The runners and riders have been confirmed for the 2024 Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown Racecourse on Saturday 14th September.
A field of eight runners will challenge in the headline race at the Irish Champions Festival.
12-time winner Aidan O'Brien is targeting his sixth successive victory in the Leopardstown Group 1 and he covers half of the field.
He will be hoping Auguste Rodin can repeat his feat of 12 months ago, when he edged out stablemate Luxembourg by under a length.
Luxembourg goes again this year for the Ballymore contingent, along with Irish Derby winner Los Angeles and outsider Hans Andersen.
The William Haggas-trained Economics is likely to go off as favourite after impressive performances in the Dante and the Group 2 Guillaume d'Ornano Stakes this summer.
Other contenders include Ghostwriter, who could outrun a double-figure price, along with Royal Rhyme and Shin Emperor, who finished third in the Japanese Derby last time out.
2024 Irish Champion Stakes Runners and Riders
There are eight confirmed runners for the 2024 Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown.
- Auguste Rodin (Ryan Moore)
- Economics (Tom Marquand)
- Ghostwriter (Richard Kingscore)
- Hans Andersen (Chris Hayes)
- Luxembourg (Declan McDonogh)
- Royal Rhyme (Clifford Lee)
- Shin Emperor (Ryusei Sakai)
- Los Angeles (Dylan McMonagle)
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