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MEDIA GUIDE

SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER 2019 ASCOT RACECOURSE

QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAY MEDIA GUIDE

CONTENTS04 The QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup

08 The QIPCO British Champions Sprint Stakes

12 The QIPCO British Champions Fillies and Mares Stakes

17 The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (sponsored by QIPCO)

22 The QIPCO Champion Stakes

28 The Balmoral Handicap (sponsored by QIPCO)

29 Records of winning jockeys on QIPCO British Champions Day

31 Records of winning trainers on QIPCO British Champions Day

33 The Flat Jockeys’ Championships

34 QIPCO British Champions Series Ambassadors

35 Movember – QIPCO British Champions Series Charity Partner

36 Background to QIPCO British Champions Series and

QIPCO British Champions Day

37 About QIPCO Holding

38 Tickets and travel details to Ascot

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THE ULTIMATE RACEDAY

10.30AM GATES OPEN*

1:30PM QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS LONG DISTANCE CUP (GROUP 2) NO PENALTIES, 3-y-o and up, 2 miles (3200 metres), round course

2:10PM QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS SPRINT (GROUP 1) 3-y-o and up, 6 furlongs (1200 metres), straight course

2:45PM QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS FILLIES & MARES STAKES (GROUP 1) 3-y-o and up, 1 mile and four furlongs (2400 metres), round course

3:20PM QUEEN ELIZABETH II STAKES SPONSORED BY QIPCO (GROUP 1) 3-y-o and up, 1 mile (1600) metres

4:00PM QIPCO CHAMPION STAKES (GROUP 1) 3-y-o and up, 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2000 metres), round course

4:45PM BALMORAL HANDICAP (SPONSORED BY QIPCO) 3-y-o and up, 1 mile (1600 metres), straight course Entries close Tuesday 24 September

The Ascot Racecourse Executive, in consultation with British Champions Series Ltd and the BHA, reserves the right to transfer any race scheduled to take place on the Round Course to the Inner Flat Course in the event of the Outer Flat Course being untraceable, or in serious danger of such, on the day before or on the morning of racing.

The Inner Flat Course contingency is therefore a plan against potential abandonment and the intention is to use the Outer Flat Course where possible.

* all timings subject to change

SATURDAY 19TH OCTOBER 2019 ASCOT RACECOURSE RACE DAY PROGRAMME

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POSSIBLE CONTENDERS THIS YEAR INCLUDESTRADIVARIUS Trainer: John Gosden QIPCO British Champions Series wins: 9

DEE EX BEE Trainer: Mark Johnston QIPCO British Champions Series wins: 0

KEW GARDENS Trainer: Aidan O’Brien QIPCO British Champions Series wins: 1

LAST YEAR’S WINNER: STRADIVARIUSThe imperious Stradivarius capped his flawless campaign with a length-and-a-half victory over Irish raider Thomas Hobson. In the process the brilliant winner became the first Gold Cup victor since Pardallo, in 1968, to go through the whole season unbeaten. He also won the Matchbook Yorkshire Cup, Qatar Goodwood Cup and Weatherbys Hamilton Lonsdale Cup. In a tactical renewal, Dettori made a race-winning move to grab the rail turning into the home straight. He edged both ways in front, costing his jockey a short ban, but nobody could argue that the staying champion was the best horse on the day.

The legendary Frankel chalked up a record nine QIPCO British Champions Series triumphs during his flawless career and the dominant Stradivarius drew level following his third Qatar Goodwood Cup on 30th July, with a thrilling victory over Dee Ex Bee on the Downs. His fan club is bulging but he was initially regarded as something of a party pooper when denying Big Orange a record third successive Qatar Goodwood Cup win in 2016. The villain has since become the hero with a string of peerless displays in the top staying races. The five-year-old retained his Gold Cup crown in June, having also won a second Matchbook Yorkshire Cup before that. His CV is also decorated by a Weatherbys Hamilton Lonsdale Cup and last year’s QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup.

“Second sucks” said Mark Johnston after Dee Ex Bee had split Masar and Roaring Lion to finish runner-up in the Investec Derby last year. No doubt he was saying the same after the four-year-old had beaten all bar Stradivarius in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot in June and the Qatar Goodwood Cup in July. It was still a cracking effort, and one that confirmed he is among the best stayers in training. He had previously landed the Longines Sagaro Stakes, at Ascot, and Matchbook VIP Henry II Stakes, at Sandown. Remarkably, Johnston has yet to saddle a QIPCO British Champions Series winner since the Series was introduced in 2011. Dee Ex Bee will surely provide a breakthrough for the winningmost British trainer before too long.

Last year’s fluent William Hill St Leger winner was an intended runner in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot in June but had to be scratched after suffering a muscle injury. Aidan O’Brien indicated it was a minor setback and suggested he would not be on the sidelines for too long. He will be a fascinating contender when upped in distance as he’s shown he has reserves of stamina and yet also displayed high-class form over a mile and a half. Kew Gardens won the Group 1 Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris last summer and on his latest start was runner-up to Defoe in the Investec Coronation Cup. On his only previous start at Ascot he was an impressive winner of last year’s Queen’s Vase.

1:30PM QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS LONG DISTANCE CUP (GROUP 2)

Total prize money £450,000• Prize money breakdown: 1st: £255,195 - 2nd: £96,750 -

3rd: £48,420 - 4th: £24,120 - 5th: £12,105 - 6th: £6,075

Race Details• Distance: 2m (3200m) Conditions: Round Course | 3yo+ | No Penalties | Maximum Field 20• Next deadline: Second entries stage on Tuesday 1st October• Supplementary entries: £35,000 close by noon on Monday 14th October• Declare: 10am Thursday 17th October


ENTRIES FOR THE QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS LONG DISTANCE CUP (GROUP 2) TUESDAY 6TH AUGUST 2019

HORSE AGE TRAINER OWNERBarbados (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mr M. Tabor, Mr D. Smith, Mrs John Magnier

Ben Vrackie (GB) 4 John Gosden H. R. H. Princess Haya of Jordan

Best Solution (IRE) 5 Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin

Bin Battuta (GB) 5 Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin

Broome (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mr M. Tabor, Mr D. Smith, Mrs John Magnier

Capri (IRE) 5 Aidan O'Brien Mr D.Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

Cleonte (IRE) 6 Andrew Balding King Power Racing Co Ltd

Constantinople (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mr D.Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

Cross Counter (GB) 4 Charlie Appleby Godolphin

Cypress Creek (IRE) 4 Aidan O'Brien Mr M. Tabor, Mr D. Smith, Mrs John Magnier

Dashing Willoughby (GB) 3 Andrew Balding Mick and Janice Mariscotti

Dee Ex Bee (GB) 4 Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum

Delphinia (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith

Dramatic Queen (USA) 4 William Haggas Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum

Eminence (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor

Eminent Authority (IRE) 3 Joseph Patrick O'Brien Sun Bloodstock SARL

Falcon Eight (IRE) 4 D. K. Weld Moyglare Stud Farms Ltd

Hunting Horn (IRE) 4 Aidan O'Brien Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith

Il Paradiso (USA) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mr M. Tabor, Mr D. Smith, Mrs John Magnier

Ispolini (GB) 4 Charlie Appleby Godolphin

Kew Gardens (IRE) 4 Aidan O'Brien Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor

King's Advice (GB) 5 Mark Johnston Mr Saeed Jaber

Master of Reality (IRE) 4 Joseph Patrick O'Brien Lloyd J Williams Syndicate

Max Dynamite (FR) 9 W. P. Mullins Mrs S. Ricci

Mekong (GB) 4 Sir Michael Stoute Mr Philip Newton

Mount Everest (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Flaxman Stables/Mrs Magnier/Tabor/Smith

Nayef Road (IRE) 3 Mark Johnston Mr Mohamed Obaida

Norway (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mr D.Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

Outbox (GB) 4 Simon Crisford Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum

Peach Tree (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mr M. Tabor, Mr D. Smith, Mrs John Magnier

Pilaster (GB) 4 Roger Varian Cheveley Park Stud

Raheen House (IRE) 5 William Haggas Mr J. L. Day

Red Galileo (GB) 8 Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin

Red Verdon (USA) 6 Ed Dunlop The Hon R J Arculli

Royal Line (GB) 5 John Gosden HH Sheikha Al Jalila Racing

Salouen (IRE) 5 Sylvester Kirk Mr H. Balasuriya

Southern France (IRE) 4 Aidan O'Brien Mr D.Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

South Pacific (GB) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mr D.Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

South Sea Pearl (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mr D.Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

Sovereign (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith

Stradivarius (IRE) 5 John Gosden Mr B. E. Nielsen

Stratum (GB) 6 W. P. Mullins Anthony Bloom

Technician (IRE) 3 Martyn Meade Team Valor 1

Thomas Hobson (GB) 9 W. P. Mullins Mrs S. Ricci

Twilight Payment (IRE) 6 J. S. Bolger Mrs J. S. Bolger

Wells Farhh Go (IRE) 4 Tim Easterby Mr S A Heley & Partner

Western Australia (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mr D.Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

Withhold (GB) 6 Roger Charlton Anthony Bloom


PAST WINNERS OF THE QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS LONG DISTANCE CUP (GROUP 2)

YEAR RATING HORSE JOCKEY TRAINER

2011 120 Fame And Glory Jamie Spencer Aidan O’Brien

2012 113 Rite of Passage Pat Smullen Dermot Weld

2013 114 Royal Diamond Johnny Murtagh Johnny Murtagh

2014 111 Forgotten Rules Pat Smullen Dermot Weld

2015 115 Flying Officer Frankie Dettori John Gosden

2016 115 Sheikhzayedroad Martin Harley David Simcock

2017 123 Order of St George Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien

2018 120 Stradivarius Frankie Dettori John Gosden

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RESULTS IN THE 2019 QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS SERIES LONG DISTANCE DIVISION:

THE MATCHBOOK YORKSHIRE CUP | 1M 5F 188Y | GOOD TO FIRM | £165,000 | GROUP 2 | 17TH MAY | YORK

1 Stradivarius (IRE) Frankie Dettori John Gosden Mr B. E. Nielsen

2 Southern France (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith, Mrs John Magnier, Mr M. Tabor

3 Mildenberger (GB) Silvestre de Sousa Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum

4 Ispolini (GB) James Doyle Charlie Appleby Godolphin

5 Desert Skyline (GB) Gerald Mosse David Elsworth C Benham/ D Whitford/ L Quinn/ K Quinn

6 Mootasadir (GB) Ben Curtis Hugo Palmer Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum

7 Sevenna Star (IRE) Andrea Atzeni John Ryan G Smith-Bernal

8 Aircraft Carrier (IRE) Richard Kingscote John Ryan John Stocker


QATAR GOODWOOD CUP | 2M | GOOD | £523,000 | GROUP 1 | 31ST JULY | 2019 GOODWOOD CUP

1 Stradivarius (IRE) Frankie Dettori John Gosden Mr B E Nielsen

2 Dee Ex Bee (GB) Silvestre de Sousa Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum

3 Cross Counter (GB) James Doyle Charlie Appleby Godolphin

4 Southern France (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

5 Dashing Willoughby (GB) Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding Mick and Janice Mariscotti

6 South Pacific (GB) Wayne Lordan Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

7 Harpo Marx (IRE) Andrea Atzeni Aidan O’Brien Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith

8 Wells Farhh Go (IRE) David Allan Tim Easterby S A Heley & Partner

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THE GOLD CUP | 2M 4F | SOFT | £500,000 | GROUP 1 | 20TH JUNE | ROYAL ASCOT

1 Stradivarius (IRE) Frankie Dettori John Gosden Mr B E Nielsen

2 Dee Ex Bee (GB) Silvestre de Sousa Mark Johnston Shiekh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum

3 Master Of Reality (IRE) Wayne Lordan Joseph O’Brien Lloyd J Williams Syndicate

4 Cross Counter (GB) James Doyle Charlie Appleby Godolphin

5 Flag Of Honour (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Mrs John Magnier, Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith

6 Capri (IRE) Donnacha O’Brien Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

7 Raymond Tusk (IRE) Jamie Spencer Richard Hannon Middleham Park Racing XXXI & K Sohi

8 Called To The Bar (IRE) Oisin Murphy Mme Pia Brandt Fair Salinia Ltd & Pia Brandt

9 Magic Circle (IRE) Jim Crowley Ian Williams Dr Marwan Koukash

10 Thomas Hobson (GB) Andrea Atzeni W. P. Mullins Mrs S. Ricci

11 Cypress Creek (IRE) Seamie Heffernan Aidan O’Brien Mr M. Tabor, Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier

UPCOMING RACES IN THE LONG DISTANCE DIVISION• Weatherbys Hamilton Insurance Lonsdale Cup | 2m | £225,000 | Group 2 | 23rd August | York

• Doncaster Cup | 2m 2f | £100,000 | Group 2 | 13th September | Doncaster

• William Hill St Leger Stakes | 1m 6f | £700,000 | Group 1 | 14th September | Doncaster

• QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup | 2m | £450,000 | Group 2 | 19th October | Ascot


POSSIBLE CONTENDERS THIS YEAR INCLUDE

TEN SOVEREIGNS Trainer: Aidan O’Brien QIPCO British Champions Series wins: 1

KHAADEM Trainer: Charlie Hills QIPCO British Champions Series wins: 0

ADVERTISE Trainer: Martyn Meade QIPCO British Champions Series wins: 1

Money talks, so they say, and it was doing its best to shout before Ten Sovereigns ran in the Darley July Cup at Newmarket. Available at 10/1 overnight, the colt was heavily backed on the morning of the race and eventually went off at 9/2. Those who followed the cash were left celebrating as Ten Sovereigns rocketed to an emphatic all-the-way success in a finish dominated by the Classic generation (the first five home were all three-year-olds). It was concrete proof that last year’s Middle Park Stakes winner had trained on after earlier defeats in the QIPCO 2000 Guineas (stamina stretched) and Commonwealth Cup (possibly not at peak). Clearly not one to underestimate now he is back in the groove.

