20 Oct 2012 13:45 Ascot
Winner: £200,000 (Penalty: £113,420); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Soft (Round Course: Soft, Heavy in places).
Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 3)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
8(3) |
| - |
Rite Of Passage (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 7) |
111/3- / 20 |
Flat (510), Jump (948) |
P J Smullen | D K Weld Dr R Lambe |
8/1 | |
| held up in last pair, pushed along and headway on inside over 2f out, squeezed through narrow gap to 3rd inside final furlong, chased leader final 100 yards, stayed on gamely to lead final 50 yards | ||||||||||
2nd |
1(7) |
| NK |
Aiken (GB) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
1-11144 / 5 |
Flat (35) | W Buick | J & T Gosden Mr George Strawbridge |
4/1 | |
| held up disputing 5th, headway on outside over 2f out, disputing 2nd 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden to lead 1f out, headed and no extra final 50 yards | ||||||||||
3rd |
2(6) |
| ½ L |
Askar Tau (FR) (Colt, bay, 9 7) |
654266 / 8 |
Flat (36) | G Baker | M P Tregoning Mr Nurlan Bizakov |
33/1 | |
| held up last, ridden 2f out, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on well to take 3rd well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
4th |
4(9) |
| 1½ L |
Electrolyser (IRE) (Colt, grey, 9 7) |
155742 / 9 |
Flat (56) | A Kirby | C G Cox Mr And Mrs P Hargreaves |
33/1 | |
| tracked leading trio, went 3rd 5f out, edged right over 2f out, disputing 2nd briefly 2f out, chased leading pair until inside final furlong, no extra final 100 yards, went 4th post | ||||||||||
5th |
5(5) |
| SHD |
Fame And Glory (GB) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
241-176 / 6 |
Flat (35) | J P Spencer | A P O'Brien Hay, Mrs Fitriani,… |
11/2 | |
| tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, lost 2nd final 100 yards, no extra in 4th well inside final furlong, dropped to 5th post | ||||||||||
6th |
9(2) |
| 1¼ L |
Saddler's Rock (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
231954 / 6 |
Flat (13) | Johnny Murtagh | J M Oxx Mr Michael O'Flynn |
10/1 | |
| held up in 5th and 6th, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, never reached leaders and weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
7th |
6(8) |
| 19 L |
Ile De Re (FR) (colt, grey, 9 7) |
407U-11 / 9 |
Flat (112), Jump (224) |
Jim Crowley | D McCain Jnr Mr D Mead |
6/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out | ||||||||||
8th |
7(4) |
| 19 L |
Opinion Poll (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
22-2112 / 6 |
Flat (121) | M Barzalona | M Al Zarooni Godolphin |
10/3 | |
| held up in last trio, headway on outside 2f out, ridden and no impression approaching final furlong, virtually pulled up inside final furlong, tailed off | ||||||||||
9th |
3(1) |
| 47 L |
Colour Vision (FR) (colt, grey, 9 7) |
3-11373 / 5 |
Flat (13) | L Dettori | S bin Suroor Godolphin |
6/1 | |
| tracked leading pair until pushed along 5f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out, behind and virtually pulled up final 2f, tailed off | ||||||||||