Layers cannot see past Doyen

DOYEN dominates the betting for Saturday’s Baileys Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown.

Cashmans make him a 6-4 chance, Paddy Power go 11-8 while Ladbrokes make the Godolphin colt 5-4 favourite for the Group One showpiece over 10 furlongs after his runaway wins in both the Hardwicke Stakes and the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes.

The son of Sadler’s Wells was one of three Godolphin runners left in the race at today’s five-day stage, together with Vespone and Millstreet.