Glory faces 13 in Champion

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Fame And Glory will take on 13 opponents in Saturday's Emirates Airline Champion Stakes.

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Ballydoyle colt heads the field for Group One feature

Fame And Glory will take on 13 opponents in Saturday's Emirates Airline Champion Stakes. The Ballydoyle colt will be looking to return to winning ways after finishing behind Sea The Stars on his last two outings after winning the Irish Derby during the summer. Trainer Aidan O'Brien has left in pacemaker Set Sail while both Never On Sunday and Alpine Rose make the journey from France and complete the foreign raid. Sariska and Mawatheeq are other major contenders while the Prince Khalid Abdullah-owned pair of Doctor Fremantle and Twice Over line up in search of hat-tricks, while the John Gosden-trained Pipedreamer bids to follow up a success at Longchamp. Godolphin rely on Campanologist while City Leader, Forgotten Voice, Virtual and Barshiba complete the line-up.

Chabal tops Dewhurst field

The Group One event is the highlight of Champions Day at Newmarket, which also features the Jumeirah Dewhurst Stakes, which has attracted a field of 15. Jim Bolger's Chabal heads the list with the Irish handler bidding for a fourth successive victory in the race. The County Carlow handler has saddled Teofilo, New Approach and Intense Focus to win the last three renewals of the Group One contest and Chabal will make his final start for the trainer this weekend before joining the Godolphin team. Bolger has also left in Free Judgement, while compatriot Aidan O'Brien has four chances with Beethoven, Fencing Master, Lord High Admiral and the well-regarded Steinbeck all declared to run. Godolphin's sole challenger is the consistent Buzzword, while the leading candidates from the home team appear to be Xtension and Dick Turpin. Awesome Act, High Twelve, Manhattan Fox, Maroon Machine, Silver Grecian and Timely Jazz complete the final field.
Cesarewitch maxed out
Meanwhile, the versatile Nanton tops a maximum field of 34 in the totesport.com Cesarewitch. Jim Goldie's stable star ran a mighty race to finish third in the Cambridgeshire on his latest outing but now steps back up markedly in trip. Galway Hurdle winner Bahrain Storm and Gordon Elliott's Dirar form a strong challenge from Ireland, while Johnny Murtagh has been booked to ride the ante-post gamble Sereth. David Pipe runs Mamlook, Royal Rationale and Raslan, while Mark Johnston also has three chances with Yes Mr President, Keenes Day and Alanbrooke. Ante-post favourite Darley Sun has stood his ground, while Electrolyser, Swingkeel and Kieren Fallon's mount Fair Along are other interesting contenders. The two reserves for the stamina-sapping contest are Alnwick and Wicked Daze.
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