No Irish Champion trip for Ace Impact with Arc favourite heading straight to Longchamp

Ace Impact and Cristian Demuro winning at Deauville earlier this monthCredit: Quentin Bertrand (APRH)

Unbeaten Prix du Jockey Club winner Ace Impact will not feature in the Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes a week on Saturday, with trainer Jean-Claude Rouget and the three-year-old's ownership team opting to head straight to the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe without another run.

Ace Impact is five from five following his win in the Prix Guillaume d'Ornano at Deauville on August 15, after which Rouget reiterated that the Arc would be his main priority, while retaining the option of taking in the Irish Champion Stakes on the way.

The son of Cracksman is a 5-1 chance with bet365 and BoyleSports for the feature race on day one of the Irish Champions Festival on September 9.

Read the full story

Read award-winning journalism from the best writers in racing, with exclusive news, interviews, columns, investigations, stable tours and subscriber-only emails.

Subscribe to unlock

Racing Post digital newspaper (worth over £100 per month)
Award-winning journalism from the best writers in racing
Expert tips from the likes of Tom Segal and Paul Kealy
Replays and results analysis from all UK and Irish racecourses
Form study tools including the Pro Card and Horse Tracker
Extensive archive of statistics covering horses, trainers, jockeys, owners, pedigree and sales data

Already a subscriber?Log in

Scott BurtonFrance correspondent

Published on 28 August 2023inIrish Champions Festival

Last updated 17:30, 28 August 2023

Copy