Ascot Races
Ascot
15:05
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored By Qipco) (British Champions Mile)
Ascot
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2023
Distance: 1m
Type: Flat
Going: Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £6.15
Place: £1.45 £3.55 £1.70
Exacta: £77.70
Tricast: £276.29
Trifecta: £269.80
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Big Rock (FR) | 4 C | AVG | Christopher Head | 129 lbs | 5/1 | Won | Started quickly - made all - clear after 2f - pushed along and kept on well against far rail from 2f out - jockey celebrating towards finish - unchallenged(op 15/2) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Facteur Cheval (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | J Reynier | 132 lbs | 14/1 | 6 | Took keen hold - prominent - steadied into midfield after 1f - in rear 5f out - switched left and headway over 2f out - went third over 1f out - no chance with winner but went second towards finish(op 20/1 tchd 22/1) | ||
| 3rd | 11 | Tahiyra (IRE) | N/A | Good | D K Weld | 126 lbs | 7/2 | 0.3 | Dwelt start - travelled strongly - held up in rear - headway into midfield over 4f out - went second and chased clear leader but hung right over 2f out - no extra and lost second towards finish | ||
| 4th | 2 | Checkandchallenge (GB) | 5 G | Poor | William Knight | 132 lbs | 40/1 | 9 | In rear - niggled along over 4f out - midfield 3f out - went third over 2f out - weakened and lost third over 1f out | ||
| 5th | 10 | Rogue Millennium (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Tom Clover | 129 lbs | 50/1 | 2 | Steadied start - held up in rear - midfield 3f out - prominent in chasing group 2f out - soon weakened(op 66/1 tchd 80/1) | ||
| 6th | 8 | Nashwa (GB) | 5 M | AVG | John & Thady Gosden | 129 lbs | 5/1 | 8 | Dwelt start - towards rear - no impression (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that filly was unsuited by the soft ground and would prefer a quicker surface)(op 9/2 t) | ||
| 7th | 1 | Angel Bleu (FR) | 4 C | Good | Ralph Beckett | 132 lbs | 40/1 | 1 | In touch with leaders - lost position 4f out - weakened from over 2f out(op 25/1) | ||
| 8th | 6 | Epictetus (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | John & Thady Gosden | 129 lbs | 100/1 | .5 | Held up in rear - never on terms(tchd 125/1) | ||
| 9th | 9 | Paddington (GB) | 2 C | Elite | A P O'Brien | 129 lbs | 7/4F | 8.5 | Took keen hold - prominent - lost position after 2f - weakened over 2f out - eased final furlong (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that colt was too fresh in the early stages of the race - which took too much out of him on the soft ground)(op 11/8) | ||
| 10th | 5 | Chaldean (GB) | 2 C | Good | Andrew Balding | 129 lbs | 10/1 | 14 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - went second over 4f out - chased clear leader over 3f out - weakened quickly over 2f out - eased over 1f out (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that colt was unsuited by the soft ground and would prefer less testing conditions)(op 9/1 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 11th | 7 | Hi Royal (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Kevin Ryan | 129 lbs | 100/1 | 50 | Started quickly - took keen hold - raced in second - lost position over 4f out - weakened quickly from 3f out - eased over 2f out(op 66/1) |