Ribchester (foaled 25 March 2013) is an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. As a two-year-old in 2015 he finished second in the Gimcrack Stakes on his second racecourse appearance and then won the Group Two Mill Reef Stakes. In 2016 he was rated the best British-trained colt of his generation and was one of the top milers in Europe, winning the Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Prix Jacques Le Marois in France as well as being placed in the 2000 Guineas, Sussex Stakes and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. In 2017 he added further major victories in the Lockinge Stakes, Queen Anne Stakes and Prix du Moulin Background Ribchester is a bay colt with a small, oddly-shaped white star and white coronet markings on his hind legs bred by Audrey Thompson & M O'Brien of the County Tipperary-based Kilmore Stud. As a foal in November 2013 he was put up for auction at Goffs and sold for €78,000 to the bloodstock agent Jamie Railton. In October 2014 the yearling returned to the Goffs sales ring and was bought for €105,000 by David W Armstrong's Chorley-based Highfield Farm. The colt, who is named after the village of Ribchester, was sent into training with Richard Fahey at Malton in North Yorkshire. He was sired by Iffraaj, who won the Group 2 Park Stakes twice and the Lennox Stakes once, as well as finishing second in the 2006 July Cup. His other progeny have included Rizeena, Chriselliam, Hot Streak and Wootton Bassett. Ribchester's dam Mujarah showed no racing ability whatsoever, finishing unplaced in all five of her races. Her grand-dam Mehthaaf won the Irish 1,000 Guineas and was a half-sister to Elnadim as well as being closely related to Dubai Millennium and Timber Country. Racing career 2015: two-year-old season Ribchester made his racecourse debut in a maiden race over six furlongs at Doncaster Racecourse on 9 July. Starting at odds of 8/1 in an eight-runner field he took the lead a furlong out but was overtaken and beaten three quarters of a length by the William Haggas-trained Melabi. Despite his defeat, the colt was then stepped up sharply in class for the Group Two Gimcrack Stakes at York Racecourse and started a 25/1 outsider. Ridden as on his debut by Tony Hamilton he overcame a poor start and stayed on well in the closing stages to finish second behind Ajaya with Raucous in