Laura Collett credited for ‘transformation’ of colt who heads to Champions Day at Ascot

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Dubai Honour ridden by jockey James Doyle (right) on their way to winning the bet365 Handicap ahead of Foxes Tales and Silvestre De Sousa (left) during Gentlemen's Day of the 2021 Moet and Chandon July Festival at Newmarket racecourse. Picture date: Friday July 9, 2021.
Dubai Honour ridden by jockey James Doyle (right) on their way to winning the bet365 Handicap ahead of Foxes Tales and Silvestre De Sousa (left) during Gentlemen's Day of the 2021 Moet and Chandon July Festival at Newmarket racecourse. Picture date: Friday July 9, 2021.
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Newmarket-based Flat trainer, William Haggas, has credited the efforts of British Olympic gold-medal winning venter, Laura Collett, with the transformation of one of his horses, who heads to do battle in the Group One Champion Stakes at the Qipco Champions Day later today (16 October).

Dubai Honour (pictured nearside), a three-year-old colt by Pride Of Dubai and owned by Mohamed Obaida, has won four of his career starts so far, clocking up over £356,000 in prize money in the process, but his trainer has said that this horse’s improvement in form came after spending six weeks with Laura earlier this year.

Gemma Redrup
Gemma Redrup
Former web features editor, point-to-point editor and digital racing editor

Gemma is an experienced journalist, who was a member of H&H staff from 2014 to September 2025. She is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at Epsom in August 2018. Gemma’s has reported from numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.