Full Result 1.45 Ascot | 20 October 2012

Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 3)

(Class 1) (3yo+) (1m7f209yds) 2m Soft

1st £113,420 2nd £43,000 3rd £21,520 4th £10,720 5th £5,380 6th £2,700

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	8. Rite Of Passage 8/1 Pat Smullen D K Weld	Pat Smullen D K Weld	8	97	–	96	117	–
ch g Giant's Causeway (USA) - Dahlia's Krissy (USA) (Kris S)
Awkward before going into stalls, held up in last pair, ridden and good progress on inner over 2f out, closed on leaders 1f out, eased off rail and found gap, ran on to lead near finish

2⁽⁷⁾ nk	1. Aiken 4/1 William Buick John Gosden	William Buick John Gosden	4	97	112	95	116	–
b c Selkirk (USA) - Las Flores (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Tracked leaders disputing 5th, ridden well over 2f out, progress to chase leader over 1f out, led just inside final furlong and edged right, headed near finish (tchd 7-2 and 9-2 in a place)

3⁽⁶⁾ ½ [¾]	2. Askar Tau (FR) 33/1 George Baker Marcus Tregoning	George Baker Marcus Tregoning	7	97 v	110	95	115	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Autriche (IRE) (Acatenango)
Slowly into stride, held up in last, ridden and no progress well over 2f out, good headway over 1f out, closed on leaders final furlong, could not quicken last 50yds

4⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [2¼]	4. Electrolyser (IRE) 33/1 Adam Kirby Clive Cox	Adam Kirby Clive Cox	7	97	108	93	113	–
gr g Daylami (IRE) - Iviza (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Tracked leading trio, ridden to chase leader over 2f out to over 1f out, kept on same pace

5⁽⁵⁾ shd [2½]	5. Fame And Glory 11/2 Jamie Spencer A P O'Brien	Jamie Spencer A P O'Brien	6	97	116	93	113	–
b h Montjeu (IRE) - Gryada (Shirley Heights)
Tracked leader, led well over 2f out going powerfully, driven over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, crowded for room soon after, faded (op 6-1 tchd 13-2)

6⁽²⁾ 1¼ [3¾]	9. Saddler's Rock (IRE) 10/1 Johnny Murtagh John M Oxx	Johnny Murtagh John M Oxx	4	97 t	115	91	112	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Grecian Bride (IRE) (Groom Dancer)
Tracked leaders disputing 5th, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace and never able to challenge (tchd 9-1)

7⁽⁸⁾ 19 [22¾]	6. Ile De Re (FR) 6/1 Jim Crowley Donald McCain	Jim Crowley Donald McCain	6	97	105	66	89	–
gr g Linamix (FR) - Ile Mamou (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Led at good pace to well over 2f out, soon weakened (op 13-2 tchd 7-1)

8⁽⁴⁾ 19 [41¾]	7. Opinion Poll (IRE) 100/30F Mickael Barzalona Mahmood Al Zarooni	Mickael Barzalona Mahmood Al Zarooni	6	97	116	41	66	–
b h Halling (USA) - Ahead I (Shirley Heights)
Held up in last trio, pushed along 6f out, progress on outer 2f out and threatened to close on leaders, weakened rapidly just over 1f out and virtually pulled up (tchd 7-2 and 4-1 in a place)

9⁽¹⁾ 47 [88¾]	3. Colour Vision (FR) 6/1 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	4	97 p	116	–	–	–
gr g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Give Me Five (GER) (Monsun)
Tracked leading pair until weakened rapidly just over 3f out, virtually pulled up final 2f (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the soft (heavy in places) ground)

9 ran Off time: 1:46:00 Winning time: 3m 35.98s (slow by 10.08s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Dr R Lambe (Rite Of Passage) 1st breeder: Newsells Park Stud
2nd owner: George Strawbridge (Aiken)
3rd owner: Nurlan Bizakov (Askar Tau)
Tote win: £9.80 PL: £2.90 £1.60 £8.50 Ex: £46.20 CSF: £39.17 Trifecta: £981.40 Pool: £3143.35 - 2.37 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 53 (30%) M [4-6] 44 (37%) H [7-9] 53 (33%)

1:45 Ascot 20 Oct 2012

Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 3)