17 October 2015

Qipco British Champions Day - full results

The results of the races at Qipco British Champions Day 2015, Ascot


12.45 Qipco Long Distance Cup
1st Flying Officer 6/1
2nd Clever Cookie 8/1
3rd Wicklow Brave 10/1


13.20 Qipco Sprint Stakes
1st Muhaarar 5/2f
2nd Twilight Son 4/1
3rd Danzeno 12/1


13.55 Qipco Fillies and Mares Stakes
1st Simple Verse 5/1
2nd Journey 7/1
3rd Beautiful Romance 20/1


14.30 Queen Elizabeth 11 Stakes
1st Solow 11/10f
2nd Belardo 33/1
3rd Gabrial 66/1


15.05 Qipco Champion Stakes
1st Fascinating Rock 10/1
2nd Found 9/2
3rd Jack Hobbs Evs f


15.45 Balmoral Handicap
1st Musaddas 7/1
2nd GM Hopkins 10/1
3rd Master The World 14/1
4th Donncha 20/1


Qipco Champion Stakes

Going is good to soft and soft in places on the round course.

Betting:

Jack Hobbs Evs
Found 5/1; 9/2
Vadamos 7/1; 8/1
Fascinating Rock 11/1; 10/1
The Corsican 12/1
14/1 bar

Going behind
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Maverick Wave pacemaker leads early
Jack Hobbs second

Found in rear

Order: Maverick Wave, Jack Hobbs, Vadamos, The Corsican


Turn for home
Jack Hobbs, The Corsican, Air Pilot

Pack waiting in behind - Found, Fascinating Rock, Air Pilot


FASCINATING ROCK WINS

Found second
Jack Hobbs third

1st Fascinating Rock (10/1) Pat Smullen
2nd Found (9/2) Ryan Moore
3rd Jack Hobbs (Evs f) William Buick



Queen Elizabeth II Stakes

Going is good to soft and soft in places on the round course.

Betting:

Solow 11/8; 5/4; 6/5; 11/10
Gleneagles 15/8; 2/1; 9/4; 5/2
Kodi Bear 7/1
Territories 9/1; 8/1
16/1 bar


Going down
Going behind
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Elm Park early lead
Then Kodi Bear

Solow third, 3L back


Half-way point
Order: Elm Park, Kodi Park, Solow

Solow challenges

SOLOW wins

Belardo second


1st Solow (11/10f) Maxime Guyon 
2nd Belardo (33/1) James Doyle
3rd Gabrial (66/1) Paul Hanagan


Qipco British Champions Fillies and Mares Stakes

Going is good to soft and soft in places on the round course.

Betting:

Candarliya 9/2
Simple Verse 5/1; 9/2
Covert Love 11/2; 9/2
Sea Calisi 6/1
Journey 13/2
12/1 Bar


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Arabian Queen prominent on inside

Journey follows in second

Arabian Queen still leads

Coming to final turn
Order: Arabian Queen, Journey, Simple Verse


Arabian Queen folds
Journey leads
Simple Verse challenges

SIMPLE VERSE WINS

Journey in second
Beautiful Romance takes third


1st Simple Verse (5/1) Andrea Atzeni
2nd Journey (7/1) Frankie Dettori
3rd Beautiful Romance (20/1) James Doyle



Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakes

Going is good to soft and soft in places on the round course.


Betting:

Muhaarar 5/2
Twilight Son 9/2; 4/1
The Tin Man 8/1; 7/1; 15/2; 8/1; 9/1
Strath Burn 8/1; 15/2; 8/1; 9/1; 10/1
Lightning Moon 20/1; 14/1; 12/1
Danzeno 14/1; 12/1; 14/1; 12/1
20/1 bar

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Muhaarar fast away
Lancelot Du Lac up front

Muhaarar going well, strikes lead

Muhaarar goes away

MUHAARAR WINS

Twilight Son in second

Danzeno in third


1st Muhaarar (5/2f) Paul Hanagan
2nd Twilight Son (4/1) Ryan Moore
3rd Danzeno (12/1) Frankie Dettori


Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup

Going is good to soft and soft in places on the round course.

Betting:

Agent Murphy 9/2
Forgotten Rules 9/2
Flying Officer 6/1
Litigant 7/1
Clever Cookie 8/1
Pallasator 8/1
10/1 Bar

OFF
Amour de Nuit leads early on
Simenon in rear

Amour de Nuit continues to lead from Agent Murphy

Litigant in third

Flying Officer moves to third

Final turn

Rough and tumble in the pack

Flying Officer leads

FLYING OFFICER WINS

Clever Cookie finishes fast for second

Wicklow Brave in third


1st Flying Officer (6/1) Frankie Dettori
2nd Clever Cookie (8/1) Graham Lee
3rd Wicklow Brave (10/1) Ryan Moore

16 October 2015

Qipco British Champions Day 2015 schedule

The schedule for the six races on British Champions Day 2015 at Ascot is as follows:

12.45 Group 2 Long Distance Cup
13.20 Group 1 Sprint Stakes
13.55 Group 1 Fillies and Mares Stakes
14.30 Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Champions Mile)
15.05 Group 1 Middle Distance Stakes
15.45 Balmoral Handicap 

Stobart Flat Jockeys Championship 2015

The 2015 Flat Jockeys Championship comes to a close on Saturday 17 October 2015 on Ascot's British Champions Day.

Silvestre De Sousa (132 winners) will be crowned champion jockey and holds an unassailable lead of 36 winners over William Buick (96 winners) in second place.

1 Silvestre De Sousa (132 wins)
2 William Buick (96)
3 Paul Hanagan (95)
4 James Doyle (90)
5 Luke Morris (86)