Full Result 3.05 Ascot | 17 October 2015

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

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

1st £770,547.12 2nd £292,131.24 3rd £146,201.50 4th £72,829 5th £36,550.38 6th £18,343.13

Qipco Champion Stakes (British Champions Middle Distance) (Group 1), 1m2f - Good To Soft, Class 1 3yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	2. Fascinating Rock (IRE) 10/1 Pat Smullen D K Weld	Pat Smullen D K Weld	4	95	120	119	125	–
b c Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Miss Polaris (Polar Falcon)
Held up in midfield and 8th halfway, progress over 2f out, driven over 1f out, led just inside final furlong stayed on well after (op 12/1)

2⁽⁸⁾ 1¼	13. Found (IRE) 9/2 Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	3	811	118	113	119	–
b f Galileo (IRE) - Red Evie (IRE) (Intikhab)
Held up in last, still there over 2f out, threaded through and good progress well over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to take 2nd near finish, no real chance to threaten winner (tchd 5/1)

3⁽¹²⁾ ½ [1¾]	9. Jack Hobbs EvensF William Buick John Gosden	William Buick John Gosden	3	90	123	115	121	–
br c Halling (USA) - Swain's Gold (USA) (Swain)
Well away from wide draw and tracked leader, led over 2f out, driven and pressed over 1f out, headed and one pace just inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish (op 5/4)

4⁽¹⁾ 1½ [3¼]	11. Racing History (IRE) 16/1 James Doyle Saeed bin Suroor	James Doyle Saeed bin Suroor	3	90	112	112	118	–
b c Pivotal - Gonbarda (GER) (Lando)
Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, closed from 2f out, close up just over 1f out, one pace final furlong (op 12/1 tchd 11/1 and tchd 16/1)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [3½]	1. Air Pilot 33/1 Harry Bentley Ralph Beckett	Harry Bentley Ralph Beckett	6	95	111	11	117	–
b g Zamindar (USA) - Countess Sybil (IRE) (Dr Devious)
Soon settled into 5th, closed on leaders on outer 2f out, disputed 2nd just over 1f out and right on terms, faded last 100yds

6⁽⁴⁾ 1 [4½]	5. The Corsican (IRE) 12/1 Jamie Spencer David Simcock	Jamie Spencer David Simcock	4	95	116	109	115	–
b c Galileo (IRE) - Walklikeanegyptian (IRE) (Danehill)
Mostly chased leading pair, ridden to chase leader just over 2f out to over 1f out, faded inside final furlong (op 10/1 tchd 9/1 and tchd 12/1)

7⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [5½]	6. Tullius (IRE) 50/1 Jimmy Fortune Andrew Balding	Jimmy Fortune Andrew Balding	7	95	114	107	113	–
ch g Le Vie Dei Colori - Whipped Queen (USA) (Kingmambo)
Held up in last quartet, ridden and progress on outer 2f out, tried to close on leaders 1f out, faded final furlong (op 40/1)

8⁽⁶⁾ 2¾ [8¼]	8. Ribbons 14/1 Frankie Dettori James Fanshawe	Frankie Dettori James Fanshawe	5	92	115	98	105	–
ch m Manduro (GER) - Sister Act (Marju)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, progress over 2f out, ridden to chase leaders and close up over 1f out, weakened final furlong (op 16/1)

9⁽⁹⁾ hd [8½]	10. Palace Prince (GER) 80/1 Silvestre De Sousa Andreas Lowe	Silvestre De Sousa Andreas Lowe	3	90	111	99	108	–
bb c Areion (GER) - Palace Princess (GER) (Tiger Hill)
Held up in midfield, progress on outer over 2f out, no headway over 1f out, weakened (op 100/1)

10⁽³⁾ 3¼ [11¾]	12. Sumbal (IRE) 33/1 Christophe Soumillon F-H Graffard	Christophe Soumillon F-H Graffard	3	90	114	92	101	–
gr c Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Alix Road (FR) (Linamix)
Never better than midfield, driven and effort to close briefly over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

11⁽¹³⁾ 13 [24¾]	4. Maverick Wave (USA) 66/1 Robert Havlin John Gosden	Robert Havlin John Gosden	4	95	112	64	75	–
ch c Elusive Quality (USA) - Misty Ocean (USA) (Stormy Atlantic)
Well away from wide draw and led, headed and weakened over 2f out, tailed off

12⁽²⁾ 8 [32¾]	3. Lightning Spear 50/1 Oisin Murphy Olly Stevens	Oisin Murphy Olly Stevens	4	95	115	48	59	–
ch c Pivotal - Atlantic Destiny (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Never better than midfield, weakened over 2f out, tailed off (op 40/1)

13⁽⁵⁾ 3¾ [36½]	7. Vadamos (FR) 8/1 Vincent Cheminaud A Fabre	Vincent Cheminaud A Fabre	4	95	115	40	52	–
b c Monsun (GER) - Celebre Vadala (FR) (Peintre Celebre)
Took keen hold, prominent until weakened quickly over 2f out, tailed off (jockey said colt ran too free) (op 7/1)

13 ran Off time: 3:09:30 Winning time: 2m 6.31s (slow by 2.01s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Newtown Anner Stud Farm Ltd (Fascinating Rock) 1st breeder: Newtown Anner Stud
2nd owner: Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier (Found)
3rd owner: Godolphin & Partners (Jack Hobbs)
Tote win: £12.10 PL: £3.10 £1.70 £1.10 Ex: £63.80 CSF: £53.84 Tricast: £86.71 Trifecta: £169.30
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 34 (15%) M [5-9] 64 (38%) H [10-13] 52 (47%)

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

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