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left 4:05 right Ascot 18 Oct 2014

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

(Class 1) (3yo+) (1m1f212yds) 1m2f Heavy
1st £770,547.10 2nd £292,131.20 3rd £146,201.50 4th £72,829 5th £36,550.38 6th £18,343.13
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Qipco Champion Stakes (British Champions Middle Distance) (Group 1), 1m2f - Heavy, Class 1 3yo+
Qipco Champion Stakes (British Champions Middle Distance) (Group 1), 1m2f - Heavy, Class 1 3yo+
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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
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1 (5)  
5 95 h 117 120 123
b h Galileo (IRE) right - Kind (IRE) right (Danehill) right
Made all, ridden and joined 2f out, battled on well under pressure, edged slightly left last 100yds, held on most gamely (tchd 15/2 in a place)
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2 (8) nk
6 95 117 119 122 right
b h Dubawi (IRE) right - Kazeem right (Darshaan) right
Tracked winner, ridden to challenge 2f out, upsides after and tremendous battle, slightly impeded and just held near finish (op 20/1)
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3 (2) [1½]
3 90 120 115 120 right
b c High Chaparral (IRE) right - Polished Gem (IRE) right (Danehill) right
Pushed along early to reach 6th, shaken up and progress to chase leading pair 2f out, stayed on but never able to bridge the gap (tchd 3/1)
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4 (6) [5]
3 90 112 108 113 right
b c High Chaparral (IRE) right - Blue Rhapsody right (Cape Cross) right
Held up in 7th, pushed along over 3f out, effort on outer over 2f out, wandered under pressure but kept on to take 4th inside final furlong
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5 (9) 1 [6]
8 95 123 107 112 right
b g Even Top (IRE) right - Taille De Guepe (FR) right (Septieme Ciel) right
Soon chased leading trio but trapped out wide throughout, ridden 3f out, no impression and beaten 2f out, lost 4th inside final furlong (tchd 6/4 and 15/8 in places)
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6 (3) ½ [6½]
5 95 h 113 106 111 right
b g Dubawi (IRE) right - Royal Secrets (IRE) right (Highest Honor) right
Held up in last, detached and driven 4f out, rider persisted and stayed on from over 1f out to pass 3 rivals final furlong (op 25/1 tchd 33/1)
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7 (7) [10]
4 95 114 99 104 right
b c Dylan Thomas (IRE) right - Softly Tread (IRE) right (Tirol) right
Held up in midfield, pushed along 3f out, squeezed out over 2f out, no chance after (jockey said colt suffered interference in running) (op 20/1)
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8 (4) nk [10¼]
3 90 105 97 103 right
ch c Dalakhani (IRE) right - Sweet Firebird (IRE) right (Sadler's Wells) right
Held up in 8th, ridden 3f out, no progress and well beaten 2f out, weakened (tchd 66/1)
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9 (1) [12½]
4 95 p 122 93 99
ch c Galileo (IRE) right - Love Me True (USA) right (Kingmambo) right
Tracked leading pair, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out (op 13/2)
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