Full Result 3.50 Ascot | 21 October 2017

Qipco Champion Stakes (British Champions Middle Distance) (Group 1)

(Class 1) (3yo+) (1m1f212yds) 1m2f Soft

1st £737,230 2nd £279,500 3rd £139,880 4th £69,680 5th £34,970 6th £17,550

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	9. Cracksman 13/8F Frankie Dettori John Gosden	Frankie Dettori John Gosden	3	91	122	120	131	–
b c Frankel - Rhadegunda (Pivotal)
Lw; tracked leading trio, led well over 2f out, ridden and powered clear soon after, stayed on strongly, impressive (op 7/4 tchd 6/4)

2⁽⁷⁾ 7	4. Poet's Word (IRE) 7/1 Andrea Atzeni Sir Michael Stoute	Andrea Atzeni Sir Michael Stoute	4	95	119	105	117	–
b c Poet's Voice - Whirly Bird (Nashwan)
Lw; held up in touch, progress to chase winner over 2f out, soon left behind, dropped to 3rd over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd again inside final furlong, no chance (tchd 13/2)

3⁽⁹⁾ nk [7¼]	2. Highland Reel (IRE) 17/2 Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	5	95	123	105	116	–
b h Galileo (IRE) - Hveger (AUS) (Danehill)
Tracked leader, made move to far side rail 6f out where raced alone, joined leaders approaching straight, ridden and edged right when umable to quicken 2f out, stayed on to take 3rd towards finish (op 11/1 tchd 8/1 and tchd 14/1)

4⁽⁶⁾ 1 [8¼]	10. Recoletos (FR) 14/1 Olivier Peslier C Laffon-Parias	Olivier Peslier C Laffon-Parias	3	91	114	103	114	–
b c Whipper (USA) - Highphar (FR) (Highest Honor)
Strong; slightly on toes; dwelt, held up towards rear, progress over 2f out, ridden to chase clear winner over 1f out, no impression, lost 2nd and faded inside final furlong (tchd 12/1 and tchd 16/1)

5⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [9¾]	1. Desert Encounter (IRE) 33/1 Sean Levey David Simcock	Sean Levey David Simcock	5	95 h	114	100	111	–
b g Halling (USA) - La Chicana (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
Held up in last, ridden and progress over 2f out, reached 5th and tried to press for a place 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 40/1)

6⁽³⁾ 5 [14¾]	7. Brametot (IRE) 11/2 Cristian Demuro J-C Rouget	Cristian Demuro J-C Rouget	3	91	121	90	102	–
b c Rajsaman (FR) - Morning Light (GER) (Law Society)
Strong; slightly on toes; held up, effort on inner well over 2f out, soon no progress and weakened (tchd 7/1)

7⁽¹⁾ shd [15]	8. Cliffs Of Moher (IRE) 10/1 Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien	Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien	3	91 t	118	89	102	–
bb c Galileo (IRE) - Wave (IRE) (Dansili)
Held up in touch, ridden well over 2f out, soon weakened (op 8/1 tchd 11/1)

8⁽⁵⁾ 1 [16]	3. Maverick Wave (USA) 100/1 Robert Havlin John Gosden	Robert Havlin John Gosden	6	95	101	87	99	–
ch h Elusive Quality (USA) - Misty Ocean (USA) (Stormy Atlantic)
Pressed leading pair, close 2nd 3f out, soon weakened rapidly

9⁽²⁾ 1 [17]	6. Barney Roy 9/2 James Doyle Richard Hannon	James Doyle Richard Hannon	3	91	122	85	98	–
b c Excelebration (IRE) - Alina (IRE) (Galileo)
Slightly on toes; held up in last trio, shaken up and floundering well over 2f out, soon weakened (trainer's rep said the colt was unsuited by the going and would prefer a quicker surface) (tchd 4/1)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 25 [42]	5. Success Days (IRE) 40/1 Shane Foley K J Condon	Shane Foley K J Condon	5	95 t	114	31	47	–
gr h Jeremy (USA) - Malaica (FR) (Roi Gironde)
Raced wide early, made most to well over 2f out, weakened quickly, tailed off

10 ran Off time: 4:01:57 Winning time: 2m 11.75s (slow by 7.45s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: A E Oppenheimer (Cracksman) 1st breeder: Hascombe And Valiant Studs
2nd owner: Saeed Suhail (Poet's Word)
3rd owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor (Highland Reel)
Tote win: £2.50 PL: £1.20 £2.10 £2.50 Ex: £12.80 CSF: £13.53 Tricast: £76.20 Trifecta: £55.90
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 27 (37%) M [4-7] 78 (49%) H [8-10] 45 (14%)

3:50 Ascot 21 Oct 2017

Qipco Champion Stakes (British Champions Middle Distance) (Group 1)