Horse Alert

20 Oct 2012 16:05 Ascot

Winner: £1,300,000 (Penalty: £737,230); Distance: 1m 2f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Soft (Round Course: Soft, Heavy in places).

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

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	3⁽³⁾	-	Frankel (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3)	11-1111 / 4	Flat (59)	T P Queally	H R A Cecil Mr K Abdulla	2/11
		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
2^nd	2⁽¹⁾	1¾ L	Cirrus Des Aigles (FR) (horse (entire), bay, 9 3)	5-211D1 / 9	Flat (14)	O Peslier	Mme C Barbe Jca Dupouy	9/2
		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
3^rd	5⁽⁶⁾	2½ L	Nathaniel (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3)	115-122 / 4	Flat (42)	W Buick	J & T Gosden Lady Rothschild…	9/1
		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
4^th	6⁽⁵⁾	3½ L	Pastorius (GER) (colt, bay, 8 12)	471131 / 4	Flat (17)	L Dettori	M Hofer Stall Antanando	33/1
		held up in rear, headway to modest 4th well over 1f out, never any chance
5^th	4⁽²⁾	4 L	Master Of Hounds (USA) (colt, bay, 9 3)	233181 / 4	Flat (48)	R L Moore	W J Haggas Sheikh Mohammed…	80/1
		took keen hold, held up tracking leading trio until 6f out, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, no chance after
6^th	1⁽⁴⁾	2½ L	Bullet Train (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3)	78-4645 / 5	Flat (59)	I Mongan	H R A Cecil Mr K Abdulla	100/1
		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