Charlie Hills scooped the QIPCO Champions Sprint Stakes with the Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum-owned Muhaarar in 2015 and the same combination look to have another live challenger in Khaadem. The Dark Angel colt was well-fancied for the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot in June but was not at his best. He got back on track when runner-up in the bet365 Hackwood Stakes and looked every inch a Group 1 performer when romping home in the Unibet Stewards’ Cup at Goodwood last Saturday. The 32 Red Sprint Cup at Haydock would seem an obvious next target for him and, having had only seven runs, there could still be plenty more to come.

It takes courage for trainers to shut up shop for several weeks when their horses are underperforming but that’s what Martyn Meade did shortly after Advertise disappointed in the QIPCO 2000 Guineas. Having been a Group 1-winning two-year-old, when also runner-up to Calyx and Too Darn Hot in top races, much better had been expected than his tame performance. Meade’s decision was vindicated when Advertise, dropped back to 6f, bounced back with a win in the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot in June, as well as the Larc Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville on Sunday. In between he chased home Ten Sovereigns in the Darley July Cup at Newmarket. He’d had that horse behind him in the Commonwealth Cup and a third meeting between the pair on Champions Day is on the cards.

LAST YEAR’S WINNER: SANDS OF MALIA surprise result but no fluke with Sands Of Mali making all and keeping on tenaciously to keep the top-class Harry Angel at bay. Richard Fahey’s three-year-old colt had found only Eqtidaar too strong in the Commonwealth Cup earlier in the season and was confirming his relish for Ascot. Harry Angel, running in his final race, had every chance but he could not claw back his younger rival and went down by a length. Donjuan Triumphant kept on to be an honourable third.

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2:10PM QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS SPRINT STAKES (GROUP 1)

TOTAL PRIZE MONEY £550,000• Prize money breakdown: 1st: £311,905 - 2nd: £118,250

3rd: £59,180 - 4th: £29,480 - 5th: £14,795 - 6th: £7,425

RACE DETAILS• Distance: 6f (1200 m) Conditions: Straight Course | 3yo+ | Maximum Field 20• Next deadline: Second entries stage on Tuesday 1st October• Supplementary entries: £40,000 close by noon on Monday 14th October• Declare: 10am Thursday 17th October


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HORSE AGE TRAINER OWNERAdvertise (GB) 3 Martyn Meade Phoenix Thoroughbred Limited 1

Brando (GB) 7 Kevin Ryan Mrs Angie Bailey

Cape Byron (GB) 5 Roger Varian Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum

Donjuan Triumphant (IRE) 6 Andrew Balding King Power Racing Co Ltd

Dream of Dreams (IRE) 5 Sir Michael Stoute Mr Saeed Suhail

Eqtidaar (IRE) 4 Sir Michael Stoute Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum

Fairyland (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mrs E M Stockwell/M Tabor/D Smith

Far Above (IRE) 3 James Tate Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum

Flaming Spear (IRE) 7 Dean Ivory Anthony Bloom

Forever In Dreams (IRE) 3 A. F. Fogarty Phoenix Ladies Syndicate

Fox Champion (IRE) 3 Richard Hannon King Power Racing Co Ltd

Garrus (IRE) 3 Charles Hills Mrs Susan Roy

Hello Youmzain (FR) 3 Kevin Ryan Mr Jaber Abdullah

Invincible Army (IRE) 4 James Tate Mr Saeed Manana

Jash (IRE) 3 Simon Crisford Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum

Keystroke (GB) 7 Stuart Williams GG Thoroughbreds XI

Khaadem (IRE) 3 Charles Hills Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum

Librisa Breeze (GB) 7 Dean Ivory Anthony Bloom

Mabs Cross (GB) 5 Michael Dods Mr David W. Armstrong

Major Jumbo (GB) 5 Kevin Ryan Mr T. A. Rahman

Never No More (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mr M. Tabor, Mr D. Smith, Mrs John Magnier

One Master (GB) 5 William Haggas Lael Stable

Pretty Pollyanna (GB) 3 Michael Bell W. J. and T. C. O. Gredley

Sands of Mali (FR) 4 Richard Fahey Phoenix Thoroughbred & Cool Silk P'ship

Servalan (IRE) 3 Mrs J. Harrington Mr Vimal Khosla

Shine So Bright (GB) 3 Andrew Balding King Power Racing Co Ltd

Snazzy Jazzy (IRE) 4 Clive Cox Mrs Olive Shaw

So Perfect (USA) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor

Southern Horse (ARG) 4 J. S. Bolger Zhang Yuesheng

Space Blues (IRE) 3 Charlie Appleby Godolphin

Speak In Colours (GB) 4 Joseph Patrick O'Brien Mrs C. C. Regalado-Gonzalez

Tabdeed (GB) 4 Owen Burrows Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum

Ten Sovereigns (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mr D.Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

The Tin Man (GB) 7 James Fanshawe Fred Archer Racing - Ormonde

Tis Marvellous (GB) 5 Clive Cox Miss J. Deadman & Mr S. Barrow

Urban Beat (IRE) 4 J. P. Murtagh Fitzwilliam Racing

Verhoyen (GB) 4 M. C. Grassick P Cullen/J Keeling/E Dwyer/P Pearse

Waldpfad (GER) 5 D. Moser Gestut Brummerhof

Woody Creek (GB) 3 J. A. Stack Mr Craig Bernick

Yale (USA) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mrs John Magnier

ENTRIES FOR THE QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS SPRINT STAKES (GROUP 1) TUESDAY 6TH AUGUST 2019

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RESULTS IN THE 2019 QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS SERIES SPRINT DIVISION:

KING’S STAND STAKES | 5F | 3YO+ | GOOD | £500,000 | GROUP 1 | 18TH JUNE | ROYAL ASCOT

1 Blue Point (IRE) James Doyle Charlie Appleby Godolphin

2 Battaash (IRE) Jim Crowley Charles Hills Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum

3 Soldier’s Call (GB) Daniel Tudhope Archie Watson Clipper Logistics

4 Mabs Cross (GB) Paul Mulrennan Michael Dods Mr David W. Armstrong

5 Fairyland (IRE) Wayne Lordan Aidan O’Brien Mrs E M Stockwell, Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith

6 Imprimis (USA) Frankie Dettori Joseph Orseno Breeze Easy LLC

7 Equilateral (GB) James McDonald Charles Hills Mr K. Abdullah

8 Houtzen (AUS) Kerrin McEvoy Toby Edmonds Aquis Farm Pty Ltd

9 Signora Cabello (IRE) Oisin Murphy John Quinn Phoenix Thoroughbred Limited

10 Sergei Prokofiev (CAN) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

11 Enzo’s Lad (AUS) David Egan Michael Pitman Mr N. Beban, Mr P. Bentley and Mrs L. Vibert Et Al

12 Judicial (IRE) P. J. McDonald Julie Camacho Elite Racing Club

COMMONWEALTH CUP | 6F | 3YO | GOOD TO SOFT | £500,000 | GROUP 1 | 21ST JUNE | ROYAL ASCOT

1 Advertise (GB) Frankie Dettori Martyn Meade Phoenix Thoroughbred Limited 1

2 Forever In Dreams (IRE) Oisin Murphy Aidan F. Fogerty Phoenix Ladies Syndicate

3 Hello Youmzain (FR) Kevin Stott Kevin Ryan Mr Jaber Abdullah

4 Ten Sovereigns (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

5 Royal Intervention (IRE) Gerald Mosse Ed Walker Lord Lloyd Webber & Mr W. S. Farish

6 Jash (IRE) Jim Crowley Simon Crisford Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum

7 Khaadem (IRE) Dane O’Neill Charles Hills Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum

8 Konchek Adam Kirby Clive Cox AlMohamediya Racing

9 Rumble Inthejungle (IRE) James Doyle Richard Spencer Rebel Racing Premier & Cheveley Park Stud

PAST WINNERS OF THE QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS SPRINT STAKES (GROUP 1)


2011 120 Deacon Blues Johnny Murtagh James Fanshawe

2012 114 Maarek Jamie Spencer David Peter Nagle

2013 115 Slade Power Wayne Lordan Edward Lynam

2014 118 Gordon Lord Byron Wayne Lordan Tom Hogan

2015 123 Muhaarar Paul Hanagan Charles Hills

2016 115 The Tin Man Tom Queally James Fanshawe

2017 119 Librisa Breeze Robert Winston Dean Ivory

2018 118 Sands Of Mali Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey


DIAMOND JUBILEE STAKES | 6F | GOOD TO FIRM | £600,000 | GROUP 1 | 22ND JUNE | ROYAL ASCOT

1 Blue Point (IRE) James Doyle Charlie Appleby Godolphin

2 Dreams Of Dreams (IRE) Daniel Tudhope Sir Michael Stoute Mr Saeed Suhail

3 Kachy (GB) Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe David Lowe

4 Speak In Colours Donnacha O’Brien Joseph O’Brien Mrs C. C. Regalado-Gonzalez

5 Le Brivido (FR) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Prince Faisal Bin Khaled Al Saud & Michael Tabor

6 The Tin Man (GB) Oisin Murphy James Fanshawe Fred Archer Racing - Ormonde

7 Invincible Army (IRE) P. J. McDonald James Tate Mr Saeed Manana

8 Lim’s Cruiser (AUS) Vlad Duric Stephen Gray Lim’s Stable

9 City Light (FR) Christophe Soumillon Stephane Wattel Ecure JI Bouchard/Madame I Corbani

10 Projection (GB) Jason Watson Roger Charlton The Royal Ascot Racing Club

11 Tip Two Win (GB) David Probert Roger Teal Mrs Anne Cowley

12 Keystroke (GB) Adam Kirby Stuart Williams GG Thoroughbreds XI

13 Bound For Nowhere (USA) Tyler Gaffalione Wesley Ward Wesley Ward

14 Yafta (GB) Jim Crowley Richard Hannon Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum

15 Enzo’s Lad (AUS) Fergus Sweeney Michael Pitman Mr N. Beban, Mr P. Bentley and Mrs L. Vibert Et Al

16 Sands Of Mali (FR) James McDonald Richard Fahey Phoenix Thoroughbred & Cool Silk P’Ship

17 Emblazoned (IRE) Frankie Dettori John Gosden HRH Princess Haya Of Jordan

DARLEY JULY CUP STAKES | 6F | GOOD TO FIRM | £500,00 | GROUP 1 | 13TH JULY | NEWMAKRET RACECOURSE

1 Ten Sovereigns (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

2 Advertise (GB) Frankie Dettori Martyn Meade Phoenix Thoroughbred Limited 1

3 Fairyland (IRE) Seamie Heffernan Aidan O’Brien Mrs E M Stockwell & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith

4 Pretty Pollyanna (GB) Oisin Murphy Michael Bell W J and T C O Gredley

5 So Perfect (USA) Wayne Lordan Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

6 Lim’s Cruiser (AUS) John Egan Stephen Gray Lim’s Stable

7 Brando (GB) Dane O’Neill Charles Hills Mrs Angie Bailey

8 Glorious Journey (GB) James Doyle Charlie Appleby H H Sheikha Al Jalila Racing

9 Major Jumbo (GB) Kevin Scott Kevin Ryan T A Rahman

10 Dream Of Dreams (IRE) Daniel Tudhope Sir Michael Stoute Saeed Suhail

11 Cape Byron (GB) Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum

12 Limato (IRE) Harry Bentley Henry Candy Paul G Jacobs

UPCOMING RACES IN THE SPRINT DIVISION• The Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes | 5f | £400,000 | Group 1 | 23rd August | York

• The 32Red Sprint Cup Stakes | 6f | £300,000 | Group 1 | 7th September | Haydock Park

• QIPCO Champions Sprint Stakes | 6f | £550,000 | Group 1 | 19th October | Ascot


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POSSIBLE CONTENDERS THIS YEAR INCLUDEMAGICAL Trainer: Aidan O’Brien QIPCO British Champions Series wins: 1

ANAPURNA Trainer: John Gosden QIPCO British Champions Series wins: 1

CORONET Trainer: John Gosden QIPCO British Champions Series wins: 0

Magical was one of six runners for Aidan O’Brien in the QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes last year but was in something of a league of her own as she ran out a decisive winner. She followed that with a heroic effort in the Breeders’ Cup Turf at Churchill Downs when beaten three quarters of a length by Enable. This year she has been busy and continued to thrive, landing pattern races at Naas and the Curragh before romping home by seven lengths in the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh. Kept at a mile and a quarter, she then chased home Crystal Ocean in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes before again finishing runner-up to Enable in the Coral-Eclipse.

