Spooked Golden Horn survives late scare

It was billed as a potential classic and Saturday’s Qipco Champions Stakes certainly lived up to the hype. Before, during and after.

A star-studded field of eight was reduced to seven a few hours before the off when the conditions once again ruled Gleneagles out.

As 27mm of rain had fallen overnight the news was hardly a surprise but it was still a huge disappointment. However, the line-up was still stellar, headlined by Golden Horn.