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THE ULTIMATE RACEDAY SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER 2019

MEDIA GUIDE QIPCO MEDIA GUIDE QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAY MEDIA GUIDE

FOREWORD CONTENTS ROD STREET QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAY 06 The QIPCO British Champions WELCOME TO THE ULTIMATE RACEDAY 11 The QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup Welcome to QIPCO British Champions Day, the spectacular finale to the British Flat racing season. In 16 The QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes racing terms the day is still in its infancy having been first run in 2011 and yet, in that time it has become firmly established as one of the world's greatest racedays thanks to the tremendous support of our 21 The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (sponsored by QIPCO) sponsors QIPCO, who have been with us from the start. It is thanks to their generosity that today boasts a card which is unrivalled in the British racing calendar, with an unprecedented four Group 1 contests and a 27 The QIPCO total prize fund in excess of £4 million, making it by far and away the most valuable in the UK.

33 The Balmoral Handicap (sponsored by QIPCO) QIPCO shines a light on the finest racing and there have been some brilliant performances throughout the season. , a real crowd favourite, who is again unbeaten this season, picked up his second million pound bonus in winning the Gold Cup, and Weatherby’s Hamilton . 36 The Flat Jockeys’ Championships confirmed her place among the greats with victories in the Coral-Eclipse, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes and the Darley . Japanese star ran out a winner of the Qatar at 40 Records of winning jockeys on QIPCO British Champions Day Goodwood and , who lit up the first two runnings of Champions Day, claimed two British Classics as a sire when won the Investec Oaks and The William Hill St Leger. We also said farewell to the retiring Blue 42 Records of winning trainers on QIPCO British Champions Day Point, but not before his back-to-back sprint wins during Royal Ascot. We look forward to five incredibly competitive Group races and welcoming a host of this season’s top competitors today. 48 QIPCO British Champions Series Ambassadors As well as thrilling action on track, Champions Day is also the occasion on which we crown the champions of the Flat and we are delighted to see , who is retained by Qatar Racing, be crowned Champion at just 49 Movember – QIPCO British Champions Series Charity Partner 24 years of age. Oisin is a prodigious riding talent and it is wonderful to see him follow up last year’s tremendous season, when he won nine international Group 1s, with a runaway success in this year’s Championship. In the 51 Background to QIPCO British Champions Series and Apprentice Championship, Cieren Fallon Jnr and Sean Davis have been neck and neck throughout much of the season and, regardless of the final tallies, both look set to have very bright futures. QIPCO British Champions Day Excitingly, the race to be crowned Champion Owner will go down to the wire with Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum, 52 About QIPCO Holding who has seen his wonderful colt, Battaash, blitz a trail this summer. However, it is conceivable that the Coolmore syndicate, in whose colours runs, Prince Khalid Abdullah and the royal blue of could overhaul him 54 Tickets and travel details to Ascot by the end of the afternoon.

Beyond the racing action there are some brilliant other attractions on course today. We are delighted to welcome our charity partner, Movember, to Champions Day to raise awareness of their amazing work. There will be autograph signings with our ambassadors Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Adam Gemili, fresh from their medal success at the World Athletics Championships in Doha. The fan zone is once again on course where you can test out your jockey skills and meet a racehorse and, of course, there is a fantastic after-party headlined by Basement Jaxx.

Finally, thank you and good luck to all today’s owners, trainers and jockeys who have supported the day and to all of you who have joined us at Ascot - have a fabulous day’s racing

Rod Street Chief Executive, British Champions Series

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COURSE MAP

THE ULTIMATE RACEDAY Since 2016, a contingency plan has been in place to use the inner flat course in the event of the regular outer course becoming unraceable.

On the morning of Wednesday 16th, Ascot, the BHA and BCS activated that contingency due to RACE DAY PROGRAMME waterlogging on the outer course and the continued forecast rain every day leading into race day.

10.30AM GATES OPEN* The decision was a straightforward one, hence taken earlier than in race conditions (which anticipated a Friday or Saturday decision). All parties agreed that in the interests of horsemen having complete 1.35PM QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS SPRINT STAKES (GROUP 1) clarity before declarations on Thursday 17th, a decision could be brought forward. 3-y-o and up, 6 furlongs (1200 metres), straight course.

2.10PM QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS LONG DISTANCE CUP (GROUP 2) NO PENALTIES, 3-y-o and up, 1 mile and 7 furlongs 127yds, inner flat course.

2.45PM QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS FILLIES & MARES STAKES (GROUP 1) 3-y-o and up, 1 mile and 3 furlongs 133yds, inner flat course.

3.20PM QUEEN ELIZABETH II STAKES (SPONSORED BY QIPCO) (GROUP 1) 3-y-o and up, 1 mile (1600) metres, straight course.

4.00PM QIPCO CHAMPION STAKES (GROUP 1) 3-y-o and up, 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2000 metres), inner flat course.

4.40PM BALMORAL HANDICAP (SPONSORED BY QIPCO) 3-y-o and up, 1 mile (1600 metres), straight course.

*all timings subject to change

INNER FLAT COURSE ITINERARY STRAIGHT COURSE 11.30am 1.00pm Race A Champion Grand Final Crowning of Champion Jockey and Bandstand Lawn Champion Apprentice Parade Ring 12.15pm QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS QUEEN ELIZABETH II STAKES Champion Jockey and Champion 4.05pm SPRINT STAKES (GROUP 1) (SPONSORED BY QIPCO) (GROUP 1) Apprentice autograph signing Draw to win a VW Polo DISTANCE: 6 FURLONGS DISTANCE: 1 MILE Centre of Grandstand Parade Ring QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS QIPCO CHAMPION STAKES (GROUP 1) 12.30pm 4.55pm LONG DISTANCE CUP (GROUP 2) DISTANCE: 1 MILE ABOUT 2 FURLONGS (INNER FLAT COURSE) Punters’ Panel After Party headlined by DISTANCE: ABOUT 2 MILES (INNER FLAT COURSE) Parade Ring Basement Jaxx (DJ Set) BALMORAL HANDICAP Grandstand Lawn QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS (SPONSORED BY QIPCO)

12.50pm FILLIES & MARES STAKES (GROUP 1) DISTANCE: 1 MILE Opening Ceremony DISTANCE: 1 MILE ABOUT 4 FURLONGS Parade Ring (INNER FLAT COURSE)

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1:35PM QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS SPRINT STAKES (GROUP 1) ENTRIES FOR THE QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS TOTAL PRIZE MONEY £583,130 SPRINT STAKES (GROUP 1) • Prize money breakdown: 1st: £330,693 - 2nd: £125,372 FIVE-DAY ENTRIES ON MONDAY 14TH OCTOBER 3rd: £62,744 - 4th: £31,255 - 5th: £15,686 - 6th: £7,872 STRAIGHT COURSE RACE DETAILS HORSE AGE TRAINER OWNER • Distance: 6f Conditions: Straight Course | 3yo+ | Maximum Field 20 • Declare: 10am Thursday 17th October Brando (GB) 7 Kevin Ryan Mrs Angie Bailey

Cape Byron (GB) 5 Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum

LAST YEAR’S WINNER: A surprise result but no fluke with Sands Of Mali making all and keeping on Donjuan Triumphant (IRE) 6 King Power Racing Co Ltd tenaciously to keep the top-class Harry Angel at bay. ’s three-year- old colt had only Eqtidaar too strong in the Commonwealth Cup earlier in the season and was confirming his relish for Ascot. Harry Angel, running in his final (IRE) 5 Sir Mr Saeed Suhail race, had every chance but he could not claw back his younger rival and went down by a length. Donjuan Triumphant kept on to be an honourable third. Keystroke (GB) 7 Stuart Williams GG XI

POSSIBLE CONTENDERS THIS YEAR INCLUDE Librisa Breeze (GB) 7 Dean Ivory Anthony Bloom

HELLO YOUMZAIN Trainer: Kevin Ryan QIPCO British Champions Series wins: 1 Make A Challenge (IRE) 4 D. G. Hogan M G Hogan/W O'Connor/J J O'Reilly

Kevin Ryan has made no secret of how highly he regards and the Kodiac colt has yet to finish out of the frame when running over six furlongs. He ran a Sands of Mali (FR) 4 Richard Fahey Phoenix & Cool Silk P'ship blinder to be third to in the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot, considering he fluffed the start, and built on that when making virtually all the running in the Betfair Sprint Cup at Haydock on his latest start. Having had only seven races, the Speak In Colours (GB) 4 Joseph Patrick O'Brien Mrs C. C. Regalado-Gonzalez best is almost certainly still to come.

The Tin Man (GB) 7 James Fanshawe Fred Archer Racing -

THE TIN MAN Trainer: James Fanshawe QIPCO British Champions Series wins: 3 Advertise (GB) 3 Martyn Meade Phoenix Thoroughbred Limited 1 QIPCO British Champions Day regulars will need no introduction to The Tin Man. He was fourth in this race in 2015, won it in 2016, was fifth in 2017 and seventh 12 months ago. Any fears that age was beginning to catch up with him were dismissed Hello Youmzain (FR) 3 Kevin Ryan Mr Jaber Abdullah at Haydock last month when he ran a cracker to be a half-length runner-up to Hello Youmzain in the Betfair Sprint Cup at Haydock. Watch out for him finishing fast from off the pace, as he is at his best when pouncing late. Khaadem (IRE) 3 Charles Hills Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum

Mabs Cross (GB) 5 Michael Dods Mr David W. Armstrong ADVERTISE Trainer: Martyn Meade QIPCO British Champions Series wins: 1

It takes courage for trainers to shut up shop for several weeks when their horses are (GB) 5 Lael Stable underperforming but that’s what Martyn Meade did shortly after Advertise disappointed in the QIPCO 2000 Guineas. Meade’s decision was vindicated when Advertise, dropped back to 6f, bounced back to land the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot in June. He Forever In Dreams (IRE) 3 A. F. Fogarty Phoenix Ladies Syndicate confirmed himself a top-notch sprinter by finishing runner-up in the Darley before gaining a third Group 1 triumph in the Larc at Deauville.

