MAKE A Challenge is a fascinating runner at Ascot today. It is only four and a half months since Denis Hogan’s horse won a handicap at Fairyhouse off a mark of 68. Now he is towards the head of the market in the Group 1 British Champions Sprint Stakes on British Champions Day at Ascot.

Talk about meteors.

Denis Hogan has done some job with him, and he has been the catalyst for the resurgence of jockey Joe Doyle, who is four for four on him now.

It cost £40,000 to put the Invincible Spirit gelding into today’s race, but he earned more than that by winning his last two races.

He still has a little bit to find, his rating of 111 leaves him the joint third lowest-rated horse in today’s line-up, and he is 8lbs lower than the top-rated Advertise.

That said, he remains progressive. He has won five of his last six races and he has finished second in the other one, and his performance last Sunday at the Curragh was another career best. He could go higher still. With £330,693 for the winner of today’s race and prize money down to sixth, it’s a good bet about a horse who is as short as 5/1 in places and no bigger than 7/1 anywhere.