Full Result 4.20 Ascot | 23 September 2006

Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Group 1)

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

1st £141,950 2nd £53,800 3rd £26,925 4th £13,425 5th £6,725 6th £3,375

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	5. George Washington (IRE) 13/8F Mick Kinane A P O'Brien	Mick Kinane A P O'Brien	3	813	–	111	130	–
b c Danehill (USA) - Bordighera (USA) (Alysheba)
Held up behind leaders, travelling well and switched left just over 1f out, soon quickened into lead, readily (op 2-1)

2⁽⁷⁾ 1¼	4. Araafa (IRE) 7/1 Christophe Soumillon Jeremy Noseda	Christophe Soumillon Jeremy Noseda	3	813	120	108	125	–
b c Mull Of Kintyre (USA) - Resurgence (Polar Falcon)
Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, not pace of winner

3⁽²⁾ 2 [3¼]	1. Court Masterpiece 13/2 Jamie Spencer Ed Dunlop	Jamie Spencer Ed Dunlop	6	93	119	103	121	–
b h Polish Precedent (USA) - Easy Option (IRE) (Prince Sabo)
Held up, smooth headway 2f out, switched left over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on (tchd 7-1)

4⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [4½]	7. Killybegs (IRE) 33/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	3	813	113	100	118	–
b c Orpen (USA) - Belsay (Belmez)
Prominent, led well over 2f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace

5⁽⁸⁾ 3½ [8]	3. Proclamation (IRE) 5/1 Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor	Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor	4	93	122	92	110	–
gr c King's Best (USA) - Shamarra (FR) (Zayyani)
Held up, short lived effort 2f out (tchd 6-1)

6⁽⁹⁾ 2 [10]	2. Librettist (USA) 3/1 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	4	93	122	87	105	–
b c Danzig (USA) - Mysterial (USA) (Alleged)
In touch, headway to join leaders on outer 5f out, bumped on bend entering straight, every chance 2f out, soon weakened (op 11-4)

7⁽⁵⁾ 10 [20]	8. River Tiber 100/1 David McCabe A P O'Brien	David McCabe A P O'Brien	3	813	–	62	82	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Heavenly Whisper (IRE) (Halling)
Led after 1f, ridden and headed well over 2f out, gradually faded

8⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [20¾]	6. Ivan Denisovich (IRE) 28/1 Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien	Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien	3	813 v¹	–	60	81	–
b c Danehill (USA) - Hollywood Wildcat (USA) (Kris S)
Prominent until over 2f out (op 25-1 tchd 33-1)

8 ran Off time: 4:27:00 Winning time: 1m 40.06s (slow by 0.86s) Total SP: 113%
Non-runners: Nannina (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith (George Washington) 1st breeder: Lael Stables
2nd owner: Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar (Araafa)
3rd owner: Gainsborough Stud (Court Masterpiece)
Tote win: £3.20 PL: £1.50 £1.70 £1.80 Ex: £17.30 CSF: £13.43 Trifecta: £80.10 Pool £4,166.83 - 36.91 winning units.

4:20 Ascot 23 Sep 2006

Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Group 1)