Moore wary of Vadeni threat in Champion

A Group 1 winner at two, Luxembourg ran a race full of promise when third in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket but picked up a problem which kept him off the track for over three months.

ONE TO BEAT: French raider Vadeni is the right favourite for the Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes at
Leopardstown on Saturday, according to Ryan Moore. Picture: Nigel French/PA

Ryan Moore believes Vadeni has every right to be favourite for the Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown, but expects his mount Luxembourg to improve leaps and bounds for a comeback run last month.

A Group One winner at two, Luxembourg ran a race full of promise when third in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket but picked up a problem which kept him off the track for over three months.