Magical, a game second in the 2018 Breeders’ Cup Turf at Churchill Downs, held off a sustained rally from Addeybb to win her fourth Group 1 stakes in Saturday’s $1.76 million Champion Stakes at Royal Ascot in England.

Fifth in the Group 1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp Racecourse on Oct. 6 in Paris, Magical was always prominent in the Champion Stakes at 1 1/4 miles on a soft turf course. Ridden by Donnacha O’Brien for his father, Aidan, Magical (even-money) stalked pacesetter Regal Reality (16-1) for the first mile before taking the lead in early stretch.

King of Change conquered the heavy going at Ascot and scored the biggest win of his career in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on Saturday.

King of Change raced midpack under jockey Sean Levey, began a move with a quarter-mile to run, split horses a furlong-and-a-half from the finish to take command of the straight-course mile, and had plenty in the tank to hold off a run from The Revenant, one of the favorites.

Thirty-five minutes after losing a photo with Stradivarius in the British Champions Long Distance Cup, trainer John Gosden and jockey Frankie Dettori won one with Star Catcher in the British Champions Fillies and Mares.

Redzel is the only winner The Everest has known in the Australian sprint race’s two-year history and on Saturday at Royal Randwick, Redzel will try to win his third Everest when he faces 15 rivals.

The $9.56 million (US) Everest is Australia’s version of the Pegasus World Cup, with connections shelling out big bucks for a spot in this six-furlong race around a right-handed turn.

To escape the long shadow of the great Enable, Magical is traveling to a bog.

In truth, Magical is shipping this weekend from trainer Aidan O’Brien’s base in Ireland to Ascot Racecourse just west of London, but so rain-soaked is Ascot that three races on Saturday’s British Champions Day card scheduled for Ascot’s round course have been transferred to the inner course.

SHA TIN SELECTIONS
(Sunday, 20 October, 2019)

R1 – 2-8-4-10
R2 – 12-1-2-6
R3 – 1-11-10-3
R4 – 8-2-3-10
R5 – 4-11-9-2
R6 – 4-9-11-12
R7 – 8-1-12-7
R8 – 1-7-10-8

Best – R5 n4 Xiang Bai Qi
Longshot – R3 N1 Ho Ho Feel
Best Play – R2 Trio 2 / 4,5,8,10

Paul Lally:

R1 4-2-8-3
R2 1-12-6-7
R3 4-6-8-12
R4 10-3-1-2
R5 1-4-2-9
R6 11-1-2-12
R7 9-8-10-2
R8 7-1-6-8

Best: R4 N10 Mister Monte
Longshot R7 N9 Momentum Galaxy
Play QQP 8-9-10>

With a little racing luck, My Ally would have won in his first start for trainer John Moore in a six-furlong handicap at Happy Valley Racecourse in Hong Kong on Sept. 25. My Ally raced in traffic with a half-mile remaining and lost a shoe with about a quarter-mile remaining. Despite all that, My Ally was beaten a head.

Wednesday at Happy Valley, My Ally tries to win for the first time at the 2019-2020 Hong Kong season in the $184,847 Tai Tam Handicap at six furlongs on turf. My Ally will carry 132 pounds, one less than topweight Joyful Union in the field of 12.

HAPPY VALLEY SELECTIONS
(Wednesday, 16 October, 2019)

Brett Davis – Selections

R1 – 2-3-9-6

R2 – 13-3-4-6

R3 – 2-8-5-12

R4 – 9-10-12-1

R5 – 1-9-14-11

R6 – 2-9-7-3

R7 – 11-3-8-5

R8 – 11-3-2-9
R9 – 5-6-7-13

R10 – 10-6-2-3

Best – R6 N2   Gunnar  

Longshot – R2 N13   Victory In Hand

Best Play – R8   Q/Qp   2,3,11

Paul Lally:

R1 3-1-5-2

R2 6-13-7-4

R3 2-8-4-5

R4 2-1-5-9

R5 14-9-12-1

R6 2-1-3-8

R7 11-8-5-3

R8 12-11-3-1