21 Oct 2017 15:50 Ascot
Winner: £1,300,000 (Penalty: £737,230); Distance: 1m 1f 212y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy down the hill to Swinley Bottom).
Qipco Champion Stakes (Group 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
9(4) |
| - |
Cracksman (GB) (colt, bay, 9 1) |
1-13211 / 11 |
Flat (41) | L Dettori | J & T Gosden Mr A E Oppenheimer |
13/8 | |
| well placed tracking leaders, 2nd 3f out, led over 2f out, came clear final 2f, stayed on strongly, impressive | ||||||||||
2nd |
4(7) |
| 7 L |
Poet's Word (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
12-1212 / 5 |
Flat (42) | Andrea Atzeni | Sir Michael Stoute Mr Saeed Suhail |
7/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and went 2nd 2f out until over 1f out, 2nd again towards finish, never any chance with impressive winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
2(9) |
| NK |
Highland Reel (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
12-7114 / 5 |
Flat (84) | R L Moore | A P O'Brien Derrick Smith,… |
17/2 | |
| tracked leader, taken wide to race alone on far side rail over 6f out, re-joined main group leaders approaching straight, ridden and edged right when unable to quicken 2f out, went 3rd towards finish, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
4th |
10(6) |
| 1 L |
Recoletos (FR) (colt, bay, 9 1) |
111371 / 4 |
Flat (35) | O Peslier | C Laffon-Parias Sarl Darpat France |
14/1 | |
| held up in last trio, headway on outside chasing leaders over 2f out, 2nd over 1f out until no extra lost 2 places and slightly hampered towards finish | ||||||||||
5th |
1(8) |
| 1½ L |
Desert Encounter (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
2-12361 / 10 |
Flat (28) | S M Levey | D M Simcock Mr Abdulla Al Mansoori |
33/1 | |
| switched right start, held up last, headway and plugged on 2f out, hung right and weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
7(3) |
| 5 L |
Brametot (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) |
1-11155 / 3 |
Flat (20) | C Demuro | J C Rouget Al Shaqab/G Augustin-Normand |
11/2 | |
| slowly into stride, held up in last pair, headway on inside over 3f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f | ||||||||||
7th |
8(1) |
| SHD |
Cliffs Of Moher (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) |
1-12446 / 4 |
Flat (42) | J A Heffernan | A P O'Brien Mrs Magnier/m Tabor/d… |
10/1 | |
| mid-division, headway chasing leaders 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f | ||||||||||
8th |
3(5) |
| 1 L |
Maverick Wave (USA) (colt, chestnut, 9 5) |
0200-48 / 7 |
Flat (84) | R Havlin | J & T Gosden Godolphin |
100/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 2nd 4f out until pushed along and hung right 3f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
9th |
6(2) |
| 1 L |
Barney Roy (GB) (colt, bay, 9 1) |
1-12123 / 7 |
Flat (59) | James Doyle | R Hannon Godolphin |
9/2 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden and no response 2f out, never involved | ||||||||||
10th |
5(10) |
| 25 L |
Success Days (IRE) (colt, grey, 9 5) |
0-24210 / 7 |
Flat (42) | S Foley | K J Condon R Ng |
40/1 | |
| led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, chased winner until 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||