So Perfect (USA) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor

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PAST WINNERS OF THE QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS STAKES | 6F | GOOD TO FIRM | £600,000 | GROUP 1 | 22ND JUNE | ROYAL ASCOT SPRINT STAKES (GROUP 1) 1 Blue Point (IRE) Charlie Appleby Godolphin

YEAR RATING HORSE JOCKEY TRAINER 2 Dreams Of Dreams (IRE) Daniel Tudhope Sir Michael Stoute Mr Saeed Suhail 2011 120 Deacon Blues James Fanshawe 3 Kachy (GB) Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe David Lowe

2012 114 Maarek David Peter Nagle 4 Speak In Colours (IRE) Donnacha O’Brien Joseph O’Brien Mrs C. C. Regalado-Gonzalez 2013 115 Slade Power Wayne Lordan Edward Lynam 5 Le Brivido (FR) Aidan O’Brien Prince Faisal Bin Khaled Al Saud & 2014 118 Gordon Lord Byron Wayne Lordan Tom Hogan

2015 123 Paul Hanagan Charles Hills 6 The Tin Man (GB) Oisin Murphy James Fanshawe Fred Archer Racing - Ormonde

2016 115 The Tin Man James Fanshawe 7 Invincible Army (IRE) P. J. McDonald James Tate Mr Saeed Manana 2017 119 Librisa Breeze Robert Winston Dean Ivory 8 Lim’s Cruiser (AUS) Vlad Duric Stephen Gray Lim’s Stable 2018 118 Sands Of Mali Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey 9 City Light (FR) Stephane Wattel Ecure JI Bouchard/Madame I Corbani

10 Projection (GB) Jason Watson Roger Charlton The Royal Ascot Racing Club

11 Tip Two Win (GB) David Probert Roger Teal Mrs Anne Cowley RESULTS IN THE 2019 QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS SERIES 12 Keystroke (GB) Stuart Williams GG Thoroughbreds XI SPRINT DIVISION: 13 Bound For Nowhere (USA) Tyler Gaffalione Wesley Ward Wesley Ward 14 Yafta (GB) Richard Hannon Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum KING’S STAND STAKES | 5F | 3YO+ | GOOD | £500,000 | GROUP 1 | 18TH JUNE | ROYAL ASCOT Mr N. Beban, Mr P. Bentley and 1 Blue Point (IRE) James Doyle Charlie Appleby Godolphin 15 Enzo’s Lad (AUS) Fergus Sweeney Michael Pitman Mrs L. Vibert Et Al 2 Battaash (IRE) Jim Crowley Charles Hills Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum 16 Sands Of Mali (FR) James McDonald Richard Fahey Phoenix Thoroughbred & 3 Soldier’s Call (GB) Daniel Tudhope Archie Watson Clipper Logistics Cool Silk P’Ship 4 (GB) Paul Mulrennan Michael Dods Mr David W. Armstrong 17 Emblazoned (IRE) HRH Princess Haya Of Jordan Mrs E M , Mr M. Tabor & 5 (IRE) Wayne Lordan Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith 6 Imprimis (USA) Frankie Dettori Joseph Orseno Breeze Easy LLC 7 Equilateral (GB) James McDonald Charles Hills Mr K. Abdullah DARLEY JULY CUP STAKES | 6F | GOOD TO FIRM | £500,000 | GROUP 1 | 13TH JULY | 8 Houtzen (AUS) Kerrin McEvoy Toby Edmonds Aquis Farm Pty Ltd Mr D. Smith & Mrs 1 (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien & Mr M. Tabor 9 Signora Cabello (IRE) Oisin Murphy John Quinn Phoenix Thoroughbred Limited Mr D. Smith, Mrs John Magnier & 2 Advertise (GB) Frankie Dettori Martyn Meade Phoenix Thoroughbred Limited 1 10 Sergei Prokofiev (CAN) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Mr M. Tabor Mr N. Beban, Mr P. Bentley and 3 Fairyland (IRE) Seamie Heffernan Aidan O’Brien Mrs E M Stockwell & Michael Tabor 11 Enzo’s Lad (AUS) David Egan Michael Pitman Mrs L. Vibert Et Al & Derrick Smith 12 Judicial (IRE) P. J. McDonald Julie Camacho Elite Racing Club 4 (GB) Oisin Murphy Michael Bell W J and T C O Gredley

Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier 5 So Perfect (USA) Wayne Lordan Aidan O’Brien & Mr M. Tabor COMMONWEALTH CUP | 6F | 3YO | GOOD TO SOFT | £500,000 | GROUP 1 | 21ST JUNE | ROYAL ASCOT 6 Lim’s Cruiser (AUS) John Egan Stephen Gray Lim’s Stable 1 Advertise (GB) Frankie Dettori Martyn Meade Phoenix Thoroughbred Limited 1 2 Forever In Dreams (IRE) Oisin Murphy Aidan F. Fogerty Phoenix Ladies Syndicate 7 Brando (GB) Dane O’Neill Charles Hills Mrs Angie Bailey 3 Hello Youmzain (FR) Kevin Stott Kevin Ryan Mr Jaber Abdullah 8 Glorious Journey (GB) James Doyle Charlie Appleby H H Sheikha Al Jalila Racing Mr D. Smith, Mrs John Magnier 4 Ten Sovereigns (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien & Mr M. Tabor 9 Major Jumbo (GB) Kevin Scott Kevin Ryan T A Rahman 5 Royal Intervention (IRE) Gerald Mosse Ed Walker Lord Lloyd Webber & Mr W. S. Farish 6 Jash (IRE) Jim Crowley Simon Crisford Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum 10 Dream Of Dreams (IRE) Daniel Tudhope Sir Michael Stoute Saeed Suhail

7 Khaadem (IRE) Dane O’Neill Charles Hills Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum Sheikh Mohammed Obaid 11 Cape Byron (GB) Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian Al Maktoum 8 Konchek (GB) Adam Kirby Clive Cox AlMohamediya Racing Rebel Racing Premier & Cheveley 12 Limato (IRE) Harry Bentley Henry Candy Paul G Jacobs 9 Rumble Inthejungle (IRE) James Doyle Richard Spencer Park Stud

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2:10PM QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS LONG DISTANCE CUP (GROUP 2) RESULTS IN THE 2019 QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS SERIES Total prize money £450,000 SPRINT DIVISION: • Prize money breakdown: 1st: £255,195 - 2nd: £96,750 - 3rd: £48,420 - 4th: £24,120 - 5th: £12,105 - 6th: £6,075 THE COOLMORE | 5F |GOOD TO FIRM | £400,000 | 23RD AUGUST | Race Details 1 Battaash (IRE) Jim Crowley Charles Hills Hamdan Al Maktoum • Distance: 1m 7f 127yds Conditions: Inner Flat Course | 3yo+ | No Penalties | Maximum Field 20 • Declare: 10am Thursday 17th October

2 Soldier’s Call (GB) Daniel Tudhope Archie Watson Clipper Logistics

Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier 3 So Perfect (USA) Wayne Lordan Aidan O’Brien & Michael Tabor LAST YEAR’S WINNER: STRADIVARIUS The imperious Stradivarius capped his flawless campaign with a length-and-a- 4 Mabs Cross (GB) Gerald Mosse Michael Dods David W Armstrong half victory over Irish raider Thomas Hobson. In the process the brilliant winner became the first Gold Cup victor since Pardallo, in 1968, to go through the whole season unbeaten. He also won the Matchbook Yorkshire Cup, Qatar Goodwood 5 Copper Knight (IRE) David Allan Tim Easterby Middleham Park, Ventura Racing 6 & Partner Cup and Weatherbys Hamilton Lonsdale Cup. In a tactical renewal, Dettori made Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier a race-winning move to grab the rail turning into the home straight. He edged 6 Ten Sovereigns (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien & Michael Tabor both ways in front, costing his jockey a short ban, but nobody could argue that the staying champion was the best horse on the day. 7 Ornate (GB) Phil Dennis David C Griffiths King Road Racing Partnership

8 El Astonaute (IRE) Jason Hart John Quinn Ross Harmon Racing

Rumble Inthejungle Rebel Racing Premier & Cheveley POSSIBLE CONTENDERS THIS YEAR INCLUDE 9 Oisin Murphy Richard Spencer (IRE) Park Stud STRADIVARIUS Trainer: John Gosden QIPCO British Champions Series wins: 11 Mrs E M Stockwell & Michael Tabor 10 Fairyland (IRE) Donnacha O’Brien Aidan O’Brien & Derrick Smith The imperious Stradivarius has chalked up a record 11 wins in races that fall under the QIPCO British Champions Series umbrella – two more than 11 Garrus (IRE) Kieran Shoemark Charles Hills Mrs Susan Roy Frankel during his flawless career. He retained his Gold Cup crown in June, having also won a second Matchbook Yorkshire Cup before that. Last time out he achieved his tenth successive win when cruising home in the Magners Rosé . His glittering CV is also decorated by three Qatar Goodwood Cup THE BETFAIR SPRINT CUP STAKES | 6F | SOFT | £300,000 | 7TH SEPTEMBER | HAYDOCK RACECOURSE victories, two Weatherbys Hamilton Lonsdale Cups plus last year’s QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup. 1 Hello Youmzain (FR) James Doyle Kevin Ryan Jaber Abdullah

2 The Tin Man (GB) Oisin Murphy James Fanshawe Fred Archer Racing - Ormonde DEE EX BEE Trainer: Mark Johnston QIPCO British Champions Series wins: 0

“Second sucks” said Mark Johnston after Dee Ex Bee had split Masar and Roaring 3 Waldpfad (GER) Andrea Atzeni D Moser Gestut Brummerhof Lion to finish runner-up in the Investec Derby last year. No doubt he was saying the same after the four-year-old had beaten all bar Stradivarius in the Gold Cup at Royal 4 Brando (GB) Tom Eaves Kevin Ryan Mrs Angie Bailey Ascot in June and the Qatar Goodwood Cup in July. It was still a cracking effort, and one that confirmed he is among the best stayers in training. He had previously landed 5 Invincible Army (IRE) P J McDonald James Tate Saeed Manana the Longines , at Ascot, and Matchbook VIP Henry II Stakes, at Sandown. Remarkably, Johnston has yet to saddle a QIPCO British Champions Series winner since Mrs E M Stockwell & Michael Tabor & the Series was introduced in 2011. Dee Ex Bee could provide a breakthrough for the 6 Fairyland (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Derrick Smith winning-most British trainer before too long.

7 Major Jumbo (GB) Kevin Stott Kevin Ryan T A Rahman WITHHOLD Trainer: Roger Charlton QIPCO British Champions Series wins: 0 8 Dream Of Dreams (IRE) Daniel Tudhope Sir Michael Stoute Saeed Suhail Withhold has thrived in the past couple of years and established himself as among the Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & best stayers in training. He showed stamina was his strong suit when beating 33 rivals 9 So Perfect (USA) Wayne Lordan Aidan O’Brien Michael Tabor in the 2017 Cesarewitch and the following summer scooped the Northumberland Plate at Newcastle. This year, he has landed another valuable staying handicap, 10 Forever In Dreams (IRE) W J Lee Aidan F Fogarty Phoenix Ladies Syndicate at Newbury, and on his latest start galloped on strongly to land a Listed race at Newmarket by six lengths. He will not fail on Saturday through lack of staying power. 11 Khaadem (IRE) Jim Crowley Charles Hills Hamdan Al Maktoum

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ENTRIES FOR THE QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS PAST WINNERS OF THE QIPCO BRITISH LONG DISTANCE CUP (GROUP 2) CHAMPIONS LONG DISTANCE CUP (GROUP 2) FIVE-DAY ENTRIES ON MONDAY 14TH OCTOBER INNER FLAT COURSE YEAR RATING HORSE JOCKEY TRAINER HORSE AGE TRAINER OWNER

2011 120 Fame And Glory Jamie Spencer Aidan O’Brien Bin Battuta (GB) 5 Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin

2012 113 Rite of Passage Pat Smullen Dermot Weld

Capri (IRE) 5 Aidan O'Brien Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor 2013 114 Royal Diamond Johnny Murtagh Johnny Murtagh

2014 111 Forgotten Rules Pat Smullen Dermot Weld Cleonte (IRE) 6 Andrew Balding King Power Racing Co Ltd

2015 115 Flying Officer Frankie Dettori John Gosden

Dee Ex Bee (GB) 4 Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum 2016 115 Sheikhzayedroad Martin Harley David Simcock

2017 123 Order of St George Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Kew Gardens (IRE) 4 Aidan O'Brien Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor

2018 120 Stradivarius Frankie Dettori John Gosden

Max Dynamite (FR) 9 W. P. Mullins Mrs S. Ricci

Mekong (GB) 4 Sir Michael Stoute Mr Philip Newton RESULTS IN THE 2019 QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS SERIES Royal Line (GB) 5 John Gosden HH Sheikha Al Jalila Racing LONG DISTANCE DIVISION:

Stradivarius (IRE) 5 John Gosden Mr B. E. Nielsen THE MATCHBOOK YORKSHIRE CUP | 1M 5F 188Y | GOOD TO FIRM | £165,000 | GROUP 2 | 17TH MAY | YORK

1 Stradivarius (IRE) Frankie Dettori John Gosden Mr B. E. Nielsen

Withhold (GB) 6 Roger Charlton Anthony Bloom Mr D. Smith, Mrs John Magnier, 2 Southern (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Mr M. Tabor

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al 3 Mildenberger (GB) Mark Johnston Pilaster (GB) 4 Roger Varian Cheveley Park Stud Maktoum