Frankel was twice a brilliant winner on QIPCO British Champions Day and so was his son, Cracksman, runaway winner of the QIPCO Champion Stakes in 2017 and 2018.This year the baton has passed to one of Frankel’s daughters, Anapurna, who provided him with a first British Classic success as a sire when digging deep to win the Investec Oaks at Epsom in June. That was only her fourth run and, given she did not make her debut until late December, there is reason to believe there is still plenty of improvement in her. She also seems versatile with regard to the ground. The going was good when she scored at Epsom but had been soft when she previously easily won at Lingfield.

The daughter of Dubawi was third in the QIPCO Fillies & Mares Stakes in 2017 and finished second last year. So if the pattern continues it will be her pretty grey head that crosses the line first on 19th October. Her near misses on QIPCO British Champions Day formed part of a sequence in which Coronet was placed in seven Group One races without quite managing to win one. She finally struck at the highest level when winning the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud on her latest start. It was a narrow success but a thoroughly deserved one, not least because she had lost by a nose in the same race 12 months earlier and had spent much of 2017 in the shadow of stablemate Enable.

LAST YEAR’S WINNER: MAGICALAidan O’Brien was responsible for six of the 11 runners and it was his principal hope, Magical, who hit the bullseye for him. Having run creditably in the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe 13 days earlier, she was always going sweetly and kept on stoutly after leading a furlong out to win by a length. She was chased home by the admirable John Gosden-trained Coronet, who had finished third a year earlier. Her stablemate, Lah Ti Dar, the William Hill St Leger runner-up, was another three-quarters of a length back in third.

2:45PM QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS FILLIES & MARES STAKES (GROUP 1)

TOTAL PRIZE MONEY £550,000• 1st £311,905 - 2nd £118,250 - 3rd £59,180

4th £29,480 - 5th £14,795 - 6th £7,425

RACE DETAILS• Distance: 1m 4f (2400m) Conditions: Round Course | 3yo+ Fillies & Mares | Maximum Field 19• Next deadline: Second entries stage on Tuesday 1st October• Supplementary entries: £40,000 close by noon on Monday 14th October• Declare 10am Tuesday 1st October


ENTRIES FOR QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS FILLIES & MARES STAKES (GROUP 1) TUESDAY 6TH AUGUST 2019

HORSE AGE TRAINER OWNERAnapurna (GB) 3 John Gosden Helena Springfield Ltd

Antonia de Vega (IRE) 3 Ralph Beckett Waverley Racing

Bella Vita (GB) 3 Eve Johnson Houghton Mrs H. Raw

Channel (IRE) 3 Francis-Henri Graffard Samuel De Barros

Coronet (GB) 5 John Gosden Denford Stud

Dame Malliot (GB) 3 Ed Vaughan Mr A. E. Oppenheimer

Deirdre (JPN) 5 Mitsuru Hashida Mr Toji Morita

Delphinia (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith

Enable (GB) 5 John Gosden Mr K. Abdullah

Enbihaar (IRE) 4 John Gosden Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum

Fleeting (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith

Frosty (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith

Goddess (USA) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mrs J. Magnier & Mr John G. Sikura

Hermosa (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mr M. Tabor, Mr D. Smith, Mrs John Magnier

Iridessa (IRE) 3 Joseph Patrick O'Brien Mrs C. C. Regalado-Gonzalez

Klassique (GB) 4 William Haggas Miss Yvonne Jacques

Lady Bergamot (FR) 5 James Fanshawe Andrew & Julia Turner

Lah Ti Dar (GB) 4 John Gosden Lord Lloyd Webber

Ligne d'Or (GB) 4 A. Fabre Ballymore Thoroughbred Ltd

Magical (IRE) 4 Aidan O'Brien Mr D.Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

Magic Wand (IRE) 4 Aidan O'Brien Mr M. Tabor, Mr D. Smith, Mrs John Magnier

Manuela de Vega (IRE) 3 Ralph Beckett Waverley Racing

Mehdaayih (GB) 3 John Gosden Emirates Park PTY Ltd

Morgan Le Faye (GB) 5 A. Fabre Godolphin S.N.C.

Musis Amica (IRE) 4 A. Fabre Godolphin S.N.C.

Mutamakina (GB) 3 C. Laffon-Parias Al Shira'Aa Farms

Nausha (GB) 3 Roger Varian Mr Nurlan Bizakov

Pelligrina (IRE) 3 A. Fabre H.H Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani

Pilaster (GB) 4 Roger Varian Cheveley Park Stud

Pink Dogwood (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mr D.Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

Promissory (IRE) 3 John Gosden H. R. H. Princess Haya of Jordan

Red Tea (GB) 6 Joseph Patrick O'Brien Capel Street Syndicate

Search For A Song (IRE) 3 D. K. Weld Moyglare Stud Farms Ltd

South Sea Pearl (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mr D.Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

Sparkle Roll (FR) 3 John Gosden Kin Hung Kei, Qatar Racing & L Dassault

Star Catcher (GB) 3 John Gosden Mr A. E. Oppenheimer

Sun Maiden (GB) 4 Sir Michael Stoute Mr K. Abdullah

Tarnawa (IRE) 3 D. K. Weld H.H. Aga Khan

Trethias (GB) 3 Mrs J. Harrington Stonethorn Stud Farms Limited

Who's Steph (IRE) 4 G. M. Lyons Mr George Strawbridge

Worth Waiting (GB) 4 David Lanigan Mr Saif Ali


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RESULTS IN THE 2019 QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS FILLIES & MARES DIVISION:

QIPCO 1000 GUINEAS | 1M | GOOD | £500,000 | GROUP 1 | 5TH MAY | NEWMARKET ROWLEY MILE

1 Hermosa (IRE) Wayne Lordan Aidan O’Brien Mr M. Tabor, Mr D. Smith, Mrs John Magnier

2 Lady Kaya (IRE) Robbie Colgan Ms Sheila Lavery Joanne Lavery

3 Qabala (USA) David Egan Roger Varian H H Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani

4 Angel’s Hideaway (IRE) Robert Havlin John Gosden Cheveley Park Stud

5 Fairyland (IRE) Frankie Dettori Aidan O’Brien Mrs E M Stockwell/M Tabor/D Smith

6 Just Wonderful (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Mr M. Tabor, Mr D. Smith, Mrs John Magnier

7 Iconic Choice (GB) Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe John Brown

8 Iridessa (IRE) Donnacha O’Brien Joseph O’Brien Mrs C C Regalado-Gonzalez

9 Look Around (GB) Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding George Strawbridge

10 Dandhu (GB) Gerald Mosse David Elsworth The Dandhu Partnership

11 Star Terms (GB) James Doyle Richard Hannon R Barnett

12 Garrel Glen (GB) John Egan Mark H Tompkins David P Noblett

13 Mot Juste (USA) William Buick Roger Varian R Barnett

14 Skitter Scatter (USA) Ronan Whelan John Oxx Anthony Rogers & Mrs Sonia Rogers

15 Fleeting (IRE) Seamie Heffernan Aidan O’Brien Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith

PAST WINNERS OF THE QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS FILLIES & MARES STAKES (GROUP 1)


2011 117 Dancing Rain Johnny Murtagh William Haggas

2012 116 Sapphire Pat Smullen Dermot Weld

2013 116 Seal of Approval George Baker James Fanshawe

2014 113 Madame Chiang Jim Crowley David Simcock

2015 116 Simple Verse Andrea Atzeni Ralph Beckett

2016 115 Journey Frankie Dettori John Gosden

2017 119 Hydrangea Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien

2018 122 Magical Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien


INVESTEC OAKS | 1M 4F | GOOD | £523,750 | GROUP 1 | 31ST MAY | EPSOM DOWNS

1 Anapurna (GB) Frankie Dettori John Gosden Helena Springfield Ltd

2 Pink Dogwood (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

3 Fleeting (IRE) Wayne Lordan Aidan O’Brien Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith

4 Manuela De Vega (IRE) Harry Bentley Ralph Beckett Waverley Racing

5 Delphinia (IRE) Seamie Heffernan Aidan O’Brien Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith

6 Frankellina (GB) James Doyle William Haggas Anthony Oppenhiemer

7 Mehdaayih (GB) Robert Havlin John Gosden Emirates Park Pty Ltd

8 Maqsad (FR) Jim Crowley William Haggas Hamdan Al Maktoum

9 Blue Gardenia (IRE) Jamie Spencer David O’Meara Sir Robert Ogden

10 Peach Tree (IRE) Donnacha O’Brien Aidan O’Brien Mr M. Tabor, Mr D. Smith, Mrs John Magnier

11 Tarnawa (IRE) Chris Hayes Dermot Weld H H Aga Khan

12 Tauteke (GB) Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian Nurlan Bizakov

13 Sh Boom (GB) Tom Queally Peter Chappele-Hyam J G Davis & Star Pointe Ltd

14 Lavender’s Blue (IRE) Silvestre de Sousa Amanda Perrett Benny Andersson

CORONATION STAKES | 7F 213Y | GOOD | £500,000 | GROUP 1 | 21ST JUNE | ROYAL ASCOT

1 Watch Me (FR) Pierre-Charles Boudot F-H Graffard Alexander Tamagni

2 Hermosa (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Mr M. Tabor, Mr D. Smith, Mrs John Magnier

3 Jubiloso (GB) James McDonald Sir Michael Stoute Mr K Abdullah

4 Twist ‘N’ Shake (GB) Frankie Dettori John Gosden Helena Springfield Ltd

5 Castle Lady (IRE) Mickael Barzalona H-A Pantall Godolphin

6 Happen (USA) Donnacha O’Brien Aidan O’Brien Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith

7 Pretty Pollyanna (GB) Silvestre de Sousa Michael Bell W J and T C O Gredley

8 Just Wonderful (USA) Seamie Heffernan Aidan O’Brien Mr M. Tabor, Mr D. Smith, Mrs John Magnier

9 Main Edition (GB) Oisin Murphy Mark Johnston Saif Ali

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QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAY MEDIA GUIDE QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAY MEDIA GUIDE

UPCOMING RACES IN THE FILLIES & MARES DIVISION• Darley Yorkshire Oaks | 1m 4f | £400,000 | Group 1 | 22nd August | York

• QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes | 1m 4f | £550,000 | 19th October | Ascot

TATTERSALLS FALMOUTH STAKES | 1M | GOOD TO FIRM | £200,000 | GROUP 1 | 12TH JULY | NEWMARKET JULY COURSE

1 Veracious (GB) Oisin Murphy Sir Michael Stoute Cheveley Park Stud

2 One Master (GB) James Doyle William Haggas Lael Stable

3 I Can Fly (GB) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

4 Qabala (USA) Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian H H Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani

