Economics and Kyprios emerge as candidates for Cartier Horse of the Year after dazzling in Ireland

Economics, Kyprios and Porta Fortuna moved into contention to be named Cartier Horse of the Year after victories at the Irish Champions Festival this weekend.

The former produced a dazzling display to hold off Auguste Rodin (88) in the Irish Champion Stakes to take his ranking Pattern points to 80.

The scores horses accumulate account for 30 per cent of the final verdict, with opinions of a panel of racing journalists and handicappers, as well as votes from Racing Post and Daily Telegraph readers, taken into consideration.

Derby hero City Of Troy shares top spot with dual Group 1-winning miler Charyn in the standings, with a total of 144 points, but Kyprios (120) and Porta Fortuna (120) are only 24 points behind in second.

Super stayer Kyprios landed the Irish St Leger in impressive fashion on Sunday. He also heads the race to be Champion Stayer with a lead of 74 over Friday's Doncaster Cup winner Sweet William and stablemate Jan Brueghel (48), who won the St Leger.

Porta Fortuna established a clear lead in the Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly award when holding off Fallen Angel to take the Matron Stakes at Leopardstown. The Donnacha O'Brien-trained runner was completing a Group 1 hat-trick having landed the Coronation and Falmouth after going close in the 1,000 Guineas.

Bluestocking (104) became the fifth horse to achieve a triple-digit score with her courageous display in the Prix Vermeille. The Ralph Beckett-trained four-year-old held off Aventure to win for a second time at the top-level this season. She also closed the gap on Charyn in the Older Horse division, although Roger Varian's colt increased his score at the start of the month when second to Tribalist in the Prix du Moulin at Longchamp.

Bradsell (64) overtook Mill Stream (60) to lead in the Cartier Sprinter division with victory in the Flying Five at the Curragh. Runner-up Believing (52) is third in the standings.

Simmering (44) also edged ahead in an open Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly rankings. She added to her tally with second place in the Moyglare Stud Stakes and the winner Lake Victoria (40) moved into contention with that success. The unbeaten Phoenix Stakes winner Babouche (40) is also joint-second.

Whistlejacket (64) maintained his lead in the Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt division, ahead of Henri Matisse (48) and Scorthy Champ (36) who battled out the finish of the National Stakes this weekend.

The 34th Cartier Racing Awards will take place at the Dorchester Hotel in London on November 20.

Cartier Horse of the Year

144 Charyn
144 City Of Troy
120 Kyprios
120 Porta Fortuna
104 Bluestocking
96 Mqse de Sevigne
96 Notable Speech
88 Auguste Rodin
88 Rosallion
80 Economics

Cartier Older Horse

144 Charyn
104 Bluestocking
96 Mqse de Sevigne
88 Auguste Rodin
66 Rebel's Romance

Cartier Three-Year-Old Colt

144 City Of Troy
96 Notable Speech
88 Rosallion
80 Economics
68 Los Angeles

Cartier Three-Year-Old Filly

120 Porta Fortuna
56 Content
56 Ezeliya
56 Opera Singer
56 Sparkling Plenty

Cartier Sprinter

64 Bradsell
60 Mill Stream
52 Believing
48 Inisherin
40 Asfoora
40 Montassib

Cartier Stayer

120 Kyprios
54 Sweet William
48 Jan Brueghel
44 Vauban
40 Illinois

Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt

64 Whistlejacket
48 Henri Matisse
36 Scorthy Champ
32 Rashabar
28 Aesterius

Cartier Two-Year-Old Filly

44 Simmering
40 Babouche
40 Lake Victoria
24 Bedtime Story
20 Celandine
20 Exactly
20 Leovanni

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