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10:35 P.M. HK TIME (15.10.2011) Queen Elizabeth II Stakes sponsored by QIPCO (Group 1) S1-6 (3:35 P.M. LOCAL TIME) (15.10.2011) - Turf Track - About 1600 Metres (Straight)

For 3 years old and upwards. Weights: 3-y-o colts and geldings 126lb; fillies 123lb; 4-y-o and up colts and geldings 129lb; fillies 126lb.

Total Prize Money (GBP) £1,000,000 1st £567,100, 2nd £215,000, 3rd £107,600, 4th £53,600, 5th £26,900, 6th £13,500.

(8 Starters)

Overseas Expert Column by Wally Pyrah

There is no such thing in as a certainty but in the mythical winged horse Pegasus called we may have one. Sir Henry Cecil’s horse who is rated the best horse in the world by the international ratings, has an unblemished record of eight wins from eight races. He stamped his superstar status when destroying Royal Ascot winner , RIO DE LA PLATA and RAJSAMAN in a blink of an eye in the Sussex Stakes in July. Maybe the only thing that can beat him is he has had a long season, being on the go since April. Still FRANKEL looked in top form last weekend when beating his pacemaker BULLET TRAIN by 15 lengths in his final warm-up gallop at Newmarket.

So who is going to give him a race? has twice seen the backend of FRANKEL this season, but has nevertheless improved enormously in the last couple of months. He ran away with the Group class Hungerford Stakes at Newbury and then appeared equally impressive when routing opposition including RIO DE LA PLATA and RAJSAMAN over 1600mtrs in the Prix du Moulin at Longchamp.

French filly – receives the 3lb fillies allowance – has put her earlier English (wouldn’t go into the barriers) and French Guineas defeats behind her with some spellbinding performances in the summer months. She could not have been more impressive when coming from last to first to win the over 1600mtrs at Royal Ascot and then humbled the mighty and subsequent Newmarket Sun Chariot winner at Deauville in August. The English bookmakers are offering 2-1 about both EXCELEBRATION and IMMORTAL VERSE without FRANKEL. The rest of the fields are running for appearance money.

SELECTIONS: FRANKEL, EXCELEBRATION & IMMORTAL VERSE

Overseas Expert Column by Wendyll Woods

There is no doubting FRANKEL has already scaled the lofty heights set before him - his performances have been simply breathtaking, a joy to watch. His exuberant style of racing, turn of foot, stamina and sheer class has seen him stay unbeaten. His form ties him in with the best of the best, it’s quite unbelievable. Already twice a course and distance winner, on varying grounds, the track holds no fears. A good even pace looks guaranteed with FRANKEL’s stable companion, BULLET TRAIN set to run. FRANKEL really should win barring accidents as he has beaten most of his rivals directly and indirectly this season. Let’s hope for another master class.

Of those opposing FRANKEL his old foe EXCELEBRATION looks set to fill the runner-up spot. The son of has gone on to record two high profile victories – the Group Two German 2000 Guineas and the Group One Prix Du Moulin. Italian trainer, Marco Botti, has since reported his stable star to be in fine fettle and “stronger”. Positive reports I do agree but, the chances of turning over FRANKEL rest on the selection failing to fire.

The only filly in the race, IMMORTAL VERSE, looks set to take her chance. Her victory in the Coronation Stakes showed her devastating turn of foot but, also her liking for soft ground. She is very much untested on a sound surface and given her pedigree, prevailing conditions are a big worry. Her course and distance form can still see her into a place, however.

The rest of the field are all much the same but, DUBAWI GOLD, can run well at a nice price. Richard Hannon’s inmate has been a model of consistency all year and can run another big race.

SELECTIONS: FRANKEL, EXCELEBRATION, IMMORTAL VERSE & DUBAWI GOLD

Tipsters’ Selections

JULIAN MUSCAT MALCOLM HEYHOE ANTHONY KEMP WILLIAM HUGHES (RACING POST) (RACING POST WEEKENDER) (TURF TV) (WORLD RACING SERVICE) 7 FRANKEL 7 FRANKEL 7 FRANKEL 6 EXCELEBRATION 6 EXCELEBRATION 8 IMMORTAL VERSE 8 IMMORTAL VERSE 8 IMMORTAL VERSE 8 IMMORTAL VERSE 6 EXCELEBRATION 6 EXCELEBRATION 7 FRANKEL