4 Ispolini (GB) James Doyle Charlie Appleby Godolphin

South Pacific (GB) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor C Benham/ D Whitford/ L Quinn/ K 5 Desert Skyline (GB) Gerald Mosse David Elsworth Quinn

Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al 6 Mootasadir (GB) Ben Curtis Hugo Palmer Delphinia (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mrs John Magnier,Mr M.Tabor & Mr D.Smith Maktoum

7 Sevenna Star (IRE) Andrea Atzeni John Ryan G Smith-Bernal

South Sea Pearl (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor 8 Aircraft Carrier (IRE) Richard Kingscote John Ryan John Stocker

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RESULTS IN THE 2019 QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS SERIES THE GOLD CUP | 2M 4F | SOFT | £500,000 | GROUP 1 | 20TH JUNE | ROYAL ASCOT LONG DISTANCE DIVISION: 1 Stradivarius (IRE) Frankie Dettori John Gosden Mr B E Nielsen

Shiekh Hamdan bin Mohammed 2 Dee Ex Bee (GB) Silvestre de Sousa Mark Johnston WEATHERBYS HAMILTON INSURANCE LONSDALE CUP Al Maktoum 2M½F | GOOD TO FIRM | £225,000 | 23RD AUGUST | YORK

3 Master Of Reality (IRE) Wayne Lordan Joseph O’Brien Lloyd J Williams Syndicate 1 Stradivarius (IRE) Frankie Dettori John Gosden Mr B. E. Nielsen

Shiekh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al 2 Dee Ex Bee (GB) Silvestre de Sousa Mark Johnston 4 Cross Counter (GB) James Doyle Charlie Appleby Godolphin Maktoum

Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs Mrs John Magnier, Mr M. Tabor & 3 Il Paradiso (USA) Wayne Lordan Aidan O’Brien 5 Flag Of Honour (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien John Magnier Mr D. Smith 4 Falcon Eight (IRE) Oisin Murphy D K Weld Moyglare Stud Farm Mr D. Smith, Mrs John Magnier & 6 Capri (IRE) Donnacha O’Brien Aidan O’Brien Mr M. Tabor

7 Raymond Tusk (IRE) Jamie Spencer Richard Hannon Middleham Park Racing XXXI & K Sohi MAGNERS ROSÉ DONCASTER CUP 2M2F | GOOD TO FIRM | £100,000 | 13TH SEPTEMBER | 8 Called To The Bar (IRE) Oisin Murphy Mme Pia Brandt Ltd & Pia Brandt 1 Stradivarius (IRE) Frankie Dettori John Gosden Mr B. E. Nielsen

9 Magic Circle (IRE) Jim Crowley Ian Williams Dr Marwan Koukash 2 Cleonte (IRE) Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding King Power Racing Co Ltd

10 Thomas Hobson (GB) Andrea Atzeni W. P. Mullins Mrs S. Ricci 3 Max Dynamite (FR) Ryan Moore W P Mullins Mrs S Ricci

Mr M. Tabor, Mr D. Smith & 11 Cypress Creek (IRE) Seamie Heffernan Aidan O’Brien 4 Barsanti (IRE) Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum Mrs John Magnier

5 Sneaky Getaway (IRE) Jamie Spencer Emmet Mullins Mrs Margaret O’Rourke & E Hogan

QATAR GOODWOOD CUP | 2M | GOOD | £523,000 | GROUP 1 | 31ST JULY | GOODWOOD

1 Stradivarius (IRE) Frankie Dettori John Gosden Mr B E Nielsen WILLIAM HILL 1M 6½ F | GOOD TO FIRM | £700,000 | 14TH SEPTEMBER | DONCASTER RACECOURSE Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al 2 Dee Ex Bee (GB) Silvestre de Sousa Mark Johnston 1 Logician (GB) Frankie Dettori John Gosden K Abdullah Maktoum

2 Sir Ron Priestley (GB) Franny Norton Mark Johnston Paul Dean 3 Cross Counter (GB) James Doyle Charlie Appleby Godolphin

3 Nayef Road (IRE) Andrea Atzeni Mark Johnston Mohamed Obaida Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier & 4 Southern France (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Mr M. Tabor Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & 4 Sir Dragonet (IRE) Donnacha O’Brien Aidan O’Brien Dashing Willoughby Derrick Smith 5 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding Mick and Janice Mariscotti (GB) Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs 5 Il Paradiso (USA) P B Beggy Aidan O’Brien John Magnier Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier & 6 South Pacific (GB) Wayne Lordan Aidan O’Brien Mr M. Tabor 6 Technician (IRE) Rob Hornby Martyn Meade Team Valor 1 Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor & 7 Harpo Marx (IRE) Andrea Atzeni Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith 7 Dashing Willoughby (GB) Andrew Balding Mick and Janice Mariscotti

Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & 8 Wells Go (IRE) David Allan Tim Easterby S A Heley & Partner 8 Western (IRE) Michael Hussey Aidan O’Brien Michael Tabor

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2:45PM QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS FILLIES & MARES STAKES ENTRIES FOR QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS (GROUP 1) FILLIES & MARES STAKES (GROUP 1) TOTAL PRIZE MONEY £550,000 FIVE-DAY ENTRIES ON MONDAY 14TH OCTOBER • 1st £311,905 - 2nd £118,250 - 3rd £59,180 - 4th £29,480 - 5th £14,795 - 6th £7,425 INNER FLAT COURSE RACE DETAILS HORSE AGE TRAINER OWNER • Distance: 1m 3f 133yds Conditions: Inner Flat Course | 3yo+ Fillies & Mares | Maximum Field 19 • Declare 10am Thursday 17th October Klassique (GB) 4 William Haggas Miss Yvonne Jacques

Magical (IRE) 4 Aidan O'Brien Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor LAST YEAR’S WINNER: MAGICAL Aidan O’Brien was responsible for six of the 11 runners and it was his principal hope, Magical, who hit the bullseye for him. Having run creditably in the Qatar Pilaster (GB) 4 Roger Varian Cheveley Park Stud Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe 13 days earlier, she was always going sweetly and kept on stoutly after leading a furlong out to win by a length. She was chased home by the admirable John Gosden-trained , who had finished third a year earlier. Her stablemate, Lah Ti Dar, the William Hill St Leger runner-up, Red Tea (GB) 6 Joseph Patrick O'Brien Capel Street Syndicate was another three-quarters of a length back in third.

Sun Maiden (GB) 4 Sir Michael Stoute Mr K. Abdullah

POSSIBLE CONTENDERS THIS YEAR INCLUDE Anapurna (GB) 3 John Gosden Helena Springfield Ltd

ANAPURNA Trainer: John Gosden QIPCO British Champions Series wins: 1 Antonia de Vega (IRE) 3 Ralph Beckett Waverley Racing Frankel was twice a brilliant winner on QICPO British Champions Day and so was his son, , runaway winner of the QIPCO Champion Stakes in 2017 and 2018. This year the baton has passed to one of Frankel’s daughters, Anapurna, who provided him with a first British Classic success as a sire when digging deep to win the Investec Delphinia (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mrs John Magnier,Mr M.Tabor & Mr D.Smith Oaks at Epsom in June. That was only her fourth run and, given she did not make her debut until late December, there is no reason to believe there isn’t still plenty to come. She also seems versatile with regard to ground. The going was good when she Fleeting (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mrs John Magnier,Mr M.Tabor & Mr D.Smith scored at Epsom, but her most recent Group 1 win in the Qatar came on soft ground. Hermosa (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mr M. Tabor, D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier Trainer: John Gosden QIPCO British Champions Series wins: 0

Owner-breeder Anthony Oppenheimer has had plenty to cheer on QIPCO British Champions Day for the past two years thanks to the brilliant exploits of the now- Nausha (GB) 3 Roger Varian Mr Nurlan Bizakov retired Cracksman. He could be celebrating again today because Star Catcher has thrived on her racing this year and arrives seeking a third successive Group 1 triumph. She won the Qatar at Longchamp on her latest start, having Pink Dogwood (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor previously landed the Darley at the Curragh. Before that, she had shown her effectiveness at Ascot by scooping the .

South Sea Pearl (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor

FLEETING Trainer: Aidan O’Brien QIPCO British Champions Series wins: 0 Sparkle Roll (FR) 3 John Gosden Kin Hung Kei, Qatar Racing & L Dassault Aidan O’Brien has saddled the winner of the QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes for the past two years and all his runners will warrant a second look. Fleeting has contested six Group 1 races this year and been beaten every time but with better Star Catcher (GB) 3 John Gosden Mr A. E. Oppenheimer fortune it might have been a different story. For instance, she finished best of all when third in the Investec Oaks at Epsom in June and did not get the rub of the green when runner-up in the Ribblesdale Stakes or Darley Irish Oaks. Write her off at your peril. (IRE) 3 D. K. Weld H.H. Aga Khan

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PAST WINNERS OF THE QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS RESULTS IN THE 2019 QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS FILLIES & MARES STAKES (GROUP 1) FILLIES & MARES DIVISION:

YEAR RATING HORSE JOCKEY TRAINER

2011 117 Johnny Murtagh William Haggas INVESTEC OAKS | 1M 4F | GOOD | £523,750 | GROUP 1 | 31ST MAY | EPSOM DOWNS

2012 116 Sapphire Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 1 Anapurna (GB) Frankie Dettori John Gosden Helena Springfield Ltd Mr D. Smith, Mrs John Magnier 2 Pink Dogwood (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien 2013 116 Seal of Approval James Fanshawe & Mr M. Tabor Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor 2014 113 Madame Chiang Jim Crowley David Simcock 3 Fleeting (IRE) Wayne Lordan Aidan O’Brien & Mr D. Smith

2015 116 Simple Verse Andrea Atzeni Ralph Beckett 4 Manuela De Vega (IRE) Harry Bentley Ralph Beckett Waverley Racing

2016 115 Journey Frankie Dettori John Gosden Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor 5 Delphinia (IRE) Seamie Heffernan Aidan O’Brien & Mr D. Smith 2017 119 Hydrangea Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien 6 Frankellina (GB) James Doyle William Haggas Mr A E Oppenhiemer 2018 122 Magical Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien 7 Mehdaayih (GB) Robert Havlin John Gosden Emirates Park Pty Ltd

8 Maqsad (FR) Jim Crowley William Haggas Hamdan Al Maktoum

RESULTS IN THE 2019 QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS 9 Blue Gardenia (IRE) Jamie Spencer David O’Meara Sir Robert Ogden Mr M. Tabor, Mr D. Smith, FILLIES & MARES DIVISION: 10 Peach Tree (IRE) Donnacha O’Brien Aidan O’Brien Mrs John Magnier

11 Tarnawa (IRE) Chris Hayes Dermot Weld H H Aga Khan QIPCO 1000 GUINEAS | 1M | GOOD | £500,000 | GROUP 1 | 5TH MAY | NEWMARKET ROWLEY MILE Mr M. Tabor, Mr D. Smith, 12 Tauteke (GB) Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian Nurlan Bizakov 1 Hermosa (IRE) Wayne Lordan Aidan O’Brien Mrs John Magnier

2 Lady Kaya (IRE) Robbie Colgan Ms Sheila Lavery Joanne Lavery 13 Sh Boom (GB) Tom Queally Peter Chapple-Hyam J G Davis & Star Pointe Ltd

H H Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al 3 Qabala (USA) David Egan Roger Varian 14 Lavender’s Blue (IRE) Silvestre de Sousa Amanda Perrett Benny Andersson Thani

4 Angel’s Hideaway (IRE) Robert Havlin John Gosden Cheveley Park Stud

5 Fairyland (IRE) Frankie Dettori Aidan O’Brien Mrs E M Stockwell/M Tabor/D Smith | 7F 213Y | GOOD | £500,000 | GROUP 1 | 21ST JUNE | ROYAL ASCOT Mr M. Tabor, Mr D. Smith, 6 Just Wonderful (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Mrs John Magnier 1 (FR) Pierre-Charles Boudot F-H Graffard Alexander Tamagni

