4.05 Qipco Champion Stakes (British Champions Middle Distance) (Group 1) of £1,300,000.00 3-y-o plus(Class 1) 1m. 2f.

Ascot Results Sat, 20th Oct, 2012

Going - Soft (Round Course: Soft, Heavy in places).

Placepot Pool - £233,559.73 Winning Units - 1375.42 Dividend - £123.90. Quadpot Pool - £12,764.53 Winning Units - 1817.51 Dividend - £5.10. Place Six Dividend - £84.62. Place Five Dividend - £25.48.

Qipco Champion Stakes (British Champions Middle Distance) (Group 1) of £1,300,000.00 3-y-o plus (Class 1) 1m. 2f.

1st - £737,230.00, 2nd - £279,500.00, 3rd - £139,880.00, 4th - £69,680.00 6 Ran

1st

Frankel (GB) 9-3 (Mr K Abdulla)
(Drawn 3) Rated 140
Galileo (IRE) - Kind (IRE)(Danehill (USA))

(Morning price: 1/4 2/7)
(Ring price: 1/5 2/11) SP 2/11fav

Sir H R A Cecil

T P Queally

Tote Win £1.30 Place £1.02

slowly into stride, soon in touch in 5th, went 4th 6f out, headway to track leading pair going well 2f out, went 2nd well over 1f out, led 1f out, ridden and stayed on strongly to assert final 100 yards

22nd Aug, 12 York
1st Flat Rated 140 This
Race

2nd

1.75L

Cirrus Des Aigles (FR) 9-3 (Mr J C A Dupouy)
(Drawn 1) Rated 130
Even Top (IRE) - Taille De Guepe (FR)(Septieme Ciel (USA))
Breeder -

(Morning price: 9/2 4/1 9/2 4/1 10/3)
(Ring price: 4/1 9/2 5/1 9/2) SP 9/2

Mme C Barbe

O Peslier

Place £2.20

tracked leader, led over 8f out, narrowly headed 4f out, led again over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed 1f out, no extra and readily held final 100 yards, stayed on for clear 2nd

6th Oct, 12 Longchamp
1st Flat This
Race 23rd Jun, 13 Saint-Cloud
5th Flat

3rd

2.5L

Nathaniel (IRE) 9-3 (Lady Rothschild & Newsells Park Stud)
(Drawn 6) Rated 126
Galileo (IRE) - Magnificient Style (USA)(Silver Hawk (USA))
Breeder -

(Morning price: 9/1 10/1 9/1)
SP 9/1

John Gosden

W Buick

tracked leading pair, went 2nd 7f out until 6f out, went 2nd again over 2f out until well over 1f out, stayed on same pace in 3rd and no impression on leading duo

8th Sep, 12 Leopardstown
2nd Flat This
Race

4th

3.5L

Pastorius (GER) 8-12 (Stall Antanando)
(Drawn 5)
Soldier Hollow (GB) - Princess Li (GER)(Monsun (GER))

(Morning price: 40/1 33/1)
SP 33/1

Mario Hofer

L Dettori

held up in rear, headway to modest 4th well over 1f out, never any chance

3rd Oct, 12 Hoppegarten
1st Flat This
Race 28th Apr, 13 Longchamp
1st Flat

5th

Master Of Hounds (USA) 9-3 (Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum)
(Drawn 2) Rated 115
Kingmambo (USA) - Silk And Scarlet (GB)(Sadler's Wells (USA))
Breeder - Silk And Scarlet Syndicate

(Morning price: 150/1 80/1)
(Ring price: 66/1 80/1) SP 80/1

William Haggas

R L Moore

took keen hold, held up tracking leading trio until 6f out, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, no chance after

2nd Sep, 12 Istanbul
1st Flat This
Race 21st Feb, 13 Meydan
2nd Flat Rated 115

6th

2.5L

Bullet Train (GB) 9-3 (Mr K Abdulla)
(Drawn 4) Rated 113
Sadler's Wells (USA) - Kind (IRE)(Danehill (USA))

(Morning price: 250/1 125/1)
SP 100/1

Sir H R A Cecil

I Mongan

led until over 8f out, tracked leader until 7f out, went 2nd again and pressed leader 6f out, led again 4f out, headed over 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened 2f out

22nd Aug, 12 York
5th Flat Rated 108 This
Race

Off 4.11
Time 2m. 10.22 secs, which is 2.63 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £2.10.

2011 Cirrus Des Aigles 5 9-3 C Soumillon 12/1 (Mme C Barbe) (Drawn 1)