Caravaggio can equal record for O’Brien on Champions Day as Ascot

Irish trainer can make history with big day at Ascot

It’s one of the biggest sporting days of the calendar year this Saturday as the racing world gears up for British Champions Day at Ascot.

One of the major stories to look forward to is Aidan O’Brien’s bid to equal Bobby Frankel’s record of having most Group 1 wins in a season.

Hopes will rest on the likes of Caravaggio, Churchill, Highland Reel and Cliffs Of Moher.

There are four Group 1 renewals in total, as well as the Group 2 Long Distance Cup.

The Coral News Team pick out the best bets of the day and the major talking points.

Bet of the Day

The Group 1 Fillies & Mares Stakes is where the Bet of the Day lies. Francis Graffard’s French star Bateel will take plenty of beating in this 1m 4f renewal.

The five-year-old has been in progressive form all season. She was superb in a Group 3 at Haydock, as well as winning the Group 1 Prix Vermeille at Chantilly last time out.

She thrashed Journey that day and will go at her again here at Ascot. The stellar mare has all the form, loves the soft ground and enjoys the course.

Bateel ticks all the boxes and is Coral’s Bet of the Day.

Harry Angel can be beaten

If Aidan O’Brien is to get over the line and equal Frankel’s record, it’s arguably Caravaggio that is his best shot of the day.