Full Result 3.20 Ascot | 27 September 1997

Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Class A (Group 1)

(Class 1) (3yo+) (7f213yds) 1m Rnd Good

1st £187,839.99 2nd £70,078.25 3rd £33,476.63 4th £14,380.13

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	4. Air Express (IRE) 9/1 Olivier Peslier Clive Brittain	Olivier Peslier Clive Brittain	3	811	–	118	121	–
b c Salse (USA) - Ibtisamm (USA) (Caucasus)
Headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, all out. stewards' told: trainer reported that the horse failed to handle the camber at Goodwood on it's previous run

2⁽¹⁾ shd	9. Rebecca Sharp 16/1 Michael Hills G Wragg	Michael Hills G Wragg	3	88	–	115	120	–
b f Machiavellian (USA) - Nuryana (Nureyev)
Steady headway on inside 3f out, not clear run on inside over 2f out until over 1f out, switched left, strong run final furlong, finished well

3⁽²⁾ 2 [2]	7. Faithful Son (USA) 16/1 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute	Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute	3	811	–	114	116	–
b g Zilzal (USA) - Carduel (USA) (Buckpasser)
Always prominent, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, unable to quicken

4⁽⁶⁾ shd [2¼]	5. Bahhare (USA) 15/2 Richard Hills John Dunlop	Richard Hills John Dunlop	3	811	–	114	116	–
b c Woodman (USA) - Wasnah (USA) (Nijinsky)
Ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong

5⁽⁵⁾ nk [2½]	2. Bijou D'Inde 20/1 J Weaver Mark Johnston	J Weaver Mark Johnston	4	91	–	113	115	–
ch c Cadeaux Genereux - Pushkar I (Northfields)
Chased leader, led over 3f out until over 1f out, one pace

6⁽⁴⁾ ½ [3]	1. Allied Forces (USA) 9/2 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	4	91	–	112	114	–
ch c Miswaki (USA) - Mangala (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Led over 4f, every chance over 1f out, one pace

7⁽⁸⁾ 1 [4]	6. Entrepreneur 9/2 Mick Kinane Sir Michael Stoute	Mick Kinane Sir Michael Stoute	3	811	–	–	112	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Exclusive Order I (USA) (Exclusive Native)
Lost place over 2f out, ran on one pace final furlong

8⁽⁷⁾ 3½ [7½]	8. Revoque (IRE) 9/4F John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam	John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam	3	811	–	104	104	–
b c Fairy King (USA) - La Bella Fontana (Lafontaine I)
Pulled hard, held up, ridden over 2f out, no response. stewards' told: jockey was unable to offer any explanation

9⁽⁹⁾ nk [7¾]	3. Centre Stalls (IRE) 14/1 T Quinn R F Johnson Houghton	T Quinn R F Johnson Houghton	4	91	–	103	104	–
b c In The Wings - Lora's Guest (Be My Guest)
Behind final 3f

9 ran Off time: 3:23:00 Winning time: 1m 40.90s (slow by 1.70s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Mohamed Obaida (Air Express) 1st breeder: Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd
2nd owner: A E Oppenheimer (Rebecca Sharp)
3rd owner: Maktoum Al Maktoum (Faithful Son)
Tote win: £12.50 PL: £2.40 £2.90 £2.30 Ex: £66.60 CSF: £122.70 Trifecta: £153.90 Pool: £3,751.09. 17.30 winning tickets.
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DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 100 (19%) M [4-6] 50 (31%) H [7-9] 0 (50%)

3:20 Ascot 27 Sep 1997

Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Class A (Group 1)