5 Beshaayir (GB) Frankie Dettori William Haggas Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum

6 Mot Juste (USA) David Egan Roger Varian R Barnett

QATAR NASSAU STAKES | 1M 2F | GOOD | £600,000 | GROUP 1 | 1ST AUGUST

1 Deirdre (JPN) Oisin Murphy Mitsuru Hashida Toji Morita

2 Medaayih (GB) Frankie Dettori John Gosden Emirates Park Pty Ltd

3 Rawdaa (GB) Daniel Tudhope Sir Michael Stoute Abdullah Saeed Al Naboodah

4 Sun Maiden (GB) James Doyle Sir Michael Stoute Mr K Abdullah

5 Just Wonderful (USA) Wayne Lordan Aidan O’Brien Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier

6 Nyaleti (IRE) Joe Fanning Mark Johnston 3 Batterhams and A Reay

7 Channel (IRE) Pierre- Charles Boudot F-H Graffard Samuel De Barros

8 Maqsad (FR) Jim Crowley William Haggas Hamdan Al Maktoum

9 Hermosa (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier

RESULTS IN THE 2019 QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS FILLIES & MARES DIVISION:

3:20PM QUEEN ELIZABETH II STAKES (SPONSORED BY QIPCO) (GROUP 1)

Total prize money £1,100,000• Prize money breakdown: 1st £623,810 - 2nd £236,500

3rd £118,360 - 4th £58,960 - 5th £29,590 - 6th £14,850

Race Details• Distance: 1m (1600m) Conditions: Straight Course | 3yo+ | Maximum Field 20• Next deadline: Second entries stage on Tuesday 1st October• Supplementary entries: £70,000 close by noon on Monday 14th October• Declare: 10am Thursday 17th October


WATCH ME Trainer: Francis-Henri Graffard QIPCO British Champions Series wins: 1

MAGNA GRECIA Trainer: Aiden O’Brien QIPCO British Champions Series wins: 1

Charm Spirit (2014) and Solow (2015) have been recent French-trained winners of the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored by QIPCO) and Watch Me will be on plenty of shortlists for this year’s renewal after her smooth success in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot in June. The daughter of Olympic Glory, who himself won the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes in 2013, was a 20/1 chance at Royal Ascot but there was no fluke about her victory as she glided through the race under Pierre-Charles Boudot and was much too strong for dual Guineas winner Hermosa. Watch Me had previously been a luckless sixth in the French 1000 Guineas and was providing her trainer, Francis-Henri Graffard, with a first Group 1 winner in Britain.

Two of Aidan O’Brien’s four Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored by QIPCO) winners – George Washington (2006) and Minding (2016) – won a Guineas earlier in the season and it will be no surprise if Magna Grecia attempts to emulate them. The Invincible Spirit colt was an emphatic winner of the 19-runner QIPCO 2000 Guineas on his reappearance at Newmarket in May, beating King Of Change by two and a half lengths. He disappointed next time when only fifth in the Irish equivalent but he was subsequently found to have pulled a hamstring. As a consequence he had to skip Royal Ascot but every cloud has a silver lining and, on the plus side, he will be fresher than most in the second half of the season.

LORD GLITTERS Trainer: David O’Meara QIPCO British Champions Series wins: 1

The demands of Ascot clearly play to Lord Glitters strengths and, effective on all types of ground, David O’Meara’s flagbearer will ensure the Classic generation do not have things all their own way on October 19. He came with his customary run from off the pace to master Beat The Bank by a neck in the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot in June, although the manner of his victory was not as dramatic as his win by the same margin in the 20-runner Balmoral Handicap on QIPCO British Champions Day in 2017 when he swept from almost last to first. In between, he was also runner-up in the 2018 renewal of the Queen Anne and another significant Ascot race, the Group 2 Summer Mile.

POSSIBLE CONTENDERS THIS YEAR:

LAST YEAR’S WINNER: ROARING LIONConnections of the superb Roaring Lion had been torn over which race to run their star in on QIPCO British Champions Day. He had won the Coral-Eclipse, Juddmonte International and Irish Champion Stakes on his past three starts, having finished third in the Investec Derby before that, but the decision to drop him back in distance was vindicated as he gamely prevailed by a neck from the fast-finishing I Can Fly. Century Dream was another half-length back in third, with the next three home – Stormy Antarctic, Recoletos and Lord Glitters all playing their part in a stirring renewal.

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ENTRIES FOR THE QUEEN ELIZABETH II STAKES (SPONSORED BY QIPCO) (GROUP 1) TUESDAY 6TH AUGUST 2019

HORSE AGE TRAINER OWNERAccidental Agent (GB) 5 Eve Johnson Houghton Mrs R. F. Johnson Houghton

Benbatl (GB) 5 Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin

Century Dream (IRE) 5 Simon Crisford Abdulla Belhabb

Circus Maximus (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Flaxman Stables/Mrs Magnier/Tabor/Smith

Dubai Warrior (GB) 3 John Gosden Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum

Happy Power (IRE) 3 Andrew Balding King Power Racing Co Ltd

Headman (GB) 3 Roger Charlton Mr K. Abdullah


Hey Gaman (GB) 4 James Tate Mr Sultan Ali

I Can Fly (GB) 4 Aidan O'Brien Mr D.Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

Imaging (GB) 4 D. K. Weld Mr K. Abdullah

King of Change (GB) 3 Richard Hannon Mr Ali Abdulla Saeed

King of Comedy (IRE) 3 John Gosden Lady Bamford

King Ottokar (FR) 3 Charlie Fellowes Mrs Susan Roy

Le Brivido (FR) 5 Aidan O'Brien HRH Prince Faisal Bin Khaled/M Tabor

Lord Glitters (FR) 6 David O'Meara Geoff & Sandra Turnbull

Magical (IRE) 4 Aidan O'Brien Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor


Magna Grecia (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Smith/Mrs Magnier/Tabor/Flaxman Stables

Mohaather (GB) 3 Marcus Tregoning Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum

Move Swiftly (GB) 4 William Haggas Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum

Never No More (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mr M. Tabor, Mr D. Smith, Mrs John Magnier

Ostilio (GB) 4 Simon Crisford Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum

Phoenix of Spain (IRE) 3 Charles Hills Tony Wechsler & Ann Plummer

Prince Eiji (GB) 3 Roger Varian Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum

Raising Sand (GB) 7 Jamie Osborne Nick Bradley Racing 22 & Partner

Romanised (IRE) 4 K. J. Condon Mr Robert Ng

Royal Meeting (IRE) 3 Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin

Safe Voyage (IRE) 6 John Quinn Mr Ross Harmon

San Donato (IRE) 3 Roger Varian Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum

Shaman (IRE) 3 C. Laffon-Parias Wertheimer et Frere

Sharja Bridge (GB) 5 Roger Varian Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum

Skardu (GB) 3 William Haggas Abdulla Al Khalifa

Stormy Antarctic (GB) 6 Ed Walker Mr P. K. Siu

Suphala (FR) 3 A. Fabre Lady Bamford

The Revenant (GB) 4 Francis-Henri Graffard Al Asayl France

Twist 'n' Shake (GB) 3 John Gosden Helena Springfield Ltd

Uae Jewel (GB) 3 Roger Varian Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum

Veracious (GB) 4 Sir Michael Stoute Cheveley Park Stud

Watch Me (FR) 3 Francis-Henri Graffard Alexander Tamagni

Zaaki (GB) 4 Sir Michael Stoute Mr Ahmad Alotaibi


YEAR HORSE JOCKEY TRAINER OWNER1970 Welsh Pageant Sandy Barclay Noel Murless Jim Joel1971 Brigadier Gerard Joe Mercer Dick Hern Jean Hislop1972 Brigadier Gerard Joe Mercer Dick Hern Jean Hislop1973 Jan Ekels Jimmy Lindley Guy Harwood Anthony Bodie1974 Track Waterlogged1975 Rose Bowl Willie Carson Fulke Johnson Houghton Jane Engelhard1976 Rose Bowl Willie Carson Fulke Johnson Houghton Jane Engelhard1977 Trusted Willie Carson John Dunlop Duchess of Norfolk1978 Homing Willie Carson Dick Hern 2nd Baron Rotherwick1979 Kris Joe Mercer Sir Henry Cecil Lord Howard de Walden1980 Known Fact Willie Carson Jeremy Tree Mr K Abdullah1981 To-Agori-Mou Lester Piggott Guy Harwood Andry Muinos1982 Buzzards Bay Walter Swinburn Hugh Collingridge Vera McKinney1983 Sackford Greville Starkey Guy Harwood Anthony Bodie1984 Teleprompter Willie Carson Bill Watts 18th Earl of Derby1985 Shadeed Walter Swinburn Sir Michael Stoute Maktoum Al Maktoum1986 Sure Blade Brent Thomson Guy Harwood Sheikh Mohammad1987 Milligram Pat Eddery Sir Michael Stoute Helena Springfield Ltd1988 Warning Pat Eddery Guy Harwood Mr K Abdullah1989 Zilzal Walter Swinburn Sir Michael Stoute Mana Al Maktoum1990 Markofdistinction Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani Gerald Leigh1991 Selkirk Ray Cochrane Ian Balding George Strawbridge1992 Lahib Willie Carson John Dunlop Hamdan Al Maktoum1993 Bigstone Pat Eddery Elie Lellouche Daniel Wildenstein1994 Maroof Richard Hills Robert Armstrong Hamdan Al Maktoum1995 Bahri Willie Carson John Dunlop Hamdan Al Maktoum1996 Mark of Esteem Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin1997 Air Express Olivier Peslier Clive Brittain Mohamed Obaida1998 Desert Prince Olivier Peslier David Loder Lucayan Stud1999 Dubai Millennium Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2000 Observatory Kevin Darley John Gosden Mr K Abdullah2001 Summoner Richard Hills Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin2002 Where or When Kevin Darley Terry Mills John Humphreys2003 Falbrav Darryll Holland Luca Cumani Rencati/Yoshida2004 Rakti Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis Gary Tanaka2005 Starcraft Christophe Lemaire Luca Cumani The Australian Syndicate2006 George Washington Mick Kinane Aidan O’Brien Magnier/ Tabor/ Smith2007 Ramonti Frankie Dettori Saeed Bin Suroor Godolphin2008 Raven’s Pass Jimmy Fortune John Gosden Princess Haya of Jordan2009 Rip Van Winkle Johnny Murtagh Aidan O’Brien Magnier/ Tabor/ Smith2010 Poet’s Voice Frankie Dettori Saeed Bin Suroor Godolphin2011 Frankel Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil Mr K Abdullah2012 Excelebration Joseph O’Brien Aidan O’Brien Magnier/ Tabor/ Smith2013 Olympic Glory Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr Sheikh Joaan Al Thani2014 Charm Spirit Olivier Peslier Freddy Head Sheikh Abdulla Bin Khalifa2015 Solow Maxime Guyon Freddy Head Wertheimer & Frère2016 Minding Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Magnier/ Tabor/ Smith2017 Persuasive Frankie Dettori John Gosden Cheveley Park Stud2018 Roaring Lion Oisin Murphy John Gosden Qatar Racing

ROLL OF HONOUR 1970-2018 FOR THE QUEEN ELIZABETH II STAKESFIRST RUN IN 1955 AND RUN AT NEWMARKET IN 2005 WHEN ASCOT WAS BEING REDEVELOPED.

