Almaqam (GB)
- 5-y-o; bay horse
- Breeding: Lope De Vega (IRE) - Talmada (USA) (Cape Cross (IRE))
- Trained by: E Walker
- Last Race: Ascot, 17 Oct 2026 16:00
- Result: 4/6, took keen hold, towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon outpaced, made little impression over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong
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Form profile
Winner of three of his 11 starts and currently rated 122. Added to his score when beating Ombudsman by a length and three-quarters in the Group 3 Brigadier Gerard Stakes at Sandown (1m 2f) last May and placed in three runs in better company thereafter. Ended his season by finishing third, beaten four lengths, behind Calandagan in the Group 1 Champion Stakes at Ascot (1m 2f) in October.
Trainer says
Almaqam was due to run at Sandown, but the ground was just too quick for him, so he is probably going to wait for the Prix d’Ispahan or the Tattersalls Gold Cup if we get some ease in the ground. He’s got some exceptional form and is in the form of his life, so it was pretty gutting that he couldn’t run in the Gordon Richards Stakes, but such is life. He’s a very special horse and doesn’t need to improve to win a Group 1 - he just needs to find the right one.
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| 17 Oct 2026 | Ascot - Qatar Racing Champion Stakes (Group 1) (1m 2f) | |
| 12 Sep 2026 | Leopardstown - Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes (Group 1) (1m 2f) | |
| 19 Aug 2026 | York - Juddmonte International Stakes (Group 1) (1m 2½f) | |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Ascot - Prince Of Wales's Stakes (Group 1) (1m 2f) | |
| 24 May 2026 | Curragh - Tattersalls Gold Cup (Group 1) (1m 2½f) | |