2026 Champions Sprint Odds - Almeraq dominates Champions Day betting

Jon Vine

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Last updated: Sat 10 Oct 2026 11:23

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Latest odds and betting for the 2026 Champions Sprint Stakes
This Group One takes place on British Champions Day on Saturday 17th October
Almeraq is the 6/4 favourite after dominant Sprint Cup win

Jockey Tom Marquand rides Almeraq (5L) to win the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes horse race on the fifth day of the Royal Ascot. (Getty)

The first of four Group One races held on British Champions Day is the Champions Sprint Stakes. Many of the sport's top sprinters have claimed this lucrative prize, but we've also seen plenty of upsets on Champions Day down the years, with a 200/1 shot scoring 12 months ago.

Let's take a look through the latest Champions Sprint Stakes betting and run through the British Champions Day entries.

2026 Champions Sprint Stakes Odds

Name	Odds
Almeraq	6/4
Commanche Brave	9/2
Kind Of Blue	12/1
True Love	14/1
Paborus	16/1
Division	16/1
Bar	20/1

2026 Champions Sprint Stakes Entries

The firm favourite to be crowned Champion Sprinter on Saturday is Almeraq. William Haggas' star upset the international hotpots with a shock victory in the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes during the Royal meeting before hammering some of the same rivals in the Sprint Cup at Haydock.

Comanche Brave took down Almeraq to win the July Cup at Newmarket and proved his versatility with an impressive victory in the Flying Five Stakes at the Curragh last time out. True Love is another who has run over a variety of trips this season, winning the 1000 Guineas in May and the Prix de la Forêt on her most recent start.

2024 winner Kind Of Blue warmed up for his return to Ascot with a conditions race victory at Kempton last month. Paborus and Division could also carry the Wathnan Racing silks into the Champions Sprint, while King Charles III Stakes winner Mission Central could join stablemate True Love in the field.

Great Wish could fly the flag for Denmark following a resounding Group Three success in France earlier in the summer. Francis Graffard could be represented by the Prix Maurice de Gheest winner Samangan. Other potential runners include Prince Of India for Marco Botti, Clive Cox's Group Two winner Coppull, York Stakes third Marvelman for Andrew Balding and last year's shock 200/1 winner Powerful Glory for the Faheys.