Dual Group 1 winning sprinter, Gordon Lord Byron, left quarantine in England yesterday on route to the Champions, which will be staged at Randwick next month.

Trainer, Tom Hogan, was beaming after the horse’s fast work at Newmarket ahead of his flight out of London’s Heathrow airport to Melbourne, where he will go into quarantine when he arrives tomorrow, Saturday.

The immediate target is the Group1 George Ryder Stakes over 1500 metres at Rosehill Gardens, then the $2.5 million Group1 Darley T J Smith, over 1200 metres, at Royal Randwick, on the first day of the Champions.

Gordon Lord Byron made his racing debut as a 20-1 outsider; unfortunately he fractured his pelvis which saw him away from racing for the best part of a year.

His return to racing has been nothing short of remarkable having won nine times, with two Group 1 wins among his credits, the Prix de la Forget, at delightful Longchamp, the jewel in the crown of French Racing and the Sprint Cup over 1200 metres at Haydock Park in Lancashire.