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AL SHAQAB LOCKINGE STAKES | 1M | GOOD | £350,000 | GROUP 1 | 18TH MAY | NEWBURY

1 Mustashry (GB) Jim Crowley Sir Michael Stoute Hamdan Al Maktoum

2 Laurens (FR) P J McDonald Karl Burke John Dance

3 Accidental Agent (GB) Charles Bishop Eve Johnson Houghton Mrs R. F. Johnson Houghton

4 Romanised (IRE) W J Lee K. J. Condon Mr Robert Ng

5 Le Brivido (FR) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Hrh Prince Faisal Bin Khaled/M Tabor

6 I Can Fly (GB) Wayne Lordon Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

7 Sir Dancealot (IRE) Gerald Mosse David Elsworth C Benham, D Whitford, L Quinn, K Quinn

8 Ostilio (GB) Oisin Murphy Simon Crisford Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum

9 Billesdon Brook (GB) Sean Levey Richard Hannon Pall Mall Partners & Mrs R J McCreery

10 Sharja Bridge (GB) Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian Shiekh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum

11 Beat The Bank (GB) Silvestre de Sousa Andrew Balding King Power Racing Co Ltd

12 Mythical Magic (IRE) James Doyle Charlie Appleby Godolphin

13 Lord Glitters (FR) Daniel Tudhope David O’Meara Geoff & Sandra Turnbull

14 Without Parole (GB) Frankie Dettori John Gosden John Gunther & Tanya Gunther

RESULTS IN THE 2019 QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS MILE CATEGORY

QIPCO 2000 GUINEAS | 1M | GOOD | £523,750 | GROUP 1 | 4TH MAY | NEWMARKET ROWLEY MILE

1 Magna Grecia (IRE) Donnacha O’Brien Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

2 King Of Change (GB) Sean Levey Richard Hannon Ali Abdulla Saeed

3 Skardu (GB) James Doyle William Haggas Abdulla Al Khalifa

4 Madhmoon (IRE) Chris Hayes Kevin Prendergast Hamdan Al Maktoum

5 Ten Sovereigns (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

6 Shine So Bright (GB) Silvestre de Sousa Andrew Balding King Power Racing Ltd

7 Kick On (GB) Oisin Murphy John Gosden Qatar Racing Ltd

8 Urban Icon (GB) Tom Marquand Richard Hannon Michael Pescod

9 Great Scot (GB) Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe Empire State Racing Partnership

10 Momkin (IRE) Seamie Heffernan Roger Charlton Prince A A Faisal

11 Azano (GB) Robert Havlin John Gosden M J & L A Taylor

12 Dark Vision (IRE) Joe Fanning Mark Johnston Godolphin

13 Royal Marine (IRE) Christophe Soumillion Saeed Bin Suroor Godolphin

14 Set Piece (GB) Jim Crowley Hugo Palmer Mr K Abdullah

15 Advertise (GB) Frankie Dettori Martyn Meade Phoenix Thoroughbred Limited

16 Al Hilalee (GB) William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin

17 Sporting Chance (GB) Pat Cosgrove Simon Crisford Abdulla Al Mansoori

18 Emaraaty Ana (GB) David Egan Kevin Ryan Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum

19 Name The Wind P J McDonald James Tate Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum


ST JAMES’S PALACE STAKES | 1M | GOOD | £538,750 | GROUP 1 | 18TH JUNE | ROYAL ASCOT

1 Circus Maximus (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Flaxman Stables, Mrs Magnier, M Tabor, D Smith

2 King Of Comedy (IRE) Adam Kirby John Gosden Lady Bamford3 Too Darn Hot (GB) Frankie Dettori John Gosden Lord Lloyd-Weber4 Skardu (GB) James Doyle William Haggas Abdulla Al Khalifa5 Shaman (FR) Maxime Guyon C Laffon-Parias Wertheimer & Frere6 Phoenix Of Spain (IRE) Jamie Spencer Charlie Hills Tony Wechsler & Ann Plummer7 Fox Champion (IRE) Silvestre de Sousa Richard Hannon King Power Ltd

8 Van Beethoven (CAN) Donnacha O’Brien Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

9 Royal Marine (IRE) Christophe Soumillion Saeed Bin Suroor Godolphin10 Bell Rock (GB) Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding Mrs Fitri Hay

11 The Irish Rover (IRE) Seamie Heffernan Aidan O’Brien Mr M. Tabor, Mr D. Smith, Mrs John Magnier

QATAR SUSSEX STAKES | 1M | GOOD | £1,000,000 | GROUP 1 | 1ST AUGUST | GOODWOOD

1 Too Darn Hot (GB) Frankie Dettori John Gosden Lord Lloyd-Weber

2 Circus Maximus (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Flaxman Stables, Mrs John Magnier, M Tabor, D Smith

3 I Can Fly (GB) Donnacha O’Brien Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

4 Happy Power (IRE) Silvestre de Sousa Andrew Balding King Power Racing Co Ltd

5 Lord Glitters (FR) Daniel Tudhope David O Meara Geoff & Sandra Turnbull

6 Phoenix Of Spain (IRE) Jamie Spencer Charlie Hills Tony Wechsler & Ann Plummer

7 Zabeel Prince (IRE) Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum

8 Accidental Agent (GB) Charles Bishop Eve Johnson Houghton Mrs R F Johnson Houghton

QUEEN ANNE STAKES | 1M | GOOD | £600,000 | GROUP 1 | 18TH JUNE | ROYAL ASCOT1 Lord Glitters (FR) Daniel Tudhope David O’Meara Geoff & Sandra Turnbull2 Beat The Bank (GB) Silvestre de Sousa Andrew Balding King Power Racing Ltd3 One Master (GB) Pierre-Charles Boudot William Haggas Lael Stable4 Romanised (IRE) W J Lee K J Condon Robert Ng

5 Le Brivido (FR) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Prince Faisal Bin Khaled Al Saud & Michael Tabor

6 Laurens (FR) P J McDonald Karl Burke John Dance7 Mustashry (GB) Jim Crowley Sir Michael Stoute Hamdan Al Maktoum8 Barney Roy (GB) James Doyle Charlie Appleby Godolphin9 Sharja Bridge (GB) Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum

10 Matterhorn (IRE) Oisin Murphy Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum

11 Stormy Antartic (GB) Gerald Mosse Ed Walker P K Siu12 Hazapour (IRE) Frankie Dettori Dermot Weld H H Aga Khan13 Mythical Magic (IRE) Kerrin McEvoy Charlie Appleby Godolphin14 Dream Castle (GB) Christophe Soumillion Saeed Bin Suroor Godolphin15 Olmedo (FR) Cristian Demuro Jean-Claude Rouget Ecurie Antonio Caro

UPCOMING RACES IN THE QUEEN ELIZABETH II MILE DIVISION• Kingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes | 1m | £250,000 | Group 1 | 5th October | Newmarket• Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored by QIPCO) | 1m | £1,100,000 | Group 1 | 19th October | Ascot

RESULTS IN THE 2019 QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS MILE CATEGORY

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POSSIBLE CONTENDERS THIS YEAR INCLUDE:

LAST YEAR’S WINNER: CRACKSMANAlways leaving them wanting more, the brilliant Cracksman signed off his career with a second emphatic success in the QIPCO British Champion Stakes. Equipped in first-time blinkers to help keep his mind on the job, Cracksman ran a little in snatches but he galloped on powerfully in the closing stages to beat Crystal Ocean, the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes runner-up, by six lengths. Cracksman had won the race by seven lengths 12 months earlier and became the first horse to win back-to-back renewals of any race on QIPCO British Champions Day. The race was also notable for Subway Dancer, the Czech raider, keeping on to grab third place at 66/1.

4:00PM QIPCO CHAMPION STAKES (GROUP 1)

Total prize money £1,300,000• Prize money breakdown: 1st £737,230 - 2nd £279,500

3rd £139,880 - 4th £69,680 - 5th £34,970 - 6th £17,550

Race Details• Distance: 1m 2f (2000m) Conditions: 3yo+ | Maximum Field 14• Next deadline: Second entries stage on Tuesday 1st October• Supplementary entries: £75,000 close by noon on Monday 14th October• Declare: 10am Thursday 17th October

No trainer has had more Royal Ascot winners than Sir Michael Stoute but the first eight editions of QIPCO British Champions Day at the same venue have passed without him being able to celebrate a winner. Half of Stoute’s 16 challengers have gone off at single-figure odds but none have finished closer than second. Crystal Ocean has looked better than ever this season, enjoying a Group 1 breakthrough triumph in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot, before going down narrowly to Enable in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes - the pair had a never-to-be-forgotten duel from two furlongs out with Enable edging ahead in the final strides. Crystal Ocean is versatile regards trip and ground, perhaps he will be the one to get cricket-loving Stoute off the mark.

The last Investec Derby winner to run in the QIPCO Champion Stakes was the Aidan O’Brien-trained Ruler Of The World in 2013. He finished a close third behind Farhh and Cirrus Des Aigles in a memorable renewal. It would be no surprise if O’Brien campaigned his latest Epsom hero, Anthony Van Dyck, in the same way. The Galileo colt ran seven times in four months as a juvenile and showed great resolution when digging deep to land a Derby in which five horses were in contention deep inside the final furlong. He had to settle for second in the Irish equivalent and disappointed in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes, but it is too early to be writing him off.

CRYSTAL OCEAN Trainer: Sir Michael Stoute QIPCO British Champions Series wins: 1

ANTHONY VAN DYCK Trainer: Aidan O’Brien QIPCO British Champions Series wins: 1

KING OF COMEDY Trainer: John Gosden QIPCO British Champions Series wins: 0

The St James’s Palace Stakes was no laughing matter for those who backed King Of Comedy. Sent off a well-backed 4/1 chance, he got a little squeezed at the start and was obliged to race in rear. Then, at the business end of the race he was switched left for a clear run and challenged widest of all. He finished strongly, but the line came too soon and he was beaten a neck by Circus Maximus. It at least proved the Kingman colt, kept to shallower waters in four runs before the Royal Meeting, was entitled to be swimming in the deep end with the big boys. Do not be surprised if he has the last laugh on QIPCO British Champions Day.


ENTRIES FOR THE QIPCO CHAMPION STAKES (GROUP 1) TUESDAY 6TH AUGUST 2019

HORSE AGE TRAINER OWNERAddeybb (IRE) 5 William Haggas Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum

Anthony Van Dyck (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith

Away He Goes (IRE) 3 Ismail Mohammed Mr Khalifa Saeed Sulaiman

Benbatl (GB) 5 Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin

Cape of Good Hope (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith

Circus Maximus (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Flaxman Stables/Mrs Magnier/Tabor/Smith

Coronet (GB) 5 John Gosden Denford Stud

Crystal Ocean (GB) 5 Sir Michael Stoute Sir Evelyn De Rothschild

Deirdre (JPN) 5 Mitsuru Hashida Mr Toji Morita

Dubai Warrior (GB) 3 John Gosden Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum

Elarqam (GB) 4 Mark Johnston Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum

Enable (GB) 5 John Gosden Mr K. Abdullah

Fleeting (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith

Fox Chairman (IRE) 3 Andrew Balding King Power Racing Co Ltd

Ghaiyyath (IRE) 4 Charlie Appleby Godolphin

Headman (GB) 3 Roger Charlton Mr K. Abdullah


Hunting Horn (IRE) 4 Aidan O'Brien Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith

I Can Fly (GB) 4 Aidan O'Brien Mr D.Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

Japan (GB) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mr D.Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

King of Comedy (IRE) 3 John Gosden Lady Bamford

Madhmoon (IRE) 3 K. Prendergast Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum

Magical (IRE) 4 Aidan O'Brien Mr D.Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor


Magna Grecia (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Smith/Mrs Magnier/Tabor/Flaxman Stables

Mehdaayih (GB) 3 John Gosden Emirates Park PTY Ltd

Norway (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mr D.Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

Old Persian (GB) 4 Charlie Appleby Godolphin

Phoenix of Spain (IRE) 3 Charles Hills Tony Wechsler & Ann Plummer

Pondus (GB) 3 James Fanshawe Mr Hubert John Strecker

Prince Eiji (GB) 3 Roger Varian Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum

Raise You (IRE) 3 Andrew Balding Mr J. Palmer-Brown

Regal Reality (GB) 4 Sir Michael Stoute Cheveley Park Stud

Roseman (IRE) 3 Roger Varian Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum

Royal Meeting (IRE) 3 Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin

San Donato (IRE) 3 Roger Varian Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum

Shaman (IRE) 3 C. Laffon-Parias Wertheimer et Frere

Sottsass (FR) 3 Jean Claude Rouget White Birch Farm

Sovereign (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith

Study of Man (IRE) 4 P. Bary Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd

Uae Jewel (GB) 3 Roger Varian Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum

With You (GB) 4 F. Head Mr George Strawbridge

Worth Waiting (GB) 4 David Lanigan Mr Saif Ali

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QIPCO CHAMPION STAKES ROLL OF HONOUR 1970-2018 FIRST RUN IN 1877 AND HELD AT NEWMARKET UP TO 2010

