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Haggas star ready to try again at Ascot.

William Haggas is looking forward to another attempt at the Qipco Champion Stakes with last year's runner-up Addeybb .

The six-year-old landed two Grade Ones in Australia in the spring and, on his return, finished second to Lord North in the Prince of Wales's Stakes.

After a 94-day break, Haggas sent him to Ayr for a Listed race in which he gave 7lb and a three-quarter length beating to a previous Queen Anne winner in Lord Glitters.

"I was really happy, because I thought it was quite a tough race," said Haggas.

"Usually if you run a Group One horse in a Listed race you frighten everything away – but maybe because there'd been no decent ground, it persuaded people to run.

"They didn't go very fast, and he looked in trouble – to my eye anyway – two out, but he picked up real good.

"That will have done him a lot of good, and he'll go off to Ascot with a chance. It will be tough – but it's the Champion Stakes, (so) it should be. He's entitled to go, and he'll be a sporting bet."

Haggas believes the application of cheek-pieces has helped to bring out the very best in Addeybb.

He added: "His record since we put cheek-pieces on – which aren't because he's ungenuine, but they just help him – is outstanding (never out of first two in eight runs).

"He's not a flash horse, which is why he might be (a bigger price). He is what he is – that is what everyone thinks, they all look for the younger ones, the Mishriffs of this world.

"Mishriff is a very good horse, but he'll need to be on his A game.

"Then there's Magical (last year's winner), but I'm hoping she might run in the Arc first. Given they've [owners Coolmore] got Love and Mogul, though, she might not, I suppose."