemaking role for his two shorter-priced stablemates.