YEAR HORSE JOCKEY TRAINER OWNER1970 Lorenzaccio Geoff Lewis Noel Murless Charles St George1971 Brigadier Gerard Joe Mercer Dick Hern Jean Hislop1972 Brigadier Gerard Joe Mercer Dick Hern Jean Hislop1973 Hurry Harriet Jean Cruguet Paddy Mullins Malcolm Thorp1974 Giacometti Lester Piggott Ryan Price Charles St George1975 Rose Bowl Willie Carson Fulke Johnson Houghton Jane Engelhard1976 Vitiges Pat Eddery Peter Walwyn Mrs Marc Laloum1977 Flying Waters Yves Saint-Martin Angel Penna Daniel Wildenstein1978 Swiss Maid Greville Starkey Paul Kelleway Max Fine1979 Northern Baby Philippe Paquet Francois Boutin Anne-Marie d’Estainville1980 Cairn Rouge Tony Murray Michael Cunningham D. Brady1981 Vayrann Yves Saint-Martin Francois Mathet HH Aga Khan IV1982 Time Charter Billy Newnes Henry Candy Robert Barnett1983 Cormorant Wood Steve Cauthen Barry Hills Bobby McAlphine1984 Palace Music Yves Saint-Martin Patrick Biancone Nelson Bunker Hunt1985 Pebbles Pat Eddery Clive Brittain Sheikh Mohammed1986 Triptych Tony Cruz Patrick Biancone Alan Clore1987 Triptych Tony Cruz Patrick Biancone Alan Clore1988 Indian Skimmer Michael Roberts Sir Henry Cecil Sheikh Mohammed1989 Legal Case Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani Sir Gordon White 1990 In the Groove Steve Cauthen David Elsworth Brian Cooper1991 Tel Quel Thierry Jarnet Andre Fabre Sheikh Mohammed1992 Rodrigo de Triano Lester Piggott Peter Chapple-Hyam Robert Sangster1993 Hatoof Walter Swinburn Criquette Head Maktoum Al Maktoum1994 Dernier Empereur Sylvain Guillot Andre Fabre Gary Tanaka1995 Spectrum John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam Lord Weinstock1996 Bosra Sham Pat Eddery Sir Henry Cecil Wafic Said 1997 Pilsudski Michael Kinane Sir Michael Stoute Lord Weinstock 1998 Alborada George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Kirsten Rausing1999 Alborada George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Kirsten Rausing 2000 Kalanisi Johnny Murtagh Sir Michael Stoute HH Aga Khan IV2001 Nayef Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning Hamdan Al Maktoum2002 Storming Home Michael Hills Barry Hills Maktoum Al Maktoum2003 Rakti Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis Gary Tanaka2004 Haafhd Richard Hills Barry Hills Hamdan Al Maktoum2005 David Junior Jamie Spencer Brian Meehan Roldvale Ltd2006 Pride Christophe Lemaire Alain De Royer Dupre NP Bloodstock Ltd2007 Literato Christophe Lemaire Jean-Claude Rouget Herve Morin2008 New Approach Kevin Manning Jim Bolger Princess Haya of Jordan2009 Twice Over Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil Mr K Abdullah2010 Twice Over Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil Mr K Abdullah

2011 Cirrus des Aigles Christophe Soumillion Mrs Corinne Barande-Barbe Jean-Claude Dupouy

2012 Frankel Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil Mr K Abdullah2013 Farhh Silvestre de Sousa Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin2014 Noble Mission James Doyle Lady Jane Cecil Mr K Abdullah2015 Fascinating Rock Pat Smullen Dermot Weld Newtown Anner Stud Farm Ltd2016 Almanzor Christophe Soumillon Jean-Claude Rouget Ecurie Antonio Caro2017 Cracksman Frankie Dettori John Gosden Mr A. E. Oppenheimer2018 Cracksman Frankie Dettori John Gosden Mr A. E. Oppenheimer


INVESTEC CORONATION CUP | 1M 4F | GOOD | £500,000 | GROUP 1 | 31ST MAY | EPSOM DOWNS

1 Defoe (IRE) Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum

2 Kew Gardens (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Mr. M Tabor

3 Salouen (IRE) Oisin Murphy Sylvester Kirk H Balasuriya

4 Communique (IRE) Franny Norton Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum

5 Marmelo (GB) Gerald Mosse Hughie Morrison The Fairy Story Partnership & Aziz Kheir

6 Lah Ti Dar (GB) Frankie Dettori John Gosden Lord Loyd-Webber

7 Old Persian (GB) James Doyle Charlie Appleby Godolphin

8 Morando (FR) Silvestre De Sousa Andrew Balding King Power Racing Co Ltd

9 Cypress Creek (IRE) Seamie Heffernan Aidan O’Brien Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier

RESULTS IN THE 2019 QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS MIDDLE DISTANCE DIVISION:

INVESTEC DERBY | 1M 4F | GOOD TO FIRM | £1,623,900 | GROUP 1 | 1ST JUNE | EPSOM DOWNS

1 Anthony Van Dyck (IRE) Seamie Heffernan Aidan O’Brien Mrs John Magnier, Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith

2 Madhmoon (IRE) Chris Hayes Kevin Prendergast Hamdan Al Maktoum

3 Japan (IRE) Wayne Lordan Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Mr. M Tabor

4 Broome (IRE) Donnacha O’Brien Aidan O’Brien Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier

5 Sir Dragonet (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Mrs John Magnier, Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith

6 Circus Maximus (IRE) Frankie Dettori Aidan O’Brien Flaxman Stables & Mrs Magnier, M Tabor, D Smith

7 Humanitarian (USA) Robert Havlin John Gosden HH Sheikh Zayed bin Mohammed Racing

8 Norway (IRE) Jamie Spencer Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Mr. M Tabor

9 Line of Duty (IRE) James Doyle Charlie Appleby Godolphin

10 Sovereign (IRE) P B Beggy Aidan O’Brien Mrs John Magnier, Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith

11 Hiroshima (GB) Brett Doyle John Ryan G Smith-Bernal

12 Bangkok (IRE) Silvestre de Sousa Andrew Balding King Power Racing Co Ltd

13 Telecaster (GB) Oisin Murphy Hughie Morrison Castle Down Racing

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PRINCE OF WALES’S STAKES | 1M 2F | SOFT | £750,000 | GROUP 1 | 19TH JUNE | ROYAL ASCOT

1 Crystal Ocean (GB) Frankie Dettori Sir Michael Stoute Sir Evelyn De Rothschild

2 Magical (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

3 Waldgeist (GB) Pierre-Charles Boudot A Fabre Gestut Ammerland & Newsells Park

4 Hunting Horn (IRE) Donnacha O’Brien Aidan O’Brien Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith

5 Sea Of Class (IRE) James Doyle William Haggas Sunderland Holding Inc

6 Deirdre (JPN) Yutaka Take Mitsuru Hashida Toji Morita


8 Desert Encounter (IRE) Jim Crowley David Simcock Abdulla Al Mansoori

CORAL-ECLIPSE | 1M 2F | GOOD TO FIRM | £750,000 | GROUP 1 | 6TH JULY | SANDOWN PARK

1 Enable (GB) Frankie Dettori John Gosden Mr K Abdullah

2 Magical (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

3 Regal Reality (GB) Kerrin McEvoy Sir Michael Stoute Cheveley Park Stud

4 Danceteria (FR) Jamie Spencer David Menuisier Australian Bloodstock & Clive Washbourn

5 Mustashry (GB) Jim Crowley Sir Michael Stoute Hamdan Al Maktoum

6 Hunting Horn (IRE) P B Beggy Aidan O’Brien Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith

7 Telecaster (GB) Oisin Murphy Hughie Morrison Castle Down Racing



UPCOMING RACES IN THE MIDDLE DISTANCE DIVISION• Juddmonte International Stakes | 1m 2f | £1,000,000 | Group 1 | 21st August | York• QIPCO Champion Stakes | 1m 2f | £1,300,000 | Group 1 | 19th October | Ascot

RESULTS IN THE 2019 QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS MIDDLE DISTANCE DIVISION:

KING GEORGE VI AND QUEEN ELIZABETH QIPCO STAKES 1M4F | GOOD TO SOFT | £1,250,000 | GROUP 1 | 27TH JULY | ASCOT RACECOURSE

1 Enable (GB) Frankie Dettori John Gosden Mr K Abdullah

2 Crystal Ocean (GB) James Doyle Sir Michael Stoute Sir Evelyn De Rothschild

3 Waldgeist (GB) Pierre-Charles Boudot A Farbe Gestut Ammerland & Newsells Park

4 Salouen (IRE) Jim Crowley Sylvester Kirk H Balasuriya

5 Hunting Horn (IRE) Seamie Heffernan Aidan O’Brien Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith

6 Cheval Grand (JPN) Oisin Murphy Yasuo Tomomichi Kazuhiro Sasaki

7 Norway (IRE) Wayne Lordan Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

8 Morando (FR) P J McDonald Andrew Balding King Power Racing Co Ltd

9 Defoe (IRE) Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum

10 Anthony Van Dyck (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith

11 Magic Wand (IRE) Donnacha O’Brien Aidan O’Brien Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier


LAST YEAR’S WINNER: SHARJA BRIDGEA first QIPCO British Champions Day winner for trainer Roger Varian, although it looked like he would have to wait for at least another year with two furlongs to run. Sharja Bridge was in rear at that stage with most of his 19 rivals to pass, but James Doyle conjured a great late surge from him and he eventually won going away by three quarters of a length. The winner traded at 149/1 in-running on Betfair. Lord Glitters had also come from well off the pace when landing the prize 12 months earlier. This time his trainer, David O’Meara, had to settle for second with Escobar.

Named after the castle in Scotland that has belonged to the British Royal Family since it was purchased by Prince Albert, consort to Queen Victoria, in 1852, the Balmoral Handicap was inaugurated in 2014.

A race known as the Balmoral Handicap had previously been staged over five furlongs at the Royal Meeting, discontinued in 2004 in favour of the new Windsor Forest Stakes for fillies and mares. The Ascot Executive always intended to bring the name back when the appropriate opportunity arose, and Her Majesty The Queen graciously consented to it being re-introduced on QIPCO British Champions Day.

The new Balmoral Handicap Sponsored by QIPCO, with its £250,000 race value, has quickly become established as one of the most prestigious events of its kind anywhere in Europe.

In its inaugural running, the race could not have had a more popular winner than Marcus Tregoning’s Bronze Angel, twice the winner of the Cambridgeshire.

In 2017 the race attracted a particularly strong field and was taken by Lord Glitters, who came from an impossible position to justify favouritism. He has since gone on to become a QIPCO British Champions Series victor, taking the 2019 Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot.

HISTORY OF THE RACE

YEAR HORSE JOCKEY TRAINER OWNER

2014 Bronze Angel Louis Steward (3) Marcus Tregoning Lady Tennant

2015 Musaddas Eddy Greatex (5) Saeed Bin Suroor Godolphin

2016 Yuften Andrea Atzeni Roger Charlton Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar

2017 Lord Glitters Daniel Tudhope David O’Meara Geoff & Sandra Turnbull

2018 Sharja Bridge James Doyle Roger Varian Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum

4:45PM BALMORAL HANDICAP (SPONSORED BY QIPCO)

Total prize money £250,000• Prize money breakdown: 1st £155,625 - 2nd £46,600

3rd £23,300 - 4th £11,650 - 5th £5,825 6th £2,925

Race Details• Distance: 1m (1600m) Conditions: 3yo+ | Maximum Field 20• Entries close: Noon on Tuesday 24th September• Confirmation: Noon on Monday 14th October• Declare: 10am Thursday 17th October

PAST WINNERS OF THE BALMORAL HANDICAP (SPONSORED BY QIPCO)


WINNING RECORDS OF JOCKEYS ON QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAYNO. OF WINS DATE RACE WINNER SP TRAINER OWNER

Andrea Atzeni (2) 17/10/15 QIPCO British Champions Simple Verse 5/1 Ralph Beckett QRL/Sheikh Suhaim Al Fillies & Mares Stakes Thani/ M Al Kubaisi

15/10/16 Balmoral Handicap Yuften 12/1 Roger Charlton Saleh Al Homaizi & (Sponsored by QIPCO) Imad Al Sagar

George Baker (1) 19/10/13 QIPCO British Champions Seal Of Approval 16/1 James Fanshawe T R G Vestey Fillies & Mares Stakes

Jim Crowley (1) 18/10/14 QIPCO British Champions Madame Chiang 12/1 David Simcock Miss K Rausing Fillies & Mares Stakes

Matthew Davies (1) 15/10/11 Future Stars Handicap Edinburgh Knight 18/1 Paul D’Arcy Knights Racing

Silvestre de Sousa (1) 19/10/13 QIPCO Champion Stakes Farhh 11/4 Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin

Frankie Dettori (6) 17/10/15 QIPCO British Champions Flying Officer 6/1 John Gosden Mr George Strawbridge Long Distance Cup

15/10/16 QIPCO British Champions Journey 4/1 John Gosden Mr George Strawbridge Fillies & Mares Stakes

21/10/17 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Persuasive 8/1 John Gosden Cheveley Park Stud (Sponsored by QIPCO)

21/10/17 QIPCO Champion Stakes Cracksman 13/8F John Gosden Mr A. E. Oppenheimer

20/10/18 QIPCO British Champions Stradivarius EvensF John Gosden Mr. B. E. Neilsen Long Distance Cup