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子彈列車 施素爾爵士 129 莫敬賢 (4) Lifetime : 8 (2-1-0) Turf : 8 (2-1-0) NH Rules : 0 (0-0-0) 1 2011 : 1 (0-0-0) Non-Turf : 0 (0-0-0) GF+ : － BULLET TRAIN (GB) 4 b c Sir H R A Cecil (Int’l Rtg 106) I Mongan 1st Up : － Dist : 1 (1-0-0) G : － Sadler's Wells (USA) - Kind (IRE) ( (USA)) Earnings : HK$543,714 Track : 1 (0-0-0) Y : － Owner(s): K Abdulla (150/1) Trk/Dist : 0 (0-0-0) S/Hvy : －

Pos Date Race Details Track Dist/Course/Going Wt. Jockey Dr Race Time Finish & Odds Gear Winner/Second/Third Comments Margin 12/12 5Jun10 Investec Derby 3yo G1 EPS, GB 2409 LH GF 126 T Queally 1 2.31.33 12 38 13/2 (GB) 126 lw: chsd ldrs: wnt 2nd 9f out: 2nd st: sn rdn and GBP1,338,207 At First Sight (IRE) 126 struggling: wknd ent fnl 3f and wl bhd fnl 2f: Rewilding (GB) 126 eased ins fnl f: t.o 6/8 18Jun10 King Edward VII Stakes 3yo G2 ASC, GB 2400 RH GF 124 T Queally 7 2.30.06 6 9.3 5/1 (GB) 124 t.k.h: trckd ldrs: nt clr run over 2f out: swtchd rt GBP161,220 Arctic Cosmos (USA) 124 and rdn 2f out: fnd nil and wl btn over 1f out Buzzword (GB) 124 5/7 28Aug10 Totepool August Stakes 3yo+ WDS, GB 2323 RH S 125 T Queally 1 2.31.84 5 4.3 4/1 Whispering Gallery (GB) 128 chsd wnr: ev ch and rdn over 2f out: hrd drvn Listed GBP34,467 Traffic Guard (USA) 128 over 1f out: wknd ins fnl f Pompeyano (IRE) 128 5/5 22Sep10 Mouton Cadet Classic GOO, GB 1975 RH GF 123 T Queally 5 2.05.06 5 7.3 5/1 Holberg (UAE) 126 lw: chsd wnr tl rdn and hung rt fr 3f out: btn over Foundation Stakes 3yo+ Listed Pink Symphony (GB) 115 2f out GBP33,994 Heliodor (USA) 126 7/7 14Apr11 Weatherbys Earl of Sefton NEW, GB 1800 St GF 124 T Queally 3 1.49.42 7 23 16/1 Ransom Note (GB) 124 swtg: hld up: rdn and wknd over 2f out Stakes 4yo+ G3 GBP49,235 Polytechnicien (USA) 127 Elusive Pimpernel (USA) 124 Has shown some high class form earlier in his career and is a Gr.3 winner but was beaten a long way on his only venture this season and is most likely to be playing a role of pacemaker for Frankel this day.

大盜迪克 向能 129 蘇銘倫 (5) Lifetime : 19 (9-3-1) Turf : 19 (9-3-1) NH Rules : 0 (0-0-0) 2 2011 : 6 (3-0-0) Non-Turf : 0 (0-0-0) GF+ : － (IRE) 4 b c R Hannon (Int’l Rtg 122) C Soumillon 1st Up : － Dist : 9 (4-3-0) G : － Arakan (USA) - Merrily (GB) (Sharrood (USA)) Earnings : HK$10,905,360 Track : 2 (1-1-0) Y : － Owner(s): John Manley (25/1) Trk/Dist : 2 (1-1-0) S/Hvy : －

