27 Jul 2013 15:50 Ascot
Winner: £1,065,000 (Penalty: £603,962); Distance: 1m 4f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Sponsored By Betfair) (British Champions Series) (Group 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3(3) |
| - |
Novellist (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
1241-11 / 4 |
Flat (34) | Johnny Murtagh | Andreas Wohler C Berglar |
13/2 | |
| took keen hold, tracked leading pair 2f, settled in 4th, went 3rd again over 2f out, led 2f out, soon edged right, clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly, impressive | ||||||||||
2nd |
8(6) |
| 5 L |
Trading Leather (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 9) |
15-2311 / 4 |
Flat (28) | K J Manning | J S Bolger Godolphin |
9/2 | |
| took keen hold racing wide, went 3rd 10f out, went 2nd 3f out, ridden and every chance 2f out until winner went by and slightly tightened up, stayed on to hold 2nd but no chance with impressive winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
7(8) |
| ¾ L |
Hillstar (GB) (colt, bay, 8 9) |
41-221 / 5 |
Flat (36) | R L Moore | Sir Michael Stoute Sir Evelyn De Rothschild |
5/1 | |
| held up in 6th, headway on outside over 1f out, went 3rd 1f out and battled on but never any chance with impressive winner | ||||||||||
4th |
1(1) |
| 3 L |
Cirrus Des Aigles (FR) (horse (entire), bay, 9 7) |
11D12-5 / 9 |
Flat (34) | C Soumillon | Mme C Barbe Jca Dupouy |
6/4 | |
| held up in 5th, headway over 2f out, stayed on to 4th over 2f out, never going pace to reach leaders and run flattened out inside final furlong | ||||||||||
5th |
5(4) |
| HD |
Universal (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 7) |
211131 / 4 |
Flat (16) | J Fanning | Charlie & Mark Johnston Mr Abdulla Al Mansoori |
14/1 | |
| chased leader, led 3f out, headed 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd when slightly tightened up well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
4(7) |
| 5 L |
Red Cadeaux (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 7) |
81-2389 / 9 |
Flat (38) | G Lee | E A L Dunlop The Hon R J Arculli |
25/1 | |
| held up in rear, went poor 6th over 1f out, never a factor | ||||||||||
7th |
6(5) |
| 7 L |
Very Nice Name (FR) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
11-1113 / 4 |
Flat (119) | O Peslier | A De Mieulle Cheik Abk al Thani |
14/1 | |
| held up in last pair, never figured | ||||||||||
8th |
2(2) |
| 36 L |
Ektihaam (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
202-31S / 5 |
Flat (35) | Dane O'Neill | R Varian Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum |
10/1 | |
| led until 3f out, chased leader until over 2f out, weakened quickly, tailed off and eased | ||||||||||