Full Result 2.10 Ascot | 19 October 2019

Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 2)

(Class 1) (3yo+) (1m7f127yds) 1m7½f Inner Good To Soft

1st £255,195 2nd £96,750 3rd £48,420 4th £24,120 5th £12,105 6th £6,075

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	4. Kew Gardens (IRE) 7/2 Donnacha O'Brien A P O'Brien	Donnacha O'Brien A P O'Brien	4	97	118	79	122	–
b c Galileo (IRE) - Chelsea Rose (IRE) (Desert King)
Tracked leading pair, going easily 3f out, led just over 2f out, driven and headed just over 1f out, stayed on well to lead again last strides (op 3/1)

2⁽⁶⁾ nse	8. Stradivarius (IRE) 8/13F Frankie Dettori John Gosden	Frankie Dettori John Gosden	5	97	121	79	121	–
ch h Sea The Stars (IRE) - Private Life (FR) (Bering)
Tracked leaders, nudged along over 4f out, driven and good progress 2f out to lead narrowly just over 1f out, stayed on after but headed last strides and just pipped (jockey said horse hung right-handed under pressure)

DSQ⁽⁵⁾ 5 [5]	7. Royal Line 12/1 Robert Havlin John Gosden	Robert Havlin John Gosden	5	97	111	72	115	–
ch h Dubawi (IRE) - Melikah (IRE) (Lammtarra)
Held up in rear, still going strongly 3f out, shaken up and progress to chase leading pair over 1f out, no impression and left further behind final furlong, finished 3rd, disqualified - banned substance in sample (op 10/1)

3⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [6¼]	6. Mekong 20/1 Jim Crowley Sir Michael Stoute	Jim Crowley Sir Michael Stoute	4	97	108	71	113	–
b g Frankel - Ship's Biscuit (Tiger Hill)
Reluctant to leave stall and left 8 lengths, soon in touch in last, ridden and progress over 2f out, took 4th over 1f out, no further headway, finished 4th, placed 3rd (jockey said gelding was slowly away)

4⁽⁴⁾ 3½ [9¾]	9. Withhold 15/2 Jason Watson Roger Charlton	Jason Watson Roger Charlton	6	97 p	113	66	109	–
b g Champs Elysees - Coming Back (Fantastic Light)
Made most, ridden and headed just over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, finished 5th, placed 4th (jockey said gelding hung badly left-handed throughout) (op 9/1)

5⁽⁷⁾ ½ [10¼]	2. Capri (IRE) 25/1 Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien	Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien	5	97	111	66	108	–
gr h Galileo (IRE) - Dialafara (FR) (Anabaa)
Pushed up to join leader, driven and still upsides 3f out, lost place and squeezed out just over 2f out, dropped away quickly, finished 6th, placed 5th (tchd 22/1)

6⁽²⁾ 6 [16¼]	3. Cleonte (IRE) 40/1 Silvestre De Sousa Andrew Balding	Silvestre De Sousa Andrew Balding	6	97	108	57	101	–
ch g Sir Percy - Key Figure (Beat Hollow)
Well in touch, driven on inner over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, finished 7th, placed 6th

7⁽⁸⁾ nk [16½]	5. Max Dynamite (FR) 33/1 Oisin Murphy W P Mullins	Oisin Murphy W P Mullins	9	97	107	57	101	–
b g Great Journey (JPN) - Mascara (GER) (Monsun)
Held up in rear, ridden and no progress over 2f out, soon weakened, finished 8th, placed 7th

8⁽⁹⁾ 1¾ [18¼]	1. Bin Battuta 25/1 Hector Crouch Saeed bin Suroor	Hector Crouch Saeed bin Suroor	5	97 p	110	55	99	–
ch g Dubawi (IRE) - Land Of Dreams (Cadeaux Genereux)
Held up towards rear, no progress under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened, finished 9th, placed 8th (op 28/1)

9 ran Off time: 2:11:45 Winning time: 3m 29.49s (slow by 9.49s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: South Pacific (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor (Kew Gardens) 1st breeder: Barronstown Stud
2nd owner: B E Nielsen (Stradivarius)
3rd owner: Philip Newton (Mekong)
Tote win: £4.50 PL: £1.40 £1.10 £3.10 Ex: £7.20 CSF: £6.01 Tricast: £23.71 Trifecta: £35.50
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 2-4] 73 (30%) M [5-7] 50 (60%) H [8-10] 27 (10%)

Following a BHA inquiry, Royal Line, who passed the post 3rd, was disqualified - positive sample.

2:10 Ascot 19 Oct 2019

Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 2)