Pos Date Race Details Track Dist/Course/Going Wt. Jockey Dr Race Time Finish & Odds Gear Winner/Second/Third Comments Margin 4/7 14May11 Jlt 4yo+ G1 NBY, GB 1600 St GF 126 R Moore 8 1.36.52 4 6 11/4 Canford Cliffs (IRE) 126 trckd ldrs: pushed along and nt much daylight GBP172,325 Worthadd (IRE) 126 whn bmpd over 1f out: outpcd ins fnl f and wknd Premio Loco (USA) 126 fnl 120yds 9/9 22May11 Prix d'Ispahan 4yo+ G1 LCH, FR 1850 RH G 128 J Fortune 1 1.51.00 9 34 11 Goldikova (IRE) 125 settled in 3rd on rail: rdn 2f out: sn no ex: wknd EUR250,000 (FR) 128 qckly: eased fnl f Rajsaman (FR) 128 1/5 9Jul11 Totesport.com Summer Mile ASC, GB 1600 RH G 130 P Dobbs 4 1.41.48 1 0.8 2/1 Dick Turpin (IRE) 130 hld up 4th and trcking ldrs: smooth hdwy on Stakes 4yo+ G2 GBP97,020 Fanunalter (GB) 127 outside fr 2f out to ld 1f out: rdn and styd on strly Side Glance (GB) 127 ins fnl f 7/12 15Aug11 Prix du Haras de DEA, FR 1600 St GS 130 R Hughes 2 1.38.30 7 4.5 36 Immortal Verse (IRE) 120 racd in 7th (abt 4 l off ldr): 5th and ev ch ins fnl Fresnay-le-buffard - Jacques le Goldikova (IRE) 127 2f: rdn 1 1/2f out: nt qckn fnl f Marois 3yo+ G1 EUR600,000 Sahpresa (USA) 127 1/7 24Sep11 3yo+ MIL, ITY 1600 RH G 128 C Soumillon 2 1.33.20 1 SHd 13/20F Dick Turpin (IRE) 128 w.w in 5th: shkn up ent fnl 2f: 4th and hrd rdn on G1 EUR297,000 (GB) 128 outside over 1f out: r.o strly ins fnl f to ld fnl Vanjura (GER) 125 strides He is a tough and regular Gr.1 performer who has won nine of his 19 starts, and bounced back to winning form with a brave show in a Gr.1 Italy last month. This 1600m is his ideal distance but this four-year-old faces some brilliant three-year-olds here, which is why he will be one of outsiders despite his good record.

詩人之聲 (TT) 蘇萊 129 戴圖理 (1) Lifetime : 15 (4-2-3) Turf : 14 (4-2-3) NH Rules : 0 (0-0-0) 3 2011 : 4 (0-1-1) Non-Turf : 1 (0-0-0) GF+ : － POET'S VOICE (GB) 4 b c S bin Suroor (Int’l Rtg 116) L Dettori 1st Up : － Dist : 6 (2-1-1) G : － Owner(s): Godolphin Earnings : HK$4,252,195 Track : 1 (1-0-0) Y : － (40/1) Trk/Dist : 1 (1-0-0) S/Hvy : －

Pos Date Race Details Track Dist/Course/Going Wt. Jockey Dr Race Time Finish & Odds Gear Winner/Second/Third Comments Margin 9/10 16Oct10 Emirates Airline Champion NEW, GB 2000 St GS 124 L Dettori 5 2.08.54 9 11 6/1 TT Twice Over (GB) lw: plld hrd: chsd ldr for 2f: styd trcking ldrs: Stakes 3yo+ G1 GBP370,740 Vision D'Etat (FR) swtchd rt and rdn wl over 2f out: wknd over 1f Debussy (IRE) out 2/12 3Mar11 Jebel Hatta Sponsored by MEY, UAE 1800 LH G 126 L Dettori 12 1.50.66 2 0.3 3/1 TT Wigmore Hall (IRE) 126 Mid-division, chased leader 500m out, ran on Emirates Airline SH 3yo+ & NH Poet's Voice (GB) 126 well final 300m, led briefly 100m out 4yo+ G2 USD250,000 Presvis (GB) 126 14/14 26Mar11 Sponsored By MEY, UAE 2000 LH Tapeta 126 L Dettori 10 2.05.94 14 21 11/1 TT (JPN) 126 t.k.h: hld up midfield: n.m.r and edgd rt after 2f: Emirates Airline 3yo+ G1 Transcend (JPN) 126 effrt and rdn 2f out: sn wknd: eased whn no ch USD10,000,000 Monterosso (GB) 126 7/7 27Aug11 Celebration Mile 3yo+ G2 GOO, GB 1600 RH GS 127 L Dettori 4 1.39.16 7 6.3 15/8F TT Dubawi Gold (GB) 121 hld up in last pair: swtchd out for effrt and sme GBP98,370 Set The Trend (GB) 127 prog over 2f out: rdn and being hassled whn Beacon Lodge (IRE) 127 nipped Beacon Lodge wl over 1f out: nt gng pce to chal: fdd fnl f 3/7 23Sep11 Nayef 3yo+ G2 NEW, GB 1600 St GF 129 L Dettori 4 1.34.68 3 3.3 5/1 TT Ransom Note (GB) 129 stdd s: hld up in rr: stl last over 2f out: hdwy and GBP98,370 Premio Loco (USA) 129 edging rt 2f out: disputing 2nd and drvn over 1f Poet's Voice (GB) 129 out: no ex and styd on same pce fnl 100yds Produced a career highlight when galvanised into an exciting burst of acceleration under Dettori to win this Gr.1 last year. However although he has run a couple of worthy races since, his form has generally gone into decline and unless the ground came up soft it would be hard to allocate him a major chance against some massively talented three-year-old stars.