Mr M. Tabor, Mr D. Smith, 7 Iconic Choice (GB) Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe John Brown 2 Hermosa (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Mrs John Magnier 8 Iridessa (IRE) Donnacha O’Brien Joseph O’Brien Mrs C C Regalado-Gonzalez 3 Jubiloso (GB) James McDonald Sir Michael Stoute Mr K Abdullah 9 Look Around (GB) Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding George Strawbridge 4 Twist ‘N’ Shake (GB) Frankie Dettori John Gosden Helena Springfield Ltd

10 Dandhu (GB) Gerald Mosse David Elsworth The Dandhu Partnership 5 Castle Lady (IRE) Mickael Barzalona H-A Pantall Godolphin

Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor 11 Star Terms (GB) James Doyle Richard Hannon R Barnett 6 Happen (USA) Donnacha O’Brien Aidan O’Brien & Mr D. Smith

12 Garrel Glen (GB) John Egan Mark H Tompkins David P Noblett 7 Pretty Pollyanna (GB) Silvestre de Sousa Michael Bell W J and T C O Gredley

13 Mot Juste (USA) William Buick Roger Varian R Barnett Mr M. Tabor, Mr D. Smith, 8 Just Wonderful (USA) Seamie Heffernan Aidan O’Brien Mrs John Magnier 14 Skitter Scatter (USA) Ronan Whelan John Oxx Anthony Rogers & Mrs Sonia Rogers 9 Main Edition (GB) Oisin Murphy Mark Johnston Saif Ali Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor & 15 Fleeting (IRE) Seamie Heffernan Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith

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3:20PM QUEEN ELIZABETH II STAKES RESULTS IN THE 2019 QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS (SPONSORED BY QIPCO) (GROUP 1) FILLIES & MARES DIVISION: Total prize money £1,100,000 • Prize money breakdown: 1st £623,810 - 2nd £236,500 | 1M | GOOD TO FIRM | £200,000 | GROUP 1 | 12TH JULY | NEWMARKET JULY COURSE 3rd £118,360 - 4th £58,960 - 5th £29,590 - 6th £14,850 Race Details 1 (GB) Oisin Murphy Sir Michael Stoute Cheveley Park Stud • Distance: 1m Conditions: Straight Course | 3yo+ | Maximum Field 20 • Declare: 10am Thursday 17th October 2 One Master (GB) James Doyle William Haggas Lael Stable

Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier & 3 I Can Fly (GB) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Mr M. Tabor LAST YEAR’S WINNER: H H Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Connections of the superb Roaring Lion had been torn over which race to run 4 Qabala (USA) Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian Al Thani their star in on QIPCO British Champions Day. He had won the Coral-Eclipse, International and QIPCO on his past three 5 Beshaayir (GB) Frankie Dettori William Haggas Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum starts, having finished third in the Investec Derby before that, but the decision to drop him back in distance was vindicated as he gamely prevailed by a neck 6 Mot Juste (USA) David Egan Roger Varian R Barnett from the fast-finishing I Can Fly. Century Dream was another half-length back in third, with the next three home – Stormy Antarctic, Recoletos and all playing their part in a stirring renewal.

QATAR NASSAU STAKES | 1M 2F | GOOD | £600,000 | GROUP 1 | 1ST AUGUST | GOODWOOD

1 Deirdre (JPN) Oisin Murphy Mitsuru Hashida Toji Morita POSSIBLE CONTENDERS THIS YEAR:

2 Mehdaayih (GB) Frankie Dettori John Gosden Emirates Park Pty Ltd Trainer: Saeed Bin Suroor QIPCO British Champions Series wins: 0

The globetrotting Benbatl is the only horse in history to have won at Royal Ascot en 3 Rawdaa (GB) Daniel Tudhope Sir Michael Stoute Abdullah Saeed Al Naboodah route to landing Group 1 races in , and Australia. On his latest start he had a rare “home” outing at Newmarket and looked better than ever in thumping 4 Sun Maiden (GB) James Doyle Sir Michael Stoute Mr K Abdullah King Of Comedy by five lengths in the Group 2 Shadwell . His efforts in defeat include finishing a two-length runner-up to record-breaking Australian Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith & 5 Just Wonderful (USA) Wayne Lordan Aidan O’Brien Mrs John Magnier wonder mare Winx in the 2018 Cox Plate.

6 Nyaleti (IRE) Joe Fanning Mark Johnston 3 Batterhams and A Reay

7 (IRE) Pierre- Charles Boudot F-H Graffard Samuel De Barros Trainer: Aidan O’Brien QIPCO British Champions Series wins: 1

Two of Aidan O’Brien’s four Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored by QIPCO) winners 8 Maqsad (FR) Jim Crowley William Haggas Hamdan Al Maktoum – George Washington (2006) and Minding (2016) – won a Guineas earlier in the season Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith & and it will be no surprise if Magna Grecia emulates them. The colt 9 Hermosa (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Mrs John Magnier was an emphatic winner of the 19-runner QIPCO 2000 Guineas on his reappearance at Newmarket in May, beating by two and a half lengths. He disappointed next time when only fifth in the Irish equivalent but he was subsequently found to have pulled a hamstring. DARLEY YORKSHIRE OAKS | 1M4F | GOOD | £425,000 | 22ND AUGUST | YORK RACECOURSE

1 Enable (GB) Frankie Dettori John Gosden K Abdullah LORD GLITTERS Trainer: David O’Meara QIPCO British Champions Series wins: 1 Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier 2 Magical (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien The demands of Ascot play to Lord Glitters strengths and the grey will ensure the & Michael Tabor Classic generation do not have things all their own way. He came with his customary 3 Lah Ti Dar (GB) William Buick John Gosden Lord Lloyd-Webber run from off the pace to defeat Beat The Bank by a neck in the at Royal Ascot in June. The manner of his victory was not as dramatic as his win by the Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier same margin in the 20-runner Balmoral Handicap (Sponsored by QIPCO) on QIPCO 4 South Sea Pearl (IRE) Seamie Heffernan Aidan O’Brien & Michael Tabor British Champions Day in 2017 when he swept from last to first.

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ENTRIES FOR THE QUEEN ELIZABETH II STAKES ROLL OF HONOUR 1970-2018 (SPONSORED BY QIPCO) (GROUP 1) FOR THE QUEEN ELIZABETH II STAKES FIVE-DAY ENTRIES ON MONDAY 14TH OCTOBER STRAIGHT COURSE FIRST RUN IN 1955 AND RUN AT NEWMARKET IN 2005 WHEN ASCOT WAS BEING REDEVELOPED. HORSE AGE TRAINER OWNER YEAR HORSE JOCKEY TRAINER OWNER (GB) 5 Eve Johnson Houghton Mrs R. F. Johnson Houghton 1970 Welsh Pageant Sandy Barclay Jim Joel 1971 Jean Hislop Benbatl (GB) 5 Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1972 Brigadier Gerard Joe Mercer Dick Hern Jean Hislop 1973 Jan Ekels Jimmy Lindley Guy Harwood Anthony Bodie 1974 Track Waterlogged Century Dream (IRE) 5 Simon Crisford Abdulla Belhabb 1975 Fulke Johnson Houghton Jane Engelhard 1976 Rose Bowl Willie Carson Fulke Johnson Houghton Jane Engelhard Imaging (GB) 4 D. K. Weld Mr K. Abdullah 1977 Trusted Willie Carson John Dunlop Duchess of Norfolk 1978 Homing Willie Carson Dick Hern 2nd Baron Rotherwick Lord Glitters (FR) 6 David O'Meara Geoff & Sandra Turnbull 1979 Joe Mercer Sir Lord Howard de Walden 1980 Willie Carson Jeremy Tree Mr K Abdullah 1981 To-Agori-Mou Guy Harwood Andry Muinos Raising Sand (GB) 7 Jamie Osborne Nick Bradley Racing 22 & Partner 1982 Buzzards Bay Walter Swinburn Hugh Collingridge Vera McKinney 1983 Sackford Guy Harwood Anthony Bodie Safe Voyage (IRE) 6 John Quinn Mr Ross Harmon 1984 Willie Carson Bill Watts 18th Earl of Derby 1985 Walter Swinburn Sir Michael Stoute Maktoum Al Maktoum

The Revenant (GB) 4 Francis-Henri Graffard Al Asayl France 1986 Sure Blade Brent Thomson Guy Harwood Sheikh Mohammad 1987 Sir Michael Stoute Helena Springfield Ltd 1988 Pat Eddery Guy Harwood Mr K Abdullah Zaaki (GB) 4 Sir Michael Stoute Mr Ahmad Alotaibi 1989 Zilzal Walter Swinburn Sir Michael Stoute Mana Al Maktoum 1990 Frankie Dettori Gerald Leigh (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Flaxman Stables/Mrs Magnier/Tabor/Smith 1991 Selkirk George Strawbridge 1992 Willie Carson John Dunlop Hamdan Al Maktoum 1993 Pat Eddery Elie Lellouche Happy Power (IRE) 3 Andrew Balding King Power Racing Co Ltd 1994 Maroof Robert Armstrong Hamdan Al Maktoum 1995 Bahri Willie Carson John Dunlop Hamdan Al Maktoum I Can Fly (GB) 4 Aidan O'Brien Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor 1996 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1997 Olivier Peslier Mohamed Obaida King of Change (GB) 3 Richard Hannon Mr Ali Abdulla Saeed 1998 Olivier Peslier David Loder Lucayan Stud 1999 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2000 Observatory Kevin Darley John Gosden Mr K Abdullah King of Comedy (IRE) 3 John Gosden Lady Bamford 2001 Richard Hills Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2002 Where or When Kevin Darley Terry Mills John Humphreys Magical (IRE) 4 Aidan O'Brien Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor 2003 Darryll Holland Luca Cumani Rencati/Yoshida 2004 Gary Tanaka 2005 Starcraft Luca Cumani The Australian Syndicate Magna Grecia (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Smith/Mrs Magnier/Tabor/Flaxman Stables 2006 George Washington Mick Kinane Aidan O’Brien Magnier/ Tabor/ Smith 2007 Frankie Dettori Saeed Bin Suroor Godolphin (GB) 3 Marcus Tregoning Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum 2008 Raven’s Pass Jimmy Fortune John Gosden Princess Haya of Jordan 2009 Johnny Murtagh Aidan O’Brien Magnier/ Tabor/ Smith Move Swiftly (GB) 4 William Haggas Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum 2010 Poet’s Voice Frankie Dettori Saeed Bin Suroor Godolphin 2011 Frankel Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil Mr K Abdullah 2012 Excelebration Joseph O’Brien Aidan O’Brien Magnier/ Tabor/ Smith (IRE) 3 Charles Hills Tony Wechsler & Ann Plummer 2013 Richard Hannon Sr Sheikh Joaan Al Thani 2014 Olivier Peslier Sheikh Abdulla Bin Khalifa Veracious (GB) 4 Sir Michael Stoute Cheveley Park Stud 2015 Solow Maxime Guyon Freddy Head Wertheimer & Frère 2016 Minding Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Magnier/ Tabor/ Smith 2017 Frankie Dettori John Gosden Cheveley Park Stud Hermosa (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mr M. Tabor, D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier 2018 Roaring Lion Oisin Murphy John Gosden Qatar Racing

