Aidan O'Brien has faith Churchill can go the distance in Irish Champion stakes

Aidan O'Brien is convinced Churchill will not fail for a lack of stamina when he runs over a mile and a quarter for the second time at Leopardstown on Saturday.

The dual Guineas winner bids to show his versatility in the Qipco Irish Champion Stakes on the back of a good performance in the Juddmonte International at York, where he went down by two lengths to Ulysses after winning the private battle with fellow three-year-old Barney Roy.