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側目相看 包義定 129 霍聰 (8) Lifetime : 15 (6-2-3) Turf : 15 (6-2-3) NH Rules : 0 (0-0-0) 4 2011 : 6 (3-0-2) Non-Turf : 0 (0-0-0) GF+ : － SIDE GLANCE (GB) 4 br g A M Balding (Int’l Rtg 114) J Fortune 1st Up : － Dist : 7 (4-0-2) G : － Passing Glance (GB) - Averami (GB) (Averti (IRE)) Earnings : HK$2,458,066 Track : 5 (2-1-2) Y : － Owner(s): Pearl Bloodstock Ltd (33/1) Trk/Dist : 3 (1-0-2) S/Hvy : －

Pos Date Race Details Track Dist/Course/Going Wt. Jockey Dr Race Time Finish & Odds Gear Winner/Second/Third Comments Margin 1/8 27Apr11 Britain's Got Talent Paradise ASC, GB 1600 St GF 126 J Fortune 1 1.39.60 1 6 100/30 Side Glance (GB) 126 hld up in tch: stdy hdwy fr 3f out: led wl over 1f Stakes 4yo+ Listed GBP29,541 St Moritz (IRE) 129 out: pushed clr ins fnl f: easily Critical Moment (USA) 126 1/6 9May11 Sportingbet.com Stakes 3yo+ WDS, GB 1661 RH G 132 J Fortune 1 1.42.24 1 1.3 4/6F Side Glance (GB) 132 t.k.h: hld up in 5th: plenty to do 3f out: rdn and Listed GBP29,541 The Cheka (IRE) 128 prog on outer 2f out: styd on wl to ld last 100yds: Penitent (GB) 132 won gng away 3/5 9Jul11 Totesport.com Summer Mile ASC, GB 1600 RH G 127 D Probert 1 1.41.48 3 3 6/4F Dick Turpin (IRE) 130 t.k.h and trckd ldrs in cl 3rd: ct in pocket as pce Stakes 4yo+ G2 GBP97,020 Fanunalter (GB) 127 qcknd over 2f out and sn edging rt: pushed along Side Glance (GB) 127 and nt clr run tl kpt on fnl f: tk 3rd clsng stages but nvr gng pce of ldng duo 1/11 11Aug11 Totepool Sovereign Stakes 3yo+ SAL, GB 1600 St GF 126 J Fortune 4 1.41.01 1 Nk 2/1F Side Glance (GB) 126 led early: trckd ldr: chal 2f out: sn rdn: disp ent fnl G3 GBP49,185 Dance And Dance (IRE) 126 f: picked up wl to whn runner-up chal The Rectifier (USA) 126 nring fin 4/12 18Sep11 Ricoh Woodbine Mile Stakes WO, CAN 1600 LH F 119 J Fortune 9 1.34.92 4 1.3 8.4 Turallure (USA) 121 all out, hung late 3yo+ G1 CAD1,000,000 Courageous Cat (USA) 124 Right One (FR) 119 A talented 1600m horse, with his last four victories coming over this distance latterly at Gr.3 level. He also ran well when a close fourth in a Gr.1 in Canada last time. This looks a much deeper contest however and it would be a huge shock if he won it.

