Leopardstown 17:00 RESULTED
Class 1 12 Sep 2026

Saturday 12 September Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes (Group 1)

Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes (Group 1) · 1m2f0y

Official Result

Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes (Group 1)

Confirmed
  1. Winner Hotazhell (GB) Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington
    50/1
  2. 33/1
  3. 11/8F
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Saturday Draw Updated 1 week, 2 days ago
No.
Horse
Form
Jockey / Trainer
OR
SR?
RPR/OR
Age
Wgt
AI
Votes
Odds
Pick
Comment
1
Almaqam silks
Almaqam
Age 5 · 9-9
33-142
125
134
130
5
9-9
9/2 FCST 4/1
Placed second last time out and a winner three starts back, Almaqam brings solid recent form into this, and he has run over today's trip and going before; carrying 135 lb from stall 8 is the one note of caution, but a rating of 130 marks him as the one to beat.
AI verdict

Favourable weight of 9-9 gives a real edge in this handicap.

2
Hotazhell silks
Hotazhell
Age 4 · 9-9
40-D31
116
88
117
4
9-9
33/1 16/1 33/1
Hotazhell won last time out but is ranked seventh of eight on our figures, with a speed rating of 105 suggesting he has plenty to find here; his effort three starts back was subsequently wiped out by disqualification, though he has distance and going experience and draws stall one.
AI verdict

SR 88 suggests ability but 40/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

3
Lambourn silks
Lambourn
Age 4 · 9-9
-13054
119
91
120
4
9-9
33/1 50/1 28/1
Lambourn shaped with promise when winning five starts back and retains experience over today's trip and going, but he has been out 49 days and his last four runs have yielded only a third four starts back — a return to that level is required here.
AI verdict

SR 91 suggests ability but 50/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

4
Wimbledon Hawkeye silks
Wimbledon Hawkeye
Age 4 · 9-9
0-5231
115
93
117
4
9-9
28/1 14/1 25/1
Ranked bottom of the field on our figures, Wimbledon Hawkeye faces a stiff ask at 135 lb from stall seven, though he arrives with fair recent form — a winner last time out and placed in two of his four starts before that — and has run over today's distance and going before.
AI verdict

SR 93 suggests ability but 28/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

5
A Boy Named Susie silks
A Boy Named Susie
Age 3 · 9-3
2-3421
117
122
119
3
9-3
9/1 7/1 15/2
Won last time out and has run over today's distance and going before, but has been placed rather than winning in four of his last five starts, and 129 lb is a stiff burden; drawn in stall two and rated 119 by us, he merits respect without inspiring full confidence.
AI verdict

SR 122 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

6
Constitution River silks
Constitution River
Age 3 · 9-3
1-1113
123
139
127
3
9-3
6/4 FCST 18/13
Constitution River arrives in fine nick, a winner four times in his last five starts with a third on his most recent outing 24 days ago, and he has experience of both today's trip and going; at 129 lb, the weight he shoulders is the one factor to keep onside.
AI verdict

Favourable weight of 9-3 gives a real edge in this handicap.

7
Hawk Mountain silks
Hawk Mountain
Age 3 · 9-3
1-1236
116
100
119
3
9-3
25/1 22/1 25/1
Hawk Mountain shaped well enough in recent starts, third two starts back and a winner four starts back, but a sixth last time out clouds his claims here; he has run over today's trip and going, returns after 24 days, and carries 129 lb from stall 5.
AI verdict

SR 100 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

8
Item silks
Item
Age 3 · 9-3
1-1911
126
136
123
3
9-3
2/1 2/1 32/17
Item arrives in terrific nick, winning four in his last five starts including back-to-back victories, and he has experience of today's distance and going; the nine in between those runs is the one form blemish to keep onside.
AI verdict

Favourable weight of 9-3 gives a real edge in this handicap.

Horse Bet365 Paddy Power Coral Ladbrokes William Hill Betfred Best
1 Almaqam 9/2 5/1 open 5.50 4/1 4/1 9/2 9/2 5/1 Paddy Power
2 Hotazhell 33/1 open 23.00 33/1 open 19.00 33/1 open 17.00 33/1 open 21.00 33/1 open 21.00 33/1 open 21.00 33/1 Bet365
3 Lambourn 33/1 open 51.00 28/1 open 67.00 28/1 open 51.00 28/1 open 51.00 28/1 open 51.00 28/1 open 51.00 33/1 Bet365
4 Wimbledon Hawkeye 28/1 open 17.00 25/1 open 21.00 28/1 open 17.00 28/1 open 15.00 33/1 open 21.00 28/1 open 17.00 33/1 William Hill
5 A Boy Named Susie 9/1 open 8.50 17/2 open 9.00 17/2 open 9.00 17/2 open 9.00 15/2 open 8.00 8/1 open 8.50 9/1 Bet365
6 Constitution River 6/4 open 2.63 6/4 open 2.38 13/8 open 2.75 13/8 open 2.75 13/8 11/8 open 2.63 13/8 Coral
7 Hawk Mountain 25/1 open 23.00 25/1 open 23.00 25/1 25/1 28/1 open 26.00 25/1 28/1 William Hill
8 Item 2/1 open 3.25 2/1 15/8 open 3.25 15/8 open 3.25 9/4 open 3.50 9/4 9/4 William Hill

Prices update each odds sync. Green ▼ = shortened (steamer), Red ▲ = drifted, Blue = = unchanged since last sync. Best column highlights the bookmaker offering the longest price.

