28 Jul 2018 15:40 Ascot
Winner: £1,250,000 (Penalty: £708,875); Distance: 1m 3f 211y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Sponsored By Qipco) (Group 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4(8) |
| - |
Poet's Word (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
226-211 / 11 |
Flat (38) | James Doyle | Sir Michael Stoute Mr Saeed Suhail |
7/4 | |
| held up in last pair, headway on outside over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, closed gradually wide of winner inside final furlong to lead towards finish | ||||||||||
2nd |
2(6) |
| NK |
Crystal Ocean (GB) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
312-111 / 5 |
Flat (35) | W Buick | Sir Michael Stoute Sir Evelyn De Rothschild |
6/4 | |
| tracked leading pair, led on outside going well 2f out, ridden over 2 lengths clear over 1f out, stayed on gamely, headed towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
6(4) |
| 9 L |
Coronet (GB) (filly, grey, 9 4) |
4253-12 / 5 |
Flat (27) | O Peslier | J & T Gosden Denford Stud |
15/2 | |
| held up in 5th, pushed along over 2f out, went modest 3rd over 1f out | ||||||||||
4th |
5(7) |
| 4 L |
Salouen (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
823-323 / 5 |
Flat (27) | S De Sousa | S Kirk H Balasuriya |
20/1 | |
| raced keenly, pressed leader until over 2f out, lost modest 3rd over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
5th |
8(3) |
| SHD |
Rostropovich (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 10) |
3-41922 / 3 |
Flat (28) | J A Heffernan | A P O'Brien Michael Tabor &… |
12/1 | |
| slight lead, pushed along 3f out, headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
6th |
3(1) |
| 8 L |
Desert Encounter (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
15-9372 / 10 |
Flat (7) | Andrea Atzeni | D M Simcock Mr Abdulla Al Mansoori |
33/1 | |
| started very slowly, always behind | ||||||||||
7th |
7(2) |
| 18 L |
Hydrangea (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 4) |
4121-28 / 4 |
Flat (38) | R L Moore | A P O'Brien Mr D Smith, Mrs… |
10/1 | |
| tracked leading trio on inside, niggled along 4f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
1(5) |
| - |
Cracksman (GB) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
111-112 / 4 |
Flat (38) | R Havlin | J & T Gosden Mr A E Oppenheimer |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||