杜拜之金 向能 126 莫狄 (3) Lifetime : 15 (5-3-0) Turf : 13 (3-3-0) NH Rules : 0 (0-0-0) 5 2011 : 8 (3-2-0) Non-Turf : 2 (2-0-0) GF+ : － DUBAWI GOLD (GB) 3 b c R Hannon (Int’l Rtg 116) J P Murtagh 1st Up : － Dist : 7 (2-2-0) G : － Dubawi (IRE) - Savannah Belle (GB) (Green Desert (USA)) Earnings : HK$3,392,459 Track : 3 (1-0-0) Y : － Owner(s): Andrew Tinkler (40/1) Trk/Dist : 1 (0-0-0) S/Hvy : －

Pos Date Race Details Track Dist/Course/Going Wt. Jockey Dr Race Time Finish & Odds Gear Winner/Second/Third Comments Margin 2/8 21May11 Abu Dhabi Irish 2,000 Guineas CUR, IRE 1600 St GF 126 R Hughes 1 1.37.88 2 0.8 7/4F Roderic O'Connor (IRE) 126 restrained and hld up towards rr: hdwy in 6th 2f 3yo G1 EUR325,000 Dubawi Gold (GB) 126 out: rdn into 3rd 1f out: styd on fnl f to go 2nd cl Oracle (IRE) 126 home: nt rch wnr 6/9 14Jun11 St James's Palace Stakes 3yo ASC, GB 1600 RH G 126 R Hughes 7 1.39.24 6 13.5 12/1 Frankel (GB) 126 chsd ldrs: swtchd rt and wnt 3rd over 4f out: rdn G1 GBP246,175 Zoffany (IRE) 126 and chsd clr wnr briefly ent fnl 2f: sn struggling Excelebration (IRE) 126 and edging rt u.p: wknd over 1f out 4/9 13Aug11 Cga Hungerford Stakes 3yo+ G2 NBY, GB 1400 St G 123 J Murtagh 4 1.24.72 4 7.3 5/2 Excelebration (IRE) 125 t.k.h: stdd in tch: hdwy and nt clr run appr fnl 2f: GBP78,696 Beacon Lodge (IRE) 129 swtchd lft wl over 1f out and styd on fnl f to cl on Musir (AUS) 129 plcd horses but nvr any ch w wnr 1/7 27Aug11 Celebration Mile 3yo+ G2 GOO, GB 1600 RH GS 121 R Hughes 1 1.39.16 1 0.5 3/1 Dubawi Gold (GB) 121 patiently rdn in last: travelling wl but nt clr run fr GBP98,370 Set The Trend (GB) 127 wl over 1f out tl ent fnl f: qcknd up impressively: Beacon Lodge (IRE) 127 led towards fin: readily 4/8 11Sep11 Qatar Prix du Moulin de LCH, FR 1600 RH VS 123 R Hughes 2 1.37.74 4 3 17 Excelebration (IRE) 123 hld up in last: scrubbed along and hdwy towards Longchamp 3yo+ G1 Rio De La Plata (USA) 128 rail over 2f out: forced to switch outside ins fnl 2f EUR450,000 Rajsaman (FR) 128 and again over 1 1/2f out: styd on ins fnl f but no imp fnl 100yds He has won at Gr.2 level – two starts ago – but has failed to win at Gr.1 level from five attempts and the strength of this race is not going to make it likely that he can change that statistic this time.

盡歡騰 布銘球 126 史賓沙 (7) Lifetime : 8 (5-1-1) Turf : 8 (5-1-1) NH Rules : 0 (0-0-0) 6 2011 : 5 (3-1-1) Non-Turf : 0 (0-0-0) GF+ : － EXCELEBRATION (IRE) 3 b c M Botti (Int’l Rtg 125) J Spencer 1st Up : － Dist : 3 (2-0-1) G : － Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Sun Shower (IRE) ( (GB)) Earnings : HK$5,009,160 Track : 1 (0-0-1) Y : － Owner(s): Manfredini, Tabor, Smith & Magnier (6/1) Trk/Dist : 1 (0-0-1) S/Hvy : －