Chamber Verdict

Balanced lens

Constitution River

Live signal

Constitution River owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (77) and market confidence (93). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.

6/4 A P O'Brien Ryan Moore
73% Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner

Item

Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.

2/1 · Andrew Balding
✓ Value Signal

Wimbledon Hawkeye

Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.

28/1 · George Scott
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Chamber Signals

How the chamber read the race

Why this horse Live cards showing how the active lens weighted each signal for this outcome.
Speed rating High conviction
77 / 100
⚖ Weight 38% +29.3 pts

Base ability signal derived from the runner's best available speed figure.

Market confidence Dominant
93 / 100
⚖ Weight 22% +20.5 pts

Transforms live price respect into a confidence signal inside the chamber.

Pace profile Speculative
55 / 100
⚖ Weight 12% +4.7 pts

How cleanly the runner's engine fits the projected rhythm and pressure map.

Value edge Speculative
46 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +4.6 pts

Shows whether the current price still leaves enough upside in the pick.

Chaos factor Dominant
50 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +5.0 pts

Controlled volatility that keeps the simulation realistic and stress-tests the profile.

Favourite bias Live signal
60 / 100
⚖ Weight 8% +4.8 pts

Extra certainty applied when the active lens wants to trust the obvious market leader.

Top chamber signals Top 5 ranked by the active lens.
1 6. Constitution River
71.3 6/4
2 8. Item
67.5 2/1
3 1. Almaqam
66.2 9/2
4 5. A Boy Named Susie
61.1 9/1
5 7. Hawk Mountain
45.4 25/1
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Constitution River
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6
Age 3 · 9-3
6/4
★★★★☆ SR 139 🐾

Favourable weight of 9-3 gives a real edge in this handicap.

8
Age 3 · 9-3
2/1
★★★★☆ SR 136 🐾

Favourable weight of 9-3 gives a real edge in this handicap.

1
Age 5 · 9-9
9/2
★★★★☆ SR 134 🐾

Favourable weight of 9-9 gives a real edge in this handicap.

5
Age 3 · 9-3
9/1
★★★☆☆ SR 122 🐾

SR 122 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

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Constitution River
Confidence: Speculative

Constitution River (SR:139, 11/8) is the highest-rated horse in the field by a clear margin over Item (SR:136) and Almaqam (SR:134), and carries the lightest weight in the field at 9-3 as a 3-year-old, a significant advantage over older rivals at this trip. The form string 1-1113 — three wins and a third in a Group 1 — is consistent at the highest level, and Ryan Moore's booking (24% career strike rate, 1,011 runners) is the strongest jockey-trainer combination in this field, with A P O'Brien at 23% career strike rate over 1,234 runners. The market has shortened 8% since opening, confirming stable confidence, and Moore is clearly the yard's #1 pick from three O'Brien runners given Lambourn takes Declan McDonogh and Hawk Mountain takes Boudot. The sole concern is DistFit:? — insufficient sample at 1m2f — but at Group 1 level a horse of this ability with Ryan Moore aboard is trusted to see out the trip on good ground. Each-way alternative: Almaqam. Main danger: Item — Item (SR:136, 2/1) arrives as market favourite with form 1-1911 — two wins flanking a messy middle sequence that likely reflects a bad run rather than regression — and Colin Keane at 16% strike rate for Andrew Balding (18%, 2,933 runners) is a powerful combination, though GoingFit:? and DistFit:? introduce more uncertainty than Constitution River carries.

Case against 4 clamped
  • DistFit:? is a genuine red flag — Constitution River has no recorded run at 1m2f, and a step up in trip at Group level against proven stayers is a material unknown, not a minor caveat.
  • Item (SR:136, 2/1) ran 1-1-9-1-1 and is also on a +4 market move — the 9 suggests a blip but recent form is tight, and Balding/Keane is a potent international combination that the market respects at…
  • Running in a three-pronged O'Brien stable entry (Lambourn, Hawk Mountain, Constitution River) risks tactical confusion — pacemaking duties and race-shaping decisions benefit stablemates at the expens…
  • A +4 Marks move on a horse already rated 139 suggests connections may be nudging the figure upward artificially; at 11/8 the margin for error over a well-handicapped, proven 1m2f performer like Almaq…
Shortlist Constitution River, Item, Almaqam, A Boy Named Susie
Each-way: Almaqam Danger: Item

🗺 The Course Class 1

1m2f0y Distance to cover
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8 Confirmed runners
Leopardstown Track and setting
Class 1 Race grade