25 Sep 2010 16:15 Ascot
Winner: £250,000 (Penalty: £172,075); Distance: 1m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Round Course: Soft in places).
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored By Sony) (Group 1) (Rnd)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7(2) |   | - | Poet's Voice (GB) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 14-8921 / 4 | Flat (28) | L Dettori | S bin Suroor Godolphin | 9/2 | |
| held up last, headway on outside over 2f out, sustained run from inside final 2f, strong challenge throughout final furlong, stayed on gamely under pressure to lead last stride | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2(1) |   | NS | Rip Van Winkle (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 3) | 10-6212 / 4 | Flat (21) | Johnny Murtagh | A P O'Brien Mrs John Magnier,mr… | 11/4 | |
| traced pacemaker, pushed along to close over 2f out, led 2f out, driven and kept on gamely when strongly pressed throughout final furlong, headed final stride | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8(4) |   | ½ L | Red Jazz (USA) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 822285 / 6 | Flat (36) | Michael Hills | B W Hills The Hon R J Arculli | 40/1 | |
| chased leading pair, went 2nd well over 1f out, challenged 1f out, stayed on gamely inside final furlong, not quite pace of leading duo final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4(7) |   | 1¾ L | Beethoven (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 16-6414 / 3 | Flat (21) | R L Moore | A P O'Brien Michael Tabor,… | 14/1 | |
| held up in 5th, ridden and unable to quicken over 2f out, stayed on to 4th inside final furlong, not pace of leading trio | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(3) |   | ¾ L | Makfi (GB) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 1-1171 / 3 | Flat (41) | C Soumillon | M Delzangles Mr M Offenstadt | 1/1 | |
| tracked leading trio, effort 2f out, one pace when pushed right inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5(8) |   | 2½ L | Hearts Of Fire (GB) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 11-0345 / 3 | Flat (44) | R Winston | Pat Eddery Pat Eddery Racing… | 14/1 | |
| held up in 7th, never on terms and beaten over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1(6) |   | 1 L | Bushman (GB) (Gelding, grey, 9 3) | 93-1129 / 6 | Flat (39) | T P Queally | D M Simcock Mr Khalifa Dasmal | 40/1 | |
| held up in 6th, ridden and no impression 2f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3(5) |   | 18 L | Air Chief Marshal (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 401106 / 3 | Flat (13) | J P Spencer | A P O'Brien Mrs John Magnier… | 66/1 | |
| led, kicked on 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened and eased | ||||||||||
