Full Result 3.50 Ascot | 26 July 1997

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes Class A (Group 1)

(Class 1) (3yo+) (1m3f211yds) 1m4f Soft

1st £294,600 2nd £109,600 3rd £52,100 4th £22,100

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	7. Swain (IRE) 16/1 John Reid Saeed bin Suroor	John Reid Saeed bin Suroor	5	97	–	127	133	–
b h Nashwan (USA) - Love Smitten (CAN) (Key To The Mint)
Held up, led over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, driven out

2⁽¹⁾ 1	2. Pilsudski (IRE) 6/1 Mick Kinane Sir Michael Stoute	Mick Kinane Sir Michael Stoute	5	97	–	125	131	–
b h Polish Precedent (USA) - Cocotte (Troy)
Held up, not much room and switched left 2f out, hard ridden over 1f out, chased winner final furlong, ran on

3⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [2¼]	1. Helissio (FR) 11/10F C Asmussen E Lellouche	C Asmussen E Lellouche	4	97	–	124	130	–
b c Fairy King (USA) - Helice (USA) (Slewpy)
Led 1f, led over 5f out to over 2f out, 4th when not much room on inside over 1f out, unable to quicken

4⁽³⁾ 2½ [4¾]	5. Singspiel (IRE) 4/1 Frankie Dettori Sir Michael Stoute	Frankie Dettori Sir Michael Stoute	5	97	–	120	127	–
b h In The Wings - Glorious Song (CAN) (Halo)
Held up, ridden over 3f out, chased winner over 2f out to 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

5⁽⁸⁾ 4 [8¾]	4. Shantou (USA) 16/1 G Hind John Gosden	G Hind John Gosden	4	97	–	115	121	–
b c Alleged (USA) - Shaima (USA) (Shareef Dancer)
Started slowly, not clear run over 6f out, ridden over 3f out, no headway final 2f

6⁽⁵⁾ 5 [13¾]	6. Strategic Choice (USA) 66/1 Ray Cochrane Paul Cole	Ray Cochrane Paul Cole	6	97	–	108	114	–
b h Alleged (USA) - Danlu (USA) (Danzig)
Ridden over 3f out, never near to challenge

7⁽²⁾ 3 [16¾]	3. Predappio 12/1 Gary Stevens Saeed bin Suroor	Gary Stevens Saeed bin Suroor	4	97	–	104	110	–
b c Polish Precedent (USA) - Khalafiya (Darshaan)
Always behind

8⁽⁶⁾ 13 [29¾]	8. Kingfisher Mill (USA) 8/1 Pat Eddery Julie Cecil	Pat Eddery Julie Cecil	3	89	–	86	92	–
ch c Riverman (USA) - Charming Life (NZ) (Sir Tristram)
Led 11f out to 5f out, weakened over 3f out. stewards' told: trainer reported that the colt was found to have suffered a back injury

8 ran Off time: 3:50:00 Winning time: 2m 36.45s (slow by 6.75s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Godolphin (Swain) 1st breeder: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
2nd owner: Lord Weinstock (Pilsudski)
3rd owner: E Sarasola (Helissio)
Tote win: £12 PL: £3.90 £2.70 £1 Ex: £46.10 CSF: £97.45

3:50 Ascot 26 Jul 1997

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes Class A (Group 1)