Pos Date Race Details Track Dist/Course/Going Wt. Jockey Dr Race Time Finish & Odds Gear Winner/Second/Third Comments Margin 2/6 16Apr11 Totesport.com Greenham NBY, GB 1400 St GF 126 A Kirby 1 1.24.60 2 4 25/1 Frankel (GB) 126 t.k.h early: trckd ldrs in 3rd: drvn and qcknd to Stakes 3yo G3 GBP49,235 Excelebration (IRE) 126 chal wnr 2f out: styd on terms tl readily outpcd Shropshire (IRE) 126 appr fnl f: clr 2nd best 1/11 22May11 Mehl Mulhens-Rennen - German KOL, GER 1600 RH S 128 A Kirby 5 1.36.20 1 7 3.1F Excelebration (IRE) 128 settled in 7th: gd prog arnd fnl turn: patiently rdn 2,000 Guineas 3yo G2 Gereon (GER) 128 early in st: mde move 2f out: qcknd wl in centre EUR153,000 Acadius (GER) 128 of trck to ld 1f out: sn clr: easily 3/9 14Jun11 St James's Palace Stakes 3yo ASC, GB 1600 RH G 126 A Kirby 1 1.39.24 3 2.3 10/1 Frankel (GB) 126 awkward s: t.k.h early: hld up in midfield: hmpd G1 GBP246,175 Zoffany (IRE) 126 over 4f out: rdn and effrt to chse clr wnr 2f out: Excelebration (IRE) 126 hung rt u.p but styd on and clsng steadily on wnr ins fnl f: lost 2nd fnl 100yds 1/9 13Aug11 Cga Hungerford Stakes 3yo+ G2 NBY, GB 1400 St G 125 A Kirby 3 1.24.72 1 6 5/4F Excelebration (IRE) 125 trckd ldr: led over 2f out: rdn 1f out: hung rt u.p GBP78,696 Beacon Lodge (IRE) 129 ins fnl f but styd on to go clr fnl 100yds: readily Musir (AUS) 129 1/8 11Sep11 Qatar Prix du Moulin de LCH, FR 1600 RH VS 123 J Spencer 1 1.37.74 1 1.5 3.2F Excelebration (IRE) 123 settled in 3rd abt 4 l off 2nd: tk clsr order over 2 Longchamp 3yo+ G1 Rio De La Plata (USA) 128 1/2f out: hdwy on outside ins fnl 2f: disputing 2nd EUR450,000 Rajsaman (FR) 128 and pushed along 1 1/2f out: led appr fnl f: r.o wl fnl f: edgd rt to ins rail fnl 110yds This season he has twice made the mighty Frankel to work for his money, latterly at Royal Ascot in June, and he has been a decisive winner in two starts since at Gr.2 and Gr.1 level. The facts and figures suggest that he is getting better and better and survived very soft ground in super style in France last time.

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范高爾 施素爾爵士 126 祁義理 (2) Lifetime : 8 (8-0-0) Turf : 8 (8-0-0) NH Rules : 0 (0-0-0) 7 2011 : 4 (4-0-0) Non-Turf : 0 (0-0-0) GF+ : － FRANKEL (GB) 3 b c Sir H R A Cecil (Int’l Rtg 135) T Queally 1st Up : － Dist : 5 (5-0-0) G : － Galileo (IRE) - Kind (IRE) (Danehill (USA)) Earnings : HK$10,199,397 Track : 2 (2-0-0) Y : － Owner(s): K Abdulla (1/3) Trk/Dist : 2 (2-0-0) S/Hvy : －

Pos Date Race Details Track Dist/Course/Going Wt. Jockey Dr Race Time Finish & Odds Gear Winner/Second/Third Comments Margin 1/6 16Oct10 Dubai 2yo G1 NEW, GB 1400 St GS 127 T Queally 4 1.25.73 1 2.3 4/6F Frankel (GB) 127 lw: hmpd sn after s: t.k.h: hld up in last pair: GBP312,346 Roderic O'Connor (IRE) 127 smooth hdwy ent fnl 3f: shkn up to ld over 1f out: Glor Na Mara (IRE) 127 in command whn rn green and edging rt fnl f: pushed out: comf 1/6 16Apr11 3yo G3 NBY, GB 1400 St GF 126 T Queally 3 1.24.60 1 4 1/4F Frankel (GB) 126 lw: sn trcking ldr: qcknd to chal 3f out: led sn GBP49,235 Excelebration (IRE) 126 after: shkn up and edgd lft 2f out: drvn and qcknd Shropshire (IRE) 126 clr fnl f: easily 1/13 30Apr11 Qipco 2000 Guineas 3yo G1 NEW, GB 1600 St GF 126 T Queally 1 1.37.30 1 6 1/2F Frankel (GB) 126 sn led and clr: at least 10 l clr 1/2-way: rdn jst GBP344,645 Dubawi Gold (GB) 126 over 1f out: idling but kpt on fnl f: rdn out: unchal: Native Khan (FR) 126 impressive 1/9 14Jun11 St James's Palace Stakes 3yo ASC, GB 1600 RH G 126 T Queally 5 1.39.24 1 0.8 30/100F Frankel (GB) 126 hld up in 4th: shkn up and chsd clr ldr 5f out: clsd G1 GBP246,175 Zoffany (IRE) 126 on ldr and led ent fnl 3f: 6 l clr 2f out: sn rdn: Excelebration (IRE) 126 coming bk to field qckly fnl 100yds: a holding on but all out nr fin: rdn out 1/4 27Jul11 Qipco Sussex Stakes 3yo+ G1 GOO, GB 1600 RH G 125 T Queally 3 1.37.47 1 5 8/13F Frankel (GB) 125 t.k.h but a under control: mde all: shkn up and GBP282,990 Canford Cliffs (IRE) 133 readily qcknd clr over 1f out: r.o strly in n.d fnl f: Rio De La Plata (USA) 133 impressive The overwhelming star of British horseracing, he is unbeaten in eight starts, four at Gr.1 level, and he will start hot favourite to extend his winning sequence to nine. He usually has either led all the way or been kicked into the lead mid-race with his latest success at Goodwood being gained by dominating from the gates, though his trainer is thinking of more patient tactics here.