20/10/18 QIPCO Champion Stakes Cracksman 5/6F John Gosden Mr A. E. Oppenheimer

George Downing (1) 20/10/12 Future Stars Handicap Jack Dexter 11/2 Jim Goldie Jim Goldie Racing Club

James Doyle (2) 18/10/14 QIPCO Champion Stakes Noble Mission 7/1 Lady Cecil Mr K Abdullah

20/10/18 Balmoral Handicap Sharja Bridge 8/1 Roger Varian Sheikh Mohammed (Sponsored by QIPCO) Obaid Al Maktoum

Edward Greatrex (1) 17/10/15 Balmoral Handicap Musaddas 7/1 Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin (Sponsored by QIPCO)

Maxime Guyon (1) 17/10/15 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Solow 10/11F Freddy Head Wertheimer et Frere (Sponsored by QIPCO)

Paul Hanagan (2) 17/10/15 QIPCO British Champions Muhaarar 5/2F Charlie Hills Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum Sprint Stakes

20/10/18 QIPCO British Champions Sands Of Mali 28/1 Richard Fahey Phoenix Thoroughbred & Sprint Stakes Cool Silk Partnership

Martin Harley (1) 15/10/16 QIPCO British Champions Sheikhzayedroad 11/1 David Simcock Mohammed Jaber Long Distance Cup

Richard Hughes (1) 19/10/13 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Olympic Glory 11/2 Richard Hannon Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad (Sponsored by QIPCO) Al Thani

Wayne Lordan (2) 19/10/13 QIPCO British Champions Slade Power 7/1 Edward Lynam Mrs S Power Sprint Stakes

18/10/14 QIPCO British Champions Gordon Lord Byron 5/1JF Tom Hogan Dr Cyrus Poonawalla & Sprint Stakes Morgan L Cahalan


WINNING RECORDS OF JOCKEYS ON QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAY (CONTINUED)

NO. OF WINS DATE RACE WINNER SP TRAINER OWNER

Ryan Moore (4) 15/10/16 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Minding 7/4F Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

21/10/17 QIPCO British Champions Order of St George 4/5F Aidan O’Brien Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith

Long Distance Cup Mrs John Magnier &

L J Williams

21/10/17 QIPCO British Champions Hydrangea 4/1 Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Fillies & Mares Stakes Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

20/10/18 QIPCO British Champions Magical 5/1 Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Fillies & Mares Stakes Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

Oisin Murphy (1) 20/10/18 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Roaring Lion 2/1F John Gosden Qatar Racing Limited (Sponsored by QIPCO)

Johnny Murtagh (3) 15/10/11 QIPCO British Champions Deacon Blues 5/1F James Fanshawe Jan and Peter Hopper & Sprint Stakes Michelle Morris

15/10/11 QIPCO British Champions Dancing Rain 6/1 William Haggas M J & L A Taylor Fillies & Mares Stakes

19/10/13 QIPCO British Champions Royal Diamond 20/1 Johnny Murtagh Andrew Tinkler Long Distance Cup

Joseph O’Brien (1) 20/10/12 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Excelebration 10/11F Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith & Mrs John (Sponsored by QIPCO) Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

Olivier Peslier (1) 18/10/14 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Charm Spirit 5/1 Freddy Head H H Sheikh Abdulla Bin (Sponsored by QIPCO) Khalifa Al Thani

Tom Queally (3) 15/10/11 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Frankel 4/11F Sir Henry Cecil Mr K Abdullah (Sponsored by QIPCO)

20/10/12 QIPCO Champion Stakes Frankel 2/11F Sir Henry Cecil Mr K Abdullah

15/10/16 QIPCO British Champions The Tin Man 13/2 James Fanshawe Fred Archer Racing - Sprint Stakes Ormonde

Pat Smullen (4) 20/10/12 QIPCO British Champions Rite Of Passage 8/1 Dermot Weld Dr R Lambe Long Distance Cup

20/10/12 QIPCO British Champions Sapphire 5/2JF Dermot Weld Moyglare Stud Farm Fillies & Mares Stakes

18/10/14 QIPCO British Champions Forgotten Rules 3/1 Dermot Weld Moyglare Stud Farm Long Distance Cup

17/10/15 QIPCO Champion Stakes Fascinating Rock 10/1 Dermot Weld Newtown Anner Stud Farm

Christophe Soumillon (2) 15/10/11 QIPCO Champion Stakes Cirrus Des Aigles 12/1 Mme C Barande-Barbe Jean-Claude-Alain Dupouy

15/10/16 QIPCO Champion Stakes Almanzor 11/8F Jean-Claude Rouget Ecurie Antonio Caro

Jamie Spencer (2) 15/10/11 QIPCO British Champions Fame And Glory 3/1 Aidan O’Brien Mrs F Hay, Mr D. Smith, Long Distance Cup Mrs John Magnier and Mr M. Tabor

20/10/12 QIPCO British Champions Maarek 5/1 David Nagle Lisbunny Syndicate Sprint Stakes

Louis Steward (1) 18/10/14 Balmoral Handicap Bronze Angel 20/1 Marcus Tregoning Lady Tennant (Sponsored by QIPCO)

Daniel Tudhope (1) 21/10/17 Balmoral Handicap Lord Glitters 3/1F David O’Meara Geoff & Sandra Turnbull (Sponsored by QIPCO)

Lewis Walsh (1) 19/10/13 Future Stars Handicap Breton Rock 12/1 David Simcock John Cook

Robert Winston (1) 21/10/17 QIPCO British Champions Librisa Breeze 10/1 Dean Ivory Tony Bloom Sprint Stakes


WINNING RECORDS OF TRAINERS ON QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAYNO. OF WINS DATE RACE WINNER SP JOCKEY OWNER

Mme C Barande-Barbe (1) 15/10/11 QICPO Champion Stakes Cirrus Des Aigles 12/1 Christophe Soumillon Jean-Claude-Alain Dupouy

Ralph Beckett (1) 17/10/15 QIPCO British Champions Simple Verse 5/1 Andrea Atzeni QRL/Sheikh Suhaim Fillies & Mares Stakes Al Thani/M Al Kubaisi

Sir Henry Cecil (2) 15/10/11 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Frankel 4/11F Tom Queally Mr K Abdullah (Sponsored by QIPCO)

20/10/12 QIPCO Champion Stakes Frankel 2/11F Tom Queally Mr K Abdullah

Lady Cecil (1) 18/10/14 QIPCO Champion Stakes Noble Mission 7/1 James Doyle Mr K Abdullah

Roger Charlton (1) 15/10/16 Balmoral Handicap Yuften 12/1 Andrea Atzeni Saleh Al Homaizi & (Sponsored by QIPCO) Imad Al Sagar

Paul D’Arcy (1) 15/10/11 Future Stars Handicap Edinburgh Knight 18/1 Matthew Davies Knights Racing

Richard Fahey (1) 20/10/18 QIPCO British Champions Sands Of Mali 28/1 Paul Hanagan Phoenix Thoroughbred & Sprint Stakes Cool Silk Partnership

James Fanshawe (3) 15/10/11 QIPCO British Champions Deacon Blues 5/2F Johnny Murtagh Jan and Peter Hopper & Sprint Stakes Michelle Morris

19/10/13 QIPCO British Champions Seal Of Approval 16/1 George Baker T R G Vestey Fillies & Mares Stakes

15/10/16 QIPCO British Champions The Tin Man 13/2 Tom Queally Fred Archer Racing - Sprint Stakes Ormonde

Jim Goldie (1) 20/10/12 Future Stars Handicap Jack Dexter 11/2 George Downing Jim Goldie Racing Club

John Gosden (7) 17/10/15 QIPCO British Champions Flying Officer 6/1 Frankie Dettori Mr George Strawbridge Long Distance Cup

15/10/16 QIPCO British Champions Journey 4/1 Frankie Dettori Mr George Strawbridge Fillies & Mares Stakes

21/10/17 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Persuasive 8/1 Frankie Dettori Cheveley Park Stud (Sponsored by QIPCO)

21/10/17 QIPCO Champion Stakes Cracksman 13/8F Frankie Dettori Mr A E Oppenheimer

20/10/18 QIPCO British Champions Stradivarius EvensF Frankie Dettori Mr B. E. Neilsen Long Distance Cup

20/10/18 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Roaring Lion 2/1F Oisin Murphy Qatar Racing Limited (Sponsored by QIPCO)

20/10/18 QIPCO Champion Stakes Cracksman 5/6F Frankie Dettori Mr A E Oppenheimer

William Haggas (1) 15/10/11 QIPCO British Champions Dancing Rain 6/1 Johnny Murtagh M J & L A Taylor Fillies & Mares Stakes

Richard Hannon (1) 19/10/13 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Olympic Glory 11/2 Richard Hughes Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad (Sponsored by QIPCO) Al Thani

Freddy Head (2) 18/10/14 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Charm Spirit 5/1 Olivier Peslier H H Sheikh Abdulla (Sponsored by QIPCO) Bin Khalifa Al Thani

17/10/15 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Solow 10/11F Maxime Guyon Wertheimer et Frere (Sponsored by QIPCO)

Charlie Hills (1) 17/10/15 QIPCO British Champions Muhaarar 5/2F Paul Hanagan Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum Sprint Stakes

NO. OF WINS DATE RACE WINNER SP JOCKEY OWNER

Tom Hogan (1) 18/10/14 QIPCO British Champions Gordon Lord Byron 5/1JF Wayne Lordan Dr Cyrus Poonawalla & Sprint Stakes Morgan L Cahalan

Dean Ivory (1) 21/10/17 QIPCO British Champions Librisa Breeze 10/1 Robert Winston Tony Bloom Sprint Stakes

Edward Lynam (1) 19/10/13 QIPCO British Champions Slade Power 7/1 Wayne Lordan Mrs S Power Sprint Stakes

Johnny Murtagh (1) 19/10/13 QIPCO British Champions Royal Diamond 20/1 Johnny Murtagh Andrew Tinkler Long Distance Cup

Aidan O’Brien (6) 15/10/11 QIPCO British Champions Fame And Glory 3/1 Jamie Spencer Mrs F. Hay, Mr D. Smith, Long Distance Cup Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

20/10/12 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Excelebration 10/11F Joseph O’Brien Mr D. Smith & Mrs John (Sponsored by QIPCO) Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

15/10/16 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Minding 7/4F Ryan Moore Mr D. Smith, Mrs John (Sponsored by QIPCO) Magnier, Mr M. Tabor

21/10/17 QIPCO British Champions Order Of St George 4/5F Ryan Moore M Tabor, D Smith, Mrs Long Distance Cup Magnier & L J Williams

21/10/17 QIPCO British Champions Hydrangea 4/1 Ryan Moore Mr D. Smith, Mrs John Fillies & Mares Stakes Magnier, Mr M. Tabor

20/10/18 QIPCO British Champions Magical 5/1 Ryan Moore Mr D. Smith, Mrs John Fillies & Mares Stakes Magnier, Mr M. Tabor

David O’Meara (1) 21/10/17 Balmoral Handicap Lord Glitters 3/1F Daniel Tudhope Geoff and Sandra (Sponsored by QIPCO) Turnbull

David Nagle (1) 20/10/12 QIPCO British Champions Maarek 5/1 Jamie Spencer Lisbon Syndicate Sprint Stakes

Jean-Claude Rouget (1) 15/10/16 QIPCO Champion Stakes Almanzor 11/8F Christophe Soumillon Ecurie Antonio Caro

David Simcock (3) 19/10/13 Future Stars Handicap Breton Rock 12/1 Lewis Walsh John Cook

18/10/14 QIPCO British Champions Madame Chiang 12/1 Jim Crowley Miss K Rausing Fillies & Mares Stakes

15/10/16 QIPCO British Champions Sheikzayedroad 11/1 Martin Harley Mohammed Jaber Long Distance Cup

Saeed bin Suroor (2) 19/10/13 QIPCO Champion Stakes Farhh 11/4 Silvestre de Sousa Godolphin

17/10/15 Balmoral Handicap Musaddas 7/1 Edward Greatrex Godolphin (Sponsored by QIPCO)

Marcus Tregoning (1) 18/10/14 Balmoral Handicap Bronze Angel 20/1 Louis Steward Lady Tennant (Sponsored by QIPCO)

Roger Varian (1) 20/10/18 Balmoral Handicap Sharja Bridge 8/1 James Doyle Sheikh Mohammed (Sponsored by QIPCO) Obaid Al Maktoum