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RESULTS IN THE 2019 QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS MILE DIVISION QUEEN ANNE STAKES | 1M | GOOD | £600,000 | GROUP 1 | 18TH JUNE | ROYAL ASCOT 1 Lord Glitters (FR) Daniel Tudhope David O’Meara Geoff & Sandra Turnbull 2 Beat The Bank (GB) Silvestre de Sousa Andrew Balding King Power Racing Ltd QIPCO 2000 GUINEAS | 1M | GOOD | £523,750 | GROUP 1 | 4TH MAY | NEWMARKET ROWLEY MILE 3 One Master (GB) Pierre-Charles Boudot William Haggas Lael Stable Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier 1 Magna Grecia (IRE) Donnacha O’Brien Aidan O’Brien & Mr M. Tabor 4 Romanised (IRE) W J Lee K J Condon Robert Ng Prince Faisal Bin Khaled Al Saud & 2 King Of Change (GB) Sean Levey Richard Hannon Ali Abdulla Saeed 5 Le Brivido (FR) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Michael Tabor 3 Skardu (GB) James Doyle William Haggas Abdulla Al Khalifa 6 (FR) P J McDonald Karl Burke John Dance 4 Madhmoon (IRE) Chris Hayes Kevin Prendergast Hamdan Al Maktoum 7 Mustashry (GB) Jim Crowley Sir Michael Stoute Hamdan Al Maktoum Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier 8 Barney Roy (GB) James Doyle Charlie Appleby Godolphin 5 Ten Sovereigns (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien & Mr M. Tabor 9 Sharja Bridge (GB) Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum 6 Shine So Bright (GB) Silvestre de Sousa Andrew Balding King Power Racing Ltd Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed 10 Matterhorn (IRE) Oisin Murphy Mark Johnston Al Maktoum 7 Kick On (GB) Oisin Murphy John Gosden Qatar Racing Ltd 11 Stormy Antartic (GB) Gerald Mosse Ed Walker P K Siu 8 Urban Icon (GB) Richard Hannon Michael Pescod 12 Hazapour (IRE) Frankie Dettori Dermot Weld H H Aga Khan 9 Great Scot (GB) Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe Empire State Racing Partnership 13 Mythical Magic (IRE) Kerrin McEvoy Charlie Appleby Godolphin 10 Momkin (IRE) Seamie Heffernan Roger Charlton Prince A A Faisal 14 Dream Castle (GB) Christophe Soumillion Saeed Bin Suroor Godolphin

11 Azano (GB) Robert Havlin John Gosden M J & L A Taylor 15 Olmedo (FR) Cristian Demuro Jean-Claude Rouget Ecurie Antonio Caro

12 Dark Vision (IRE) Joe Fanning Mark Johnston Godolphin

13 (IRE) Christophe Soumillion Saeed Bin Suroor Godolphin ST JAMES’S PALACE STAKES | 1M | GOOD | £538,750 | GROUP 1 | 18TH JUNE | ROYAL ASCOT 14 Set Piece (GB) Jim Crowley Hugo Palmer Mr K Abdullah Flaxman Stables, Mrs Magnier, M Tabor, 1 Circus Maximus (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien D Smith 15 Advertise (GB) Frankie Dettori Martyn Meade Phoenix Thoroughbred Limited 2 King Of Comedy (IRE) Adam Kirby John Gosden Lady Bamford 16 Al Hilalee (GB) William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 3 (GB) Frankie Dettori John Gosden Lord Lloyd-Weber 17 Sporting Chance (GB) Pat Cosgrave Simon Crisford Abdulla Al Mansoori 4 Skardu (GB) James Doyle William Haggas Abdulla Al Khalifa 18 Emaraaty Ana (GB) David Egan Kevin Ryan Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum 5 Shaman (FR) Maxime Guyon C Laffon-Parias Wertheimer & Frere 19 Name The Wind (GB) P J McDonald James Tate Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum 6 Phoenix Of Spain (IRE) Jamie Spencer Charles Hills Tony Wechsler & Ann Plummer 7 Fox Champion (IRE) Silvestre de Sousa Richard Hannon King Power Ltd Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier | 1M | GOOD | £350,000 | GROUP 1 | 18TH MAY | NEWBURY 8 Van Beethoven (CAN) Donnacha O’Brien Aidan O’Brien AL SHAQAB & Mr M. Tabor 1 Mustashry (GB) Jim Crowley Sir Michael Stoute Hamdan Al Maktoum 9 Royal Marine (IRE) Christophe Soumillion Saeed Bin Suroor Godolphin 2 Laurens (FR) P J McDonald Karl Burke John Dance 10 Bell Rock (GB) Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding Mrs Fitri Hay Mr M. Tabor, Mr D. Smith, 3 Accidental Agent (GB) Charles Bishop Eve Johnson Houghton Mrs R. F. Johnson Houghton 11 The Irish Rover (IRE) Seamie Heffernan Aidan O’Brien Mrs John Magnier 4 Romanised (IRE) W J Lee K. J. Condon Mr Robert Ng

5 Le Brivido (FR) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Hrh Prince Faisal Bin Khaled/M Tabor QATAR | 1M | GOOD | £1,000,000 | GROUP 1 | 1ST AUGUST | GOODWOOD 6 I Can Fly (GB) Wayne Lordon Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor 1 Too Darn Hot (GB) Frankie Dettori John Gosden Lord Lloyd-Weber 7 Sir Dancealot (IRE) Gerald Mosse David Elsworth C Benham, D Whitford, L Quinn, K Quinn Flaxman Stables, Mrs John Magnier, 2 Circus Maximus (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien M Tabor, D Smith 8 Ostilio (GB) Oisin Murphy Simon Crisford Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum 3 I Can Fly (GB) Donnacha O’Brien Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier 9 Billesdon Brook (GB) Sean Levey Richard Hannon Partners & Mrs R J McCreery & Mr M. Tabor 4 Happy Power (IRE) Silvestre de Sousa Andrew Balding King Power Racing Co Ltd 10 Sharja Bridge (GB) Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian Shiekh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum 5 Lord Glitters (FR) Daniel Tudhope David O Meara Geoff & Sandra Turnbull 11 Beat The Bank (GB) Silvestre de Sousa Andrew Balding King Power Racing Co Ltd 6 Phoenix Of Spain (IRE) Jamie Spencer Charles Hills Tony Wechsler & Ann Plummer 12 Mythical Magic (IRE) James Doyle Charlie Appleby Godolphin 7 Zabeel Prince (IRE) Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum 13 Lord Glitters (FR) Daniel Tudhope David O’Meara Geoff & Sandra Turnbull 8 Accidental Agent (GB) Charles Bishop Eve Johnson Houghton Mrs R F Johnson Houghton 14 (GB) Frankie Dettori John Gosden John Gunther & Tanya Gunther

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4:00PM QIPCO CHAMPION STAKES (GROUP 1) RESULTS IN THE 2019 QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS MILE DIVISION Total prize money £1,358,750 • Prize money breakdown: 1st: £770,547 - 2nd: £292,131 3rd: £146,201 - 4th: £72,829 - 5th: £36,550 - 6th: £18,343 KINGDOM OF 1M | GOOD TO SOFT | £250,000 | 5TH OCTOBER | NEWMARKET RACECOURSE Race Details • Distance: 1m 2f Conditions: 3yo+ | Inner Flat Course | Maximum Field 14 1 Billesdon Brook (GB) Sean Levey Richard Hannon Pall Mall Partners & Mrs R J McCreery • Declare: 10am Thursday 17th October

2 Veracious (GB) Oisin Murphy Sir Michael Stoute Cheveley Park Stud

3 Iridessa (IRE) Donnacha O’Brien Joseph O’Brien Mrs C C Regalado-Gonzalez LAST YEAR’S WINNER: CRACKSMAN Always leaving them wanting more, the brilliant Cracksman signed off his career 4 Lavender’s Blue (IRE) Robert Havlin Amanda Perrett Benny Andersson with a second emphatic success in the QIPCO Champion Stakes. Equipped in first-time blinkers to help keep his mind on the job, Cracksman ran a little in Mr D Smith & Mrs John Magnier snatches but he galloped on powerfully in the closing stages to beat , 5 I Can Fly (GB) Seamie Heffernan Aidan O’Brien & Mr M Tabor the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes runner-up, by six lengths. Cracksman had won the race by seven lengths 12 months earlier and became the 6 Madeleine Must (FR) Harry Bentley H-A Pantall Guy Heald first horse to win back-to-back renewals of any race on QIPCO British Champions Day. The race was also notable for Subway Dancer, the Czech raider, keeping on to 7 Laurens (GB) P J McDonald Karl Burke John Dance grab third place at 66/1. Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith 8 Hermosa (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien & Mrs John Magnier

9 Crown Walk (GB) Vincent Cheminaud H-A Pantall Godolphin POSSIBLE CONTENDERS THIS YEAR INCLUDE:

MAGICAL Trainer: Aidan O’Brien QIPCO British Champions Series wins: 1

Magical was one of six runners for Aidan O’Brien in the QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes on Champions Day last year but was in a league of her own as she ran out a decisive winner. She has spent much of the past year chasing home the outstanding Enable but, when that rival has not been around, has usually taken advantage. She won the by seven lengths at the Curragh in May and was not extended to land the QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown last month. She was last seen finishing a commendable fifth in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. She is a fabulous filly.

ADDEYBB Trainer: William Haggas QIPCO British Champions Series wins: 0

Addeybb has won half of his 14 races, his only defeat in three starts at Ascot coming on this day 12 months ago in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored by QIPCO). Stepping him up to a mile and a quarter this year has shown him in an even better light. He gained an impressive success in the at Royal Ascot in June and last time out was a smooth winner of the Group 3 Rose Of Lancaster Stakes at Haydock. He is in his element on soft ground.

DEIRDRE Trainer: Mitsuru Hashida QIPCO British Champions Series wins: 1

Deirdre created history when winning the Qatar Nassau Stakes under Oisin Murphy at the Qatar Goodwood Festival in August. Her victory was the first by a Japanese- trained horse in a QIPCO British Champions Series race. The only previous time a horse trained in had won a Group 1 contest in Britain was when scooped the 2000 July Cup at Newmarket. Deirdre showed her 20/1 Goodwood win was no fluke on her latest start when an unlucky fourth to Magical in the QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes. Her connections will be hoping for a cleaner trip in today’s race.

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QIPCO CHAMPION STAKES ENTRIES FOR THE QIPCO CHAMPION STAKES (GROUP 1) FIVE-DAY ENTRIES ON MONDAY 14TH OCTOBER ROLL OF HONOUR 1970-2018 INNER FLAT COURSE FIRST RUN IN 1877 AND HELD AT NEWMARKET UP TO 2010

