'Big Tiger' Delacroix delivers another Irish champion for Aidan O'Brien

"He's some horse to quicken. He did the same in Sandown, he's so quick," said O'Brien.

Christophe Soumillon onboard Delacroix comes home to win. Pic: ©INPHO/Tom Maher.

Christophe Soumillon excelled aboard Delacroix, as they stormed to Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes glory at Leopardstown.

A beaten favourite in the Derby, the son of Dubawi has thrived dropped back to 10 furlongs since, flying home to land the Coral-Eclipse earlier in the summer and now bouncing back from defeat in the Juddmonte International Stakes to register his second Group One of the season.