Ascot preview: Magical set to repeat Champions Day trick

TEAK TOUGH: Magical, left, produced a career-best performance when beating Ghaiyyath in the Irish Champion Stakes and a repeat of that effort will make her hard to beat at Ascot today. Picture: Healy Racing

Hopes of a glorious Ascot swansong for Enable were dashed on Monday when the decision was taken to retire the dual Arc heroine but the presence of 22 Group 1 winners across six races means Qipco British Champions Day will still be a real treat.

A fiendishly tricky handicap rounds off proceedings but, before that, it's quality all the way with four Group 1s up for grabs.