HORSE AGE TRAINER OWNER YEAR HORSE JOCKEY TRAINER OWNER 1970 Lorenzaccio Geoff Lewis Noel Murless Charles St George Addeybb (IRE) 5 William Haggas Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum 1971 Brigadier Gerard Joe Mercer Dick Hern Jean Hislop 1972 Brigadier Gerard Joe Mercer Dick Hern Jean Hislop 1973 Hurry Harriet Paddy Mullins Malcolm Thorp 1974 Giacometti Lester Piggott Ryan Price Charles St George Regal Reality (GB) 4 Sir Michael Stoute Cheveley Park Stud 1975 Rose Bowl Willie Carson Fulke Johnson Houghton Jane Engelhard 1976 Pat Eddery Mrs Marc Laloum 1977 Flying Waters Yves Saint-Martin Angel Penna Daniel Wildenstein 1978 Greville Starkey Paul Kelleway Max Fine Coronet (GB) 5 John Gosden Denford Stud 1979 Philippe Paquet Francois Boutin Anne-Marie d’Estainville 1980 Tony Murray Michael Cunningham D. Brady 1981 Vayrann Yves Saint-Martin Francois Mathet HH Aga Khan IV 1982 Time Charter Billy Newnes Henry Candy Robert Barnett Deirdre (JPN) 5 Mitsuru Hashida Mr Toji Morita 1983 Cormorant Wood Bobby McAlphine 1984 Palace Music Yves Saint-Martin Nelson Bunker Hunt 1985 Pat Eddery Clive Brittain Sheikh Mohammed 1986 Triptych Tony Cruz Patrick Biancone Alan Clore 1987 Triptych Tony Cruz Patrick Biancone Alan Clore I Can Fly (GB) 4 Aidan O'Brien Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor 1988 Indian Skimmer Michael Roberts Sir Henry Cecil Sheikh Mohammed 1989 Legal Case Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani Sir Gordon White 1990 Steve Cauthen David Elsworth Brian Cooper 1991 Tel Quel Andre Fabre Sheikh Mohammed Magical (IRE) 4 Aidan O'Brien Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor 1992 Lester Piggott Peter Chapple-Hyam 1993 Walter Swinburn Criquette Head Maktoum Al Maktoum 1994 Dernier Empereur Sylvain Guillot Andre Fabre Gary Tanaka 1995 Spectrum John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam Lord Weinstock Fox Tal (GB) 3 Andrew Balding King Power Racing Co Ltd 1996 Pat Eddery Sir Henry Cecil Wafic Said 1997 Pilsudski Sir Michael Stoute Lord Weinstock 1998 Sir Kirsten Rausing 1999 Alborada George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Kirsten Rausing Japan (GB) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor 2000 Kalanisi Johnny Murtagh Sir Michael Stoute HH Aga Khan IV 2001 Nayef Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning Hamdan Al Maktoum 2002 Storming Home Michael Hills Barry Hills Maktoum Al Maktoum 2003 Rakti Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis Gary Tanaka Pondus (GB) 3 James Fanshawe Mr Hubert John Strecker 2004 Richard Hills Barry Hills Hamdan Al Maktoum 2005 David Junior Jamie Spencer Brian Meehan Roldvale Ltd 2006 Pride Christophe Lemaire Alain De Royer Dupre NP Bloodstock Ltd 2007 Literato Christophe Lemaire Jean-Claude Rouget Herve Morin Uae Jewel (GB) 3 Roger Varian Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum 2008 New Approach Kevin Manning Jim Bolger Princess Haya of Jordan 2009 Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil Mr K Abdullah 2010 Twice Over Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil Mr K Abdullah Mrs Corinne Barande- 2011 Cirrus des Aigles Christophe Soumillion Jean-Claude Dupouy Barbe Hermosa (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mr M. Tabor, D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier 2012 Frankel Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil Mr K Abdullah 2013 Farhh Silvestre de Sousa Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2014 James Doyle Lady Jane Cecil Mr K Abdullah 2015 Fascinating Rock Pat Smullen Dermot Weld Newtown Anner Stud Farm Ltd Mehdaayih (GB) 3 John Gosden Emirates Park PTY Ltd 2016 Christophe Soumillon Jean-Claude Rouget Ecurie Antonio Caro 2017 Cracksman Frankie Dettori John Gosden Mr A. E. Oppenheimer 2018 Cracksman Frankie Dettori John Gosden Mr A. E. Oppenheimer

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RESULTS IN THE 2019 QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS

MIDDLE DISTANCE DIVISION: PRINCE OF WALES’S STAKES | 1M 2F | SOFT | £750,000 | GROUP 1 | 19TH JUNE | ROYAL ASCOT

1 Crystal Ocean (GB) Frankie Dettori Sir Michael Stoute Sir Evelyn De Rothschild

INVESTEC | 1M 4F | GOOD | £500,000 | GROUP 1 | 31ST MAY | EPSOM DOWNS Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier & 2 Magical (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Mr M. Tabor 1 Defoe (IRE) Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum 3 Waldgeist (GB) Pierre-Charles Boudot A Fabre Gestut Ammerland & Newsells Park Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier & 2 Kew Gardens (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor & Mr. M Tabor 4 Hunting Horn (IRE) Donnacha O’Brien Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith

3 Salouen (IRE) Oisin Murphy Sylvester Kirk H Balasuriya 5 (IRE) James Doyle William Haggas Sunderland Holding Inc

4 Communique (IRE) Franny Norton Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum 6 Deirdre (JPN) Yutaka Take Mitsuru Hashida Toji Morita 7 Zabeel Prince (IRE) Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum 5 Marmelo (GB) Gerald Mosse Hughie Morrison The Fairy Story Partnership & Aziz Kheir 8 Desert Encounter (IRE) Jim Crowley David Simcock Abdulla Al Mansoori 6 Lah Ti Dar (GB) Frankie Dettori John Gosden Lord Loyd-Webber

7 Old Persian (GB) James Doyle Charlie Appleby Godolphin CORAL-ECLIPSE | 1M 2F | GOOD TO FIRM | £750,000 | GROUP 1 | 6TH JULY | SANDOWN PARK

1 Enable (GB) Frankie Dettori John Gosden Mr K Abdullah 8 Morando (FR) Silvestre De Sousa Andrew Balding King Power Racing Co Ltd Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier & 2 Magical (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien 9 Cypress Creek (IRE) Seamie Heffernan Aidan O’Brien Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier Mr M. Tabor 3 Regal Reality (GB) Kerrin McEvoy Sir Michael Stoute Cheveley Park Stud

Australian Bloodstock & Clive 4 Danceteria (FR) Jamie Spencer David Menuisier Washbourn INVESTEC DERBY | 1M 4F | GOOD TO FIRM | £1,623,900 | GROUP 1 | 1ST JUNE | EPSOM DOWNS 5 Mustashry (GB) Jim Crowley Sir Michael Stoute Hamdan Al Maktoum Mrs John Magnier, Mr M. Tabor & 1 Anthony Van Dyck (IRE) Seamie Heffernan Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor & 6 Hunting Horn (IRE) P B Beggy Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith 2 Madhmoon (IRE) Chris Hayes Kevin Prendergast Hamdan Al Maktoum 7 Telecaster (GB) Oisin Murphy Hughie Morrison Castle Down Racing Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier & 3 Japan (IRE) Wayne Lordan Aidan O’Brien Mr. M Tabor 8 Zabeel Prince (IRE) Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith & 4 Broome (IRE) Donnacha O’Brien Aidan O’Brien Mrs John Magnier Mrs John Magnier, Mr M. Tabor & 5 Sir Dragonet (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith Flaxman Stables & Mrs Magnier, 6 Circus Maximus (IRE) Frankie Dettori Aidan O’Brien M Tabor, D Smith HH Sheikh Zayed bin Mohammed 7 Humanitarian (USA) Robert Havlin John Gosden Racing Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier & 8 Norway (IRE) Jamie Spencer Aidan O’Brien Mr. M Tabor

9 Line of Duty (IRE) James Doyle Charlie Appleby Godolphin

Mrs John Magnier, Mr M. Tabor & 10 Sovereign (IRE) P B Beggy Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith

11 Hiroshima (GB) Brett Doyle John Ryan G Smith-Bernal

12 Bangkok (IRE) Silvestre de Sousa Andrew Balding King Power Racing Co Ltd

13 Telecaster (GB) Oisin Murphy Hughie Morrison Castle Down Racing

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RESULTS IN THE 2019 QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS 4:40PM BALMORAL HANDICAP (SPONSORED BY QIPCO) MIDDLE DISTANCE DIVISION: Total prize money £250,000 • Prize money breakdown: 1st £155,625 - 2nd £46,600 3rd £23,300 - 4th £11,650 - 5th £5,825 6th £2,925 KING GEORGE VI AND QUEEN ELIZABETH QIPCO STAKES 1M4F | GOOD TO SOFT | £1,250,000 | GROUP 1 | 27TH JULY | ASCOT RACECOURSE Race Details • Distance: 1m Conditions: 3yo+ | Straight Course | Maximum Field 20 1 Enable (GB) Frankie Dettori John Gosden Mr K Abdullah • Declare: 10am Thursday 17th October

2 Crystal Ocean (GB) James Doyle Sir Michael Stoute Sir Evelyn De Rothschild LAST YEAR’S WINNER: SHARJA BRIDGE 3 Waldgeist (GB) Pierre-Charles Boudot A Fabre Gestut Ammerland & Newsells Park A first QIPCO British Champions Day winner for trainer Roger Varian, although it looked like he would have to wait for at least another year with two furlongs to run. Sharja Bridge was in rear at that stage with most of his 19 rivals to pass, but 4 Salouen (IRE) Jim Crowley Sylvester Kirk H Balasuriya James Doyle conjured a great late surge from him and he eventually won going away by three quarters of a length. The winner traded at 149/1 in-running on Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor 5 Hunting Horn (IRE) Seamie Heffernan Aidan O’Brien & Mr D. Smith Betfair. Lord Glitters had also come from well off the pace when landing the prize 12 months earlier. This time his trainer, David O’Meara, had to settle for second 6 Cheval Grand (JPN) Oisin Murphy Yasuo Tomomichi Kazuhiro Sasaki with Escobar.

Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier 7 Norway (IRE) Wayne Lordan Aidan O’Brien & Mr M. Tabor HISTORY OF THE RACE 8 Morando (FR) P J McDonald Andrew Balding King Power Racing Co Ltd Named after the castle in Scotland that has belonged to the British Royal Family since it was purchased by Prince 9 Defoe (IRE) Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum Albert, consort to Queen Victoria, in 1852, the Balmoral Handicap was inaugurated in 2014. A race known as the Balmoral Handicap had previously been staged over five furlongs at the Royal Meeting but was Mrs John Magnier & Mr M. Tabor 10 Anthony Van Dyck (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien & Mr D. Smith discontinued in 2004 in favour of the new Windsor Forest Stakes for fillies and mares. The Ascot Executive always intended to bring the name back when the appropriate opportunity arose, and Her Majesty The Queen graciously Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith consented to it being re-introduced on QIPCO British Champions Day. 11 Magic Wand (IRE) Donnacha O’Brien Aidan O’Brien & Mrs John Magnier The new Balmoral Handicap Sponsored by QIPCO, with its £250,000 race value, has quickly become established as one of the most prestigious events of its kind anywhere in Europe.

JUDDMONTE In its inaugural running, the race could not have had a more popular winner than Marcus Tregoning’s Bronze Angel, 1M2F | GOOD | £1,062,500 | GROUP 1 | 21ST AUGUST | YORK RACECOURSE twice the winner of the Cambridgeshire. Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & 1 Japan (GB) Ryan Moore Aidan O’Brien In 2017 the race attracted a particularly strong field and was taken by Lord Glitters, who came from an impossible Michael Tabor position to justify favouritism. He has since gone on to become a QIPCO British Champions Series victor, taking the 2019 2 Crystal Ocean (GB) James Doyle Sir Michael Stoute Sir Evelyn De Rothschild Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot.