永恆詩篇 高利 123 巫斯義 (6) Lifetime : 7 (4-1-0) Turf : 7 (4-1-0) NH Rules : 0 (0-0-0) 8 2011 : 5 (3-0-0) Non-Turf : 0 (0-0-0) GF+ : － IMMORTAL VERSE (IRE) 3 b f (Int’l Rtg 120) Gerald Mosse 1st Up : － Dist : 6 (3-1-0) G : － (GB) - Side Of Paradise (IRE) (Sadler's Wells (USA)) Earnings : HK$6,778,327 Track : 1 (1-0-0) Y : － Owner(s): R C Strauss (6/1) Trk/Dist : 1 (1-0-0) S/Hvy : －

Pos Date Race Details Track Dist/Course/Going Wt. Jockey Dr Race Time Finish & Odds Gear Winner/Second/Third Comments Margin 4/7 4Apr11 3yo alw EUR34,000 LCH, FR 1600 RH H 126 C Soumillon 7 1.48.10 4 1 3.5JF Glorious Sight (IRE)

11/16 15May11 Poule D'essai des Pouliches 3yo LCH, FR 1600 RH G 126 C Lemaire 12 1.39.31 11 8.3 21 (IRE) 126 w.w in rr: rdn but no ex in st: fdd fillies G1 EUR450,000 Glorious Sight (IRE) 126 Wild Wind (GER) 126 1/7 5Jun11 3yo fillies CHY, FR 1600 RH S 123 O Peslier 3 1.39.20 1 0.5 6.9 Immortal Verse (IRE) 123 racd freely towards rr: 6th whn swtchd lft and G2 EUR130,000 Mixed Intention (IRE) 123 bmpd Espirita over 1 1/2f out: qcknd fnl f and led Peinture Abstraite (GB) 123 on outside 60yds fr home 1/12 17Jun11 Coronation Stakes 3yo G1 ASC, GB 1600 RH GS 126 G Mosse 11 1.42.75 1 2.3 8/1 Immortal Verse (IRE) 126 stdd s: hld up in last pl: swtchd lft to outside and GBP246,175 Nova Hawk (GB) 126 mde hdwy 2f out: str run to ld over 1f out: Barefoot Lady (IRE) 126 stretched out wl and in command thrght fnl f 1/12 15Aug11 Prix du Haras de DEA, FR 1600 St GS 120 G Mosse 6 1.38.30 1 1 20 Immortal Verse (IRE) 120 settled in rr: last 3f out: swtchd towards stands' Fresnay-le-buffard - Jacques le Goldikova (IRE) 127 side and hdwy appr 2f out: smooth prog to ld ins Marois 3yo+ G1 EUR600,000 Sahpresa (USA) 127 fnl 1 1/2f: r.o u.p and drifted rt 1f out: stened up and r.o wl fnl 110yds: eased cl The very smart French-trained filly burst to prominence on her fifth start, when she won a Gr.2 at Chantilly in June. It has been an upward curve ever since with two impressively-gained Gr.1 victories over 1600m including defeat of the brilliant Goldikova at Deauville last time. Usually sits chilly off the pace before being galvanised into a scintillating late charge.

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