Dermot Weld (4) 20/10/12 QIPCO British Champions Rite Of Passage 8/1 Pat Smullen Dr R Lambe Long Distance Cup

20/10/12 QIPCO British Champions Sapphire 5/2JF Pat Smullen Moyglare Stud Farm Fillies & Mares Stakes

18/10/14 QIPCO British Champions Forgotten Rules 3/1 Pat Smullen Moyglare Stud Farm Long Distance Cup

17/10/15 QIPCO Champion Stakes Fascinating Rock 10/1 Pat Smullen Newton Anner Stud Farm

NO. OF WINS DATE RACE WINNER SP JOCKEY OWNER

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2019 FLAT JOCKEYS’ CHAMPIONSHIP

POSITION JOCKEY WINNERS RIDES STRIKE RATE

1st Oisin Murphy 27 133 20%

2nd Daniel Tudhope 24 105 23%

3rd Silvestre de Sousa 21 98 21%

4th P.J. McDonald 17 110 16%

5th James Doyle 15 63 24%

6th Joe Fanning 15 95 16%

7th Jason Watson 14 83 17%

8th Harry Bentley 14 85 17%

9th Ben Curtis 14 104 14%

10th Andrea Atzeni 11 55 20%

STANDINGS AS OF 31ST MAY 2019






5th Harry Bentley 31 180 17%



8th Tom Marquand 26 193 14%

9th Jason Watson 26 195 13%

10th Franny Norton 25 169 15%

STANDINGS AS OF 30TH JUNE 2019







6th Tom Marquand 44 310 14%


8th David Allan 42 282 15%

9th Franny Norton 41 249 16%

10th Jim Crowley 40 215 19%

STANDINGS AS OF 31ST JULY 2019

Oisin is without doubt one of the rising stars of the horseracing world. He burst onto the scene in 2013 with a sensational 9,260/1 four-timer on Ayr Gold Cup day, while in 2014 he became the youngest jockey to win a QIPCO British Champions Series race, when at 19 he partnered Hot Streak to victory in the TempleStakes at Haydock.

Coming from a family steeped in racing tradition (his uncle is Grand National winning jockey, turned trainer, Jim Culloty), Oisin has been described by those in racing as a “rare young talent” and, unsurprisingly, it wasn’t long before he was snapped up to become the retained rider for the powerful Qatar Racing operation.

Having ridden his first Royal Ascot winner in 2017 aboard Benbatl, 2018 was a landmark year for Oisin, winning nine Group 1s worldwide, including five QIPCO British Champions Series races. Victory in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes with Roaring Lion at QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot was the icing on last year’s cake.

One of the greatest all-round athletes in the world, Katarina Johnson-Thompson specialises in theHeptathlon but such is her talent that she is amongst the world’s best in both the High Jump and Long Jump and has been labelled as ‘the future of athletics’.

Ahead of this year’s World Championships in Doha, KJT is in fine form and is one of the favourites for the gold medal in the Heptathlon, having posted a personal best score of 6,813 points at the Gotzis-Hypo meeting in May, which is also the leading score in the world this year.

Since winning the World Junior Championships as a teenager in 2012, KJT has gone on to win multiple international medals including gold at the Commonwealth Games in Australia, adding to her World Indoor Pentathlon gold from earlier in the year. She is only the second women in history to score 5000+ points in a Pentathlon and is the current British Record holder in both the Pentathlon and High Jump.

Looking back on her role as a QIPCO British Champions Series ambassador in 2017 KJT said “I attended QIPCO British Champions Day last year and it was one of the best days out I’ve ever experienced. Racehorses are incredible creatures and the whole concept of training a horse for a competition in the same way a coach trains an athlete fascinates me.”

This year Katarina has created a QIPCO British Champions Series Oat Bar with jockey Hayley Turner, which will be distributed on QIPCO British Champions Day.

A sprint sensation born in London, Adam Gemili is the first man in British history to run sub 10 seconds in the 100m and sub 20 seconds in the 200m. Gemili, who played professional football for Dagenham & Redbridge and spent seven years at Chelsea’s youth academy, decided to concentrate on athletics after becoming the 100m World Junior Champion in 2012 where his winning time of 10.05s established a new championship record and enabled him to compete for Team GB at the London Olympics later that year, aged just 18.

Since then, Adam has become the European Champion over 200m and 4x100m relay, a silver medallist in the 100m and 4x100m relay at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and captained Team GB athletics team at the Rio 2016 Olympics. After an interrupted start to the season through injury, Gemili was part of the 4x100m relay team that won Gold at the 2017 World Athletics Championships, in doing-so setting a new European and National record time of 37.47.

Adam, who has previously visited Longholes Rehabilitation Centre and attended QIPCO British Champions Day for a number of years said, “I really enjoyed my involvement in QIPCO British Champions Series last year. It was incredible to see behind the scenes and understand the huge amount of work that goes into creating champion racehorses. It really made me appreciate horseracing more as a sport and not just some people’s hobby, it’s a serious business and I’m looking forward to being at QIPCO British Champions Day again this year.”

QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS SERIES AMBASSADORSOISIN MURPHY AGE - 23 YEARS OLD | 12 TIME GROUP 1 WINNING FLAT JOCKEY

KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON AGE - 26 YEARS OLD | ATHLETE - HEPTATHLON & HIGH JUMP

ADAM GEMILI AGE - 25 YEARS OLD | ATHLETE - 100M, 200M & 4X100M


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ABOUT QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS SERIESQIPCO British Champions Series shines the spotlight on Britain’s most prestigious Flat races between May and October, culminating in the grand finale on Saturday 19th October 2019 at Ascot Racecourse with the richest race day in Great Britain – QIPCO British Champions Day.

Hosted across ten of the UK’s leading racecourses it encompasses the top British racing festivals, including the QIPCO Guineas Festival at Newmarket, the Investec Derby Festival at Epsom, Royal Ascot, the Moet & Chandon Newmarket July Festival, The Qatar Goodwood Festival, the Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival at York and the William Hill St Leger Festival at Doncaster.

QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot on Saturday 19th October is the richest raceday in the British calendar with £4.2m in prize money on offer and is the finale to the European Flat racing season. It has an unrivalled British card featuring four Group 1s, a Group 2 and the richest mile handicap in Europe.

BACKGROUND TO QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS SERIES AND QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAY

STRUCTURE OF QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS SERIES

The QIPCO British Champions Series comprises five categories:

Each division features the seven highest-rated races in each category in Great Britain which culminate in a same-day finale on QIPCO British Champions Day on Saturday 19th October 2019.

¥ Sprint ¥ Mile ¥ Middle Distance ¥ Long Distance ¥ Fillies & Mares

Hosted across ten of the UK’s leading racecourses:

¥ Ascot¥ Doncaster¥ Epsom Downs¥ Goodwood¥ Haydock Park¥ Newbury¥ Newmarket's Rowley Mile ¥ Newmarket's July Course¥ Sandown Park¥ York

Encompassing the top racing festivals:

¥ The QIPCO Guineas Festival¥ The Investec Derby Festival¥ Royal Ascot¥ The Moët & Chandon July Festival¥ King George VI & Queen Elizabeth

Stakes Day¥ Qatar Goodwood Festival¥ The Welcome to Yorkshire

Ebor Festival¥ The William Hill St Leger Festival

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The series is sponsored by QIPCO Holding, one of the leading private, family run, investment companies in Qatar.Established in 1999 and based in Doha, QIPCO has since developed and diversified its international portfolio of business interests which currently include real estate, construction, oil and gas, trading and services, finance and health services. In more recent years, QIPCO has made a significant investment in horseracing, not only as sponsors but also as owners and breeders through its global racing and bloodstock subsidiary, Qatar Racing.

Qatar Racing have almost 100 horses in training around the world alongside their successful breeding operation which was established in 2010, following the purchase of the World champion miler Makfi, and is based at Tweenhills in Gloucestershire. The operation currently stands stallions in Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand.

Qatar Investment & Projects Development Holding Company (QIPCO Holding) is owned by six brothers whom are members of the Qatari Royal family. The Chief Executive, Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah al Thani and his brothers are cousins of the Emir of the State of Qatar. Since the company’s inception, the group has diversified to form individual subsidiaries each operating independently and specialising in various fields of expertise.

In 2011 QIPCO became the inaugural sponsors of British Champions Series and British Champions Day and in June 2015 a landmark, multi-million pound deal secured QIPCO’s on-going support for the series and British racing for a further ten years until 2024.

QIPCO is the official partner of the Guineas Festival at Newmarket’s Rowley Mile Racecourse which launched QIPCO British Champions Series with the QIPCO 2,000 and 1,000 Guineas. Also included in the sponsorship portfolio is the Goffs London Sale, the QIPCO Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly in France, the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes at Ascot in July and the QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown. Under the deal signed in 2015, QIPCO is an official commercial partner with Ascot Racecourse, including Royal Ascot.

Sheikh Fahad bin Abdullah Al Thani, Director of QIPCO and Chairman of Qatar Racing said: “My brothers and I are very proud that QIPCO are title sponsors of British Champions Day, the richest day’s racing in Britain and the finale of the British Flat racing season, for the ninth year running. We consider British racing to be the best, rich in history and heritage, and we want to help further promote the popularity and prosperity of racing here in the UK.

“By partnering with events that enjoy such a prestigious reputation we increase awareness of QIPCO to an international audience and provide the perfect platform for us to showcase the stallions owned by our subsidiary, Qatar Racing. We are delighted to be able to give European breeders the opportunity to visit our stallions and are hugely thankful to breeders for their ongoing support.”

“QIPCO British Champions Day sees the best of the best coming together to compete on a global stage in a bid to be crowned a Champion. Last year’s QIPCO British Champions Day saw our own Roaring Lion win his fourth consecutive Group 1 in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (sponsored by QIPCO) – it was a day we cherish and will never forget.”

For more information please visit: qipco.com.qa

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TITLE PARTNER QIPCO HOLDING


TICKET INFORMATION For tickets to QIPCO British Champions Day on Saturday 19th October head to: www.britishchampionsday.com

TICKET PRICES:King Edward VII Enclosure: £89Winning Post Enclosure: £45Queen Anne Enclosure: £35Children under 18 and accompanied by an adult: FREE

Ticket holders are able to bring children under 18 years of age FREE of charge, however please note that all under 18s must be accompanied by a ticket-holding adult (ID may be required at the turnstiles).

£10 STUDENT ADMISSION: Students can access their £10 tickets by using the promotional code STUDENTSBCD on the Ascot Racecourse website with a valid ac.uk email address.

For 2019, 3,000 tickets will be given to students at a cost of £10, when these run out tickets will be available at the full Queen Anne enclosure price.

Admission will only be granted with a valid photo student ID.

TRAVELLING TO ASCOT RACECOURSEAscot Racecourse is ideally situated in the beautiful, wooded countryside adjoining Windsor Great Park and is approximately a 50 minute drive or train journey from London.

Located close to the M3, M4, M40 and M25 as well as to London’s Heathrow Airport for international visitors, Ascot Racecourse offers easy access for all racegoers.

BY ROAD:

FROM LONDON AND THE NORTHM4 Junction 6 onto the A332 Windsor by-pass then follow signs for Ascot

FROM THE WEST M4 Junction 10 to the A329(M) signed as Bracknell then follow signs to Ascot

FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST M3 Junction 3 onto the A332 signed to Bracknell then follow signs to Ascot

FROM THE MIDLANDS M40 southbound, Junction 4. Take the A404 towards the M4 (Junction 8/9). On the M4 head towards Heathrow/ London. Leave M4 at Junction 6 and follow A332 Windsor by-pass to Ascot.

For up-to-date travel information tune into BBC Radio Berkshire on 94.5FM or 104.1FM or log onto www.bbc.co.uk/berkshire before you leave to receive a local traffic update.

BY RAIL:There are regular services to Ascot from both Reading and London Waterloo using South West Trains. The average journey time is 27 minutes from Reading and 52 minutes from Waterloo. Ascot railway station is a 7-minute walk from the racecourse.

CONTACT LISTNAOMI LAWSON Head of PR, British Champions Series / Great British Racing:Email: [email protected]: +44 7881 266 359

NICK SMITH Director of Racing and Communications, Ascot Racecourse:Email: [email protected]: +44 7771 791 449

For Media Accreditation for QIPCO British Champions Day, Ascot Racecourse, Saturday 19th October 2019:

ASHLEY MORTON-HUNTECorporate and Racing Communications Manager, Ascot Racecourse:Email: [email protected]: +44 1344 878 508


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