3 Elarqam (GB) Jim Crowley Mark Johnston Hamdan Al Maktoum PAST WINNERS OF THE BALMORAL HANDICAP 4 King of Comedy (IRE) Frankie Dettori John Gosden Lady Bamford (SPONSORED BY QIPCO) 5 Regal Reality (GB) Richard Kingscote Sir Michael Stoute Cheveley Park Stud YEAR HORSE JOCKEY TRAINER OWNER

6 Lord Glitters (FR) Daniel Tudhope David O’Meara Geoff & Sandra Turnbull 2014 Bronze Angel Louis Steward (3) Marcus Tregoning Lady Tennant

Flaxman Stables/Mrs Magnier/Tabor/ 2015 Musaddas Eddy Greatex (5) Saeed Bin Suroor Godolphin 7 Circus Maximus (IRE) Donnacha O’Brien Aidan O’Brien Smith 2016 Yuften Andrea Atzeni Roger Charlton Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar 8 Cheval Grand (JPN) Oisin Murphy Yasuo Tomoichi Kazuhiro Sasaki 2017 Lord Glitters Daniel Tudhope David O’Meara Geoff & Sandra Turnbull

Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al 9 Thundering Blue (GB) Jason Watson David Menuisier Clive Washbourn 2018 Sharja Bridge James Doyle Roger Varian Maktoum

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ENTRIES FOR THE BALMORAL HANDICAP (SPONSORED BY QIPCO) FIVE-DAY ENTRIES ON MONDAY 14TH OCTOBER STRAIGHT COURSE

HORSE AGE TRAINER OWNER Turgenev (GB) 3 John Gosden H. R. H. Princess Haya of Jordan Oh This Is Us (IRE) 6 Richard Hannon Team Wallop (IRE) 3 John Gosden HH Sheikh Zayed bin Mohammed Racing WIN Flaming Spear (IRE) 7 Dean Ivory Anthony Bloom Arctic Sound (GB) 3 Mark Johnston Mr Saeed Bin Mohammed Al Qassimi Kick On (GB) 3 John Gosden Qatar Racing Limited Escobar (IRE) 5 David O'Meara Withernsea Thoroughbred Limited Mitchum Swagger (GB) 7 Ralph Beckett The Anagram Partnership Big Country (IRE) 6 Michael Appleby The Horse Watchers A VW POLO Makzeem (GB) 6 Roger Charlton Mr D. J. Deer Mordin (IRE) 5 Simon Crisford Abdullah Saeed Al Naboodah Commander Cole (GB) 5 Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin FREE TO ENTER Pogo (IRE) 3 Charles Hills Gary and Linnet Woodward PICK UP AN INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED LANYARD Kynren (IRE) 5 David Barron Elliott Brothers & Peacock & Partner Glen Shiel (GB) 5 Archie Watson Hambleton Racing XXXVI & Partner You must be at the Parade Ring at 4.05pm for the prize draw – and Clon Coulis (IRE) 5 David Barron Ms Colette Twomey Jassaar (GB) 4 D. K. Weld Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum only have two minutes to claim your prize Dunkirk (USA) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mrs John Magnier,Mr M.Tabor & Mr D.Smith Amedeo Modigliani (IRE) 4 Aidan O'Brien Mrs John Magnier,Mr M.Tabor & Mr D.Smith Petrus (IRE) 4 Brian Meehan Mr G. P. M. Morland Chiefofchiefs (GB) 6 Charlie Fellowes Mr Mervyn Ayers So Beloved (GB) 9 David O'Meara Thoroughbred British Racing Solar Gold (IRE) 4 William Haggas Cayton Park Stud Limited Biometric (GB) 3 Ralph Beckett Mr K. Abdullah Waarif (IRE) 6 David O'Meara Middleham Park Racing XLIX Dark Vision (IRE) 3 Mark Johnston Godolphin Saltonstall (GB) 5 Adrian McGuinness Dooleys & O'Sullivan Partnership Circus Couture (IRE) 7 Jane Chapple-Hyam Mrs Jane Chapple-Hyam Fifth Position (IRE) 3 Roger Varian Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum Humbert (IRE) 5 David O'Meara Woodhurst Construction Ltd Star of Southwold (FR) 4 Michael Appleby Middleham Park Racing XXXIII War Glory (IRE) 6 Richard Hannon Mr Mohamed Saeed Al Shahi Remarkable (GB) 6 David O'Meara Hambleton Racing Ltd XXVII Casanova (GB) 3 John Gosden H. R. H. Princess Haya of Jordan Hortzadar (GB) 4 David O'Meara Akela Construction Ltd Shepherd Market (IRE) 4 Clive Cox Windmill Racing Allegio (IRE) 6 D. G. Hogan Mr Raymond Treacy History Writer (IRE) 4 David Menuisier Clive Washbourn & Partner Coolagh Forest (IRE) 3 Richard Fahey Mr Alan Harte Raydiance (GB) 4 K. R. Burke Ontoawinner 14 & Mrs E Burke Another Touch (GB) 6 Richard Fahey Nicholas Wrigley & Kevin Hart Ebury (GB) 3 Martyn Meade Chelsea Thoroughbreds - M.P.R. Young Fire (FR) 4 David O'Meara Mr Evan M. Sutherland Bear Force One (GB) 3 Roger Teal Joe Bear Racing Alternative Fact (GB) 4 Ed Dunlop The Alternative Lot Global Gift (FR) 3 Ed Dunlop Dr Johnny Hon Model Guest (GB) 3 George Margarson John Guest Racing Data Protection (GB) 4 William Muir Muir Racing Partnership - Santa Anita Medieval (IRE) 5 Mrs Fitri Hay Full T&C's at bcseri.es/competition-terms

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QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAY STANDINGS AS OF 30TH JUNE 2019 POSITION JOCKEY WINNERS RIDES STRIKE RATE WHERE CHAMPIONS ARE CROWNED 1st Oisin Murphy 53 301 18% 2nd Daniel Tudhope 48 209 23% The official Championships for Flat jockeys begins at Newmarket’s QIPCO Guineas Festival on Saturday 4th May 2019 and 3rd Silvestre de Sousa 48 245 20% concludes at Ascot on QIPCO British Champions Day on Saturday 19th October 2019. 4th P.J. McDonald 34 222 15% 5th Harry Bentley 31 180 17% 6th Ben Curtis 29 199 15% THE £103,000 IN PRIZE MONEY FOR JOCKEYS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AS FOLLOWS: 7th James Doyle 26 131 20% CHAMPION JOCKEY: £25,000 8th Tom Marquand 26 193 14% 9th Jason Watson 26 195 13% RUNNER-UP: £10,000 10th Franny Norton 25 169 15% CHAMPION APPRENTICE: £5,000 LEADING JOCKEY (MOST WINS THROUGHOUT THE FULL CALENDAR YEAR): £15,000 STANDINGS AS OF 31ST JULY 2019 ALL-WEATHER CHAMPIONSHIP: £8,000 POSITION JOCKEY WINNERS RIDES STRIKE RATE PJA WELFARE SCHEME FOR ALL MEMBERS: £25,000 1st Oisin Murphy 85 473 18% 2nd Daniel Tudhope 83 360 23% 3rd Silvestre de Sousa 60 344 17% 4th P.J. McDonald 52 332 16% JOCKEY OF THE MONTH WINNERS SO FAR IN 2019 5th James Doyle 45 214 21% 6th Tom Marquand 44 310 14% MAY 2019: OISIN MURPHY AUGUST 2019: OISIN MURPHY 7th Ben Curtis 44 314 14% 8th David Allan 42 282 15% JUNE 2019: FRANKIE DETTORI SEPTEMBER 2019: CIEREN FALLON JR 9th Franny Norton 41 249 16% JULY 2019: FRANKIE DETTORI 10th Jim Crowley 40 215 19% Throughout the Championship a Jockey of the Month Award has been made. Each month the winner receives £1,000, STANDINGS AS OF 31ST AUGUST 2019 as well as £500 for a charity of their choice and the two runners up £500 each. POSITION JOCKEY WINNERS RIDES STRIKE RATE 1st Oisin Murphy 124 652 19% 2nd Daniel Tudhope 106 489 22% 3rd Silvestre de Sousa 71 413 17% 2019 FLAT JOCKEYS’ 4th James Doyle 65 294 22% 5th Tom Marquand 63 454 14% CHAMPIONSHIP 6th Jim Crowley 62 301 21% 7th P.J. McDonald 62 426 15% 8th Jason Watson 58 401 14% STANDINGS AS OF 31ST MAY 2019 9th Ben Curtis 57 432 13% POSITION JOCKEY WINNERS RIDES STRIKE RATE 10th Harry Bentley 53 357 15% 1st Oisin Murphy 27 133 20% 2nd Daniel Tudhope 24 105 23% STANDINGS AS OF 30TH SEPTEMBER 2019 3rd Silvestre de Sousa 21 98 21% POSITION JOCKEY WINNERS RIDES STRIKE RATE 4th P.J. McDonald 17 110 16% 1st Oisin Murphy 160 793 20% 5th James Doyle 15 63 24% 2nd Daniel Tudhope 124 590 21% 3rd Jim Crowley 84 378 22% 6th Joe Fanning 15 95 16% 4th Tom Marquand 84 572 15% 7th Jason Watson 14 83 17% 5th James Doyle 78 357 22% 8th Harry Bentley 14 85 17% 6th P.J. McDonald 76 511 15% 7th Jason Watson 72 458 15% 9th Ben Curtis 14 104 14% 8th Silvestre de Sousa 71 413 17% 10th Andrea Atzeni 11 55 20% 9th Ben Curtis 71 523 14% 10th David Allan 64 456 14%

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OISIN MURPHY Link to the Championship table http://greatbritishracing.com/championships CHAMPION JOCKEY 2019 If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Oisin Murphy paid his weighing-room rival and reigning title-holder Silvestre de Sousa a major compliment in the way he set out from the start to dominate this year's Jockeys' Championship.

In the same way that De Sousa had dominated his 2015, 2017 and 2018 title-winning seasons, industriously accepting every opportunity offered, Murphy was firing on all cylinders from as soon as he arrived back in the UK in 2019 after successful spells in Japan and Dubai.

Two trebles, five winners at Goodwood’s May meeting, and victory on Telecaster in the Al Basti Equiworld at York were among the highlights as he quickly put distance between himself and the rest.

Three clear at the end of the opening month, that gap had grown to seven within the first week of June.

However, rather than it being the reigning champion who ultimately threw down the biggest challenge, it was Danny Tudhope who lit up the Flat season in midsummer and even became the bookmakers’ favourite for the title - as well as taking the lead.

Tudhope produced such a pronounced mid-season spurt, kickstarted by four memorable successes at Royal Ascot, that for some time, racing looked forward to the prospect of a real battle between the pair. Following a total of 39 victories in August, Murphy’s lead was back up to 18, and there has been no letting up in his But Murphy, who admits that he feared at that point that he was losing grip on his first Championship, rallied. By the end fearsome pace ever since. Tudhope’s achievements are in no way diminished and his developing relationships with of July, he was back in front, his victories including Veracious in the Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes. a couple of the biggest Newmarket yards suggest strongly that further big-race success is sure to come his way. But, ultimately, he has met an unstoppable force in the 24-year-old who will be crowned Champion It was back to business in August for Murphy - the month beginning with one of the wins that defined his season when Jockey on QIPCO British Champions Day. Deirdre broke new ground for a Japanese-trained runner in Europe when claiming the Qatar Nassau Stakes at the Qatar Goodwood Festival. Having taken the Al Basti Equiworld Dubai with Threat at York, Murphy landed an even more valuable prize when King’s Lynn, owned by Her Majesty The Queen, took the Weatherbys Bank sales race at Doncaster last month.

Even his old ally Benbatl managed to contribute towards the tally when returning from the sidelines to take the Shadwell Joel Stakes at Newmarket.

The 2019 Flat season, of course, featured the talents of many other talented jockeys, none more so than Frankie Dettori. Twice the age of the 2019 Champion, but indisputably as brilliant as ever this year, he set a new personal career-best for Group 1 victories in a year and bagged a host of top races with performances showcasing all of his tactical astuteness.

Tom Marquand has made it clear that he would one day love to be able to throw down his own challenge for the Championship and the 21-year-old, Champion Apprentice in 2015, has enjoyed an excellent year.

Among his biggest wins in 2019 was the last-gasp victory of Who Dares Wins in the Northumberland Plate and the rider is looking forward to returning to Australia this winter, to build upon the experience he gained in the country 12 months ago.

He looks sure to be a factor in next year’s Championship, while former title-holders Jim Crowley and Silvestre de Sousa have both also enjoyed strong campaigns. The former finished the year strongly, while the latter’s year was hampered by injuries sustained in a fall at Chelmsford City in August.

Whilst the excitement is already building for next season, Oisin Murphy is the name on everyone’s lips as we reach the climax of the 2019 Flat Jockeys’ Championship – and deservedly so.

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WINNING RECORDS OF JOCKEYS ON WINNING RECORDS OF JOCKEYS ON QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAY QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAY (CONTINUED)

NO. OF WINS DATE RACE WINNER SP TRAINER OWNER NO. OF WINS DATE RACE WINNER SP TRAINER OWNER

Andrea Atzeni (2) 17/10/15 QIPCO British Champions Simple Verse 5/1 Ralph Beckett QRL/Sheikh Suhaim Al Ryan Moore (4) 15/10/16 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Minding 7/4F Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Fillies & Mares Stakes Thani/ M Al Kubaisi Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

15/10/16 Balmoral Handicap Yuften 12/1 Roger Charlton Saleh Al Homaizi & 21/10/17 QIPCO British Champions Order of St George 4/5F Aidan O’Brien Mr M. Tabor & Mr D. Smith (Sponsored by QIPCO) Imad Al Sagar Long Distance Cup Mrs John Magnier & L J Williams George Baker (1) 19/10/13 QIPCO British Champions Seal Of Approval 16/1 James Fanshawe T R G Vestey 21/10/17 QIPCO British Champions Hydrangea 4/1 Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Fillies & Mares Stakes Fillies & Mares Stakes Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

Jim Crowley (1) 18/10/14 QIPCO British Champions Madame Chiang 12/1 David Simcock Miss K Rausing 20/10/18 QIPCO British Champions Magical 5/1 Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Fillies & Mares Stakes Fillies & Mares Stakes Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

Matthew Davies (1) 15/10/11 Future Stars Handicap Edinburgh Knight 18/1 Paul D’Arcy Knights Racing Oisin Murphy (1) 20/10/18 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Roaring Lion 2/1F John Gosden Qatar Racing Limited (Sponsored by QIPCO) Silvestre de Sousa (1) 19/10/13 QIPCO Champion Stakes Farhh 11/4 Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin Johnny Murtagh (3) 15/10/11 QIPCO British Champions Deacon Blues 5/1F James Fanshawe Jan and Peter Hopper & Sprint Stakes Michelle Morris Frankie Dettori (6) 17/10/15 QIPCO British Champions Flying Officer 6/1 John Gosden Mr George Strawbridge Long Distance Cup 15/10/11 QIPCO British Champions Dancing Rain 6/1 William Haggas M J & L A Taylor Fillies & Mares Stakes 15/10/16 QIPCO British Champions Journey 4/1 John Gosden Mr George Strawbridge Fillies & Mares Stakes 19/10/13 QIPCO British Champions Royal Diamond 20/1 Johnny Murtagh Andrew Tinkler Long Distance Cup 21/10/17 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Persuasive 8/1 John Gosden Cheveley Park Stud (Sponsored by QIPCO) Joseph O’Brien (1) 20/10/12 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Excelebration 10/11F Aidan O’Brien Mr D. Smith & Mrs John (Sponsored by QIPCO) Magnier & Mr M. Tabor 21/10/17 QIPCO Champion Stakes Cracksman 13/8F John Gosden Mr A. E. Oppenheimer Olivier Peslier (1) 18/10/14 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Charm Spirit 5/1 Freddy Head H H Sheikh Abdulla Bin (Sponsored by QIPCO) Khalifa Al Thani 20/10/18 QIPCO British Champions Stradivarius EvensF John Gosden Mr. B. E. Neilsen Long Distance Cup Tom Queally (3) 15/10/11 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Frankel 4/11F Sir Henry Cecil Mr K Abdullah (Sponsored by QIPCO) 20/10/18 QIPCO Champion Stakes Cracksman 5/6F John Gosden Mr A. E. Oppenheimer 20/10/12 QIPCO Champion Stakes Frankel 2/11F Sir Henry Cecil Mr K Abdullah George Downing (1) 20/10/12 Future Stars Handicap Jack Dexter 11/2 Jim Goldie Jim Goldie Racing Club 15/10/16 QIPCO British Champions The Tin Man 13/2 James Fanshawe Fred Archer Racing - Sprint Stakes Ormonde James Doyle (2) 18/10/14 QIPCO Champion Stakes Noble Mission 7/1 Lady Cecil Mr K Abdullah Pat Smullen (4) 20/10/12 QIPCO British Champions Rite Of Passage 8/1 Dermot Weld Dr R Lambe 20/10/18 Balmoral Handicap Sharja Bridge 8/1 Roger Varian Sheikh Mohammed Long Distance Cup (Sponsored by QIPCO) Obaid Al Maktoum 20/10/12 QIPCO British Champions Sapphire 5/2JF Dermot Weld Moyglare Stud Farm Edward Greatrex (1) 17/10/15 Balmoral Handicap Musaddas 7/1 Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin Fillies & Mares Stakes (Sponsored by QIPCO) 18/10/14 QIPCO British Champions Forgotten Rules 3/1 Dermot Weld Moyglare Stud Farm Long Distance Cup Maxime Guyon (1) 17/10/15 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Solow 10/11F Freddy Head Wertheimer et Frere (Sponsored by QIPCO) 17/10/15 QIPCO Champion Stakes Fascinating Rock 10/1 Dermot Weld Newtown Anner Stud Farm Paul Hanagan (2) 17/10/15 QIPCO British Champions Muhaarar 5/2F Charlie Hills Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum Sprint Stakes Christophe Soumillon (2) 15/10/11 QIPCO Champion Stakes Cirrus Des Aigles 12/1 Mme C Barande-Barbe Jean-Claude-Alain Dupouy 20/10/18 QIPCO British Champions Sands Of Mali 28/1 Richard Fahey Phoenix Thoroughbred & Sprint Stakes Cool Silk Partnership 15/10/16 QIPCO Champion Stakes Almanzor 11/8F Jean-Claude Rouget Ecurie Antonio Caro Jamie Spencer (2) 15/10/11 QIPCO British Champions Fame And Glory 3/1 Aidan O’Brien Mrs F Hay, Mr D. Smith, Martin Harley (1) 15/10/16 QIPCO British Champions Sheikhzayedroad 11/1 David Simcock Mohammed Jaber Long Distance Cup Mrs John Magnier and Long Distance Cup Mr M. Tabor

Richard Hughes (1) 19/10/13 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Olympic Glory 11/2 Richard Hannon Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad 20/10/12 QIPCO British Champions Maarek 5/1 David Nagle Lisbunny Syndicate (Sponsored by QIPCO) Al Thani Sprint Stakes

Wayne Lordan (2) 19/10/13 QIPCO British Champions Slade Power 7/1 Edward Lynam Mrs S Power Louis Steward (1) 18/10/14 Balmoral Handicap Bronze Angel 20/1 Marcus Tregoning Lady Tennant Sprint Stakes (Sponsored by QIPCO)

Daniel Tudhope (1) 21/10/17 Balmoral Handicap Lord Glitters 3/1F David O’Meara Geoff & Sandra Turnbull 18/10/14 QIPCO British Champions Gordon Lord Byron 5/1JF Tom Hogan Dr Cyrus Poonawalla & (Sponsored by QIPCO) Sprint Stakes Morgan L Cahalan Lewis Walsh (1) 19/10/13 Future Stars Handicap Breton Rock 12/1 David Simcock John Cook

Robert Winston (1) 21/10/17 QIPCO British Champions Librisa Breeze 10/1 Dean Ivory Tony Bloom Sprint Stakes

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WINNING RECORDS OF TRAINERS ON WINNING RECORDS OF TRAINERS ON QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAY QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAY (CONTINUED)

NO. OF WINS DATE RACE WINNER SP JOCKEY OWNER NO. OF WINS DATE RACE WINNER SP JOCKEY OWNER

Mme C Barande-Barbe (1) 15/10/11 QICPO Champion Stakes Cirrus Des Aigles 12/1 Christophe Soumillon Jean-Claude-Alain Tom Hogan (1) 18/10/14 QIPCO British Champions Gordon Lord Byron 5/1JF Wayne Lordan Dr Cyrus Poonawalla & Dupouy Sprint Stakes Morgan L Cahalan

Ralph Beckett (1) 17/10/15 QIPCO British Champions Simple Verse 5/1 Andrea Atzeni QRL/Sheikh Suhaim Dean Ivory (1) 21/10/17 QIPCO British Champions Librisa Breeze 10/1 Robert Winston Tony Bloom Fillies & Mares Stakes Al Thani/M Al Kubaisi Sprint Stakes

Sir Henry Cecil (2) 15/10/11 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Frankel 4/11F Tom Queally Mr K Abdullah Edward Lynam (1) 19/10/13 QIPCO British Champions Slade Power 7/1 Wayne Lordan Mrs S Power (Sponsored by QIPCO) Sprint Stakes

20/10/12 QIPCO Champion Stakes Frankel 2/11F Tom Queally Mr K Abdullah Johnny Murtagh (1) 19/10/13 QIPCO British Champions Royal Diamond 20/1 Johnny Murtagh Andrew Tinkler Long Distance Cup Lady Cecil (1) 18/10/14 QIPCO Champion Stakes Noble Mission 7/1 James Doyle Mr K Abdullah Aidan O’Brien (6) 15/10/11 QIPCO British Champions Fame And Glory 3/1 Jamie Spencer Mrs F. Hay, Mr D. Smith, Roger Charlton (1) 15/10/16 Balmoral Handicap Yuften 12/1 Andrea Atzeni Saleh Al Homaizi & Long Distance Cup Mrs John Magnier & (Sponsored by QIPCO) Imad Al Sagar Mr M. Tabor

20/10/12 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Excelebration 10/11F Joseph O’Brien Mr D. Smith & Mrs John Paul D’Arcy (1) 15/10/11 Future Stars Handicap Edinburgh Knight 18/1 Matthew Davies Knights Racing (Sponsored by QIPCO) Magnier & Mr M. Tabor

Richard Fahey (1) 20/10/18 QIPCO British Champions Sands Of Mali 28/1 Paul Hanagan Phoenix Thoroughbred & 15/10/16 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Minding 7/4F Ryan Moore Mr D. Smith, Mrs John Sprint Stakes Cool Silk Partnership (Sponsored by QIPCO) Magnier, Mr M. Tabor

James Fanshawe (3) 15/10/11 QIPCO British Champions Deacon Blues 5/2F Johnny Murtagh Jan and Peter Hopper & 21/10/17 QIPCO British Champions Order Of St George 4/5F Ryan Moore M Tabor, D Smith, Mrs Sprint Stakes Michelle Morris Long Distance Cup Magnier & L J Williams

19/10/13 QIPCO British Champions Seal Of Approval 16/1 George Baker T R G Vestey 21/10/17 QIPCO British Champions Hydrangea 4/1 Ryan Moore Mr D. Smith, Mrs John Fillies & Mares Stakes Fillies & Mares Stakes Magnier, Mr M. Tabor

15/10/16 QIPCO British Champions The Tin Man 13/2 Tom Queally Fred Archer Racing - 20/10/18 QIPCO British Champions Magical 5/1 Ryan Moore Mr D. Smith, Mrs John Sprint Stakes Ormonde Fillies & Mares Stakes Magnier, Mr M. Tabor

Jim Goldie (1) 20/10/12 Future Stars Handicap Jack Dexter 11/2 George Downing Jim Goldie Racing Club David O’Meara (1) 21/10/17 Balmoral Handicap Lord Glitters 3/1F Daniel Tudhope Geoff and Sandra (Sponsored by QIPCO) Turnbull John Gosden (7) 17/10/15 QIPCO British Champions Flying Officer 6/1 Frankie Dettori Mr George Strawbridge Long Distance Cup David Nagle (1) 20/10/12 QIPCO British Champions Maarek 5/1 Jamie Spencer Lisbon Syndicate Sprint Stakes 15/10/16 QIPCO British Champions Journey 4/1 Frankie Dettori Mr George Strawbridge Fillies & Mares Stakes Jean-Claude Rouget (1) 15/10/16 QIPCO Champion Stakes Almanzor 11/8F Christophe Soumillon Ecurie Antonio Caro

21/10/17 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Persuasive 8/1 Frankie Dettori Cheveley Park Stud David Simcock (3) 19/10/13 Future Stars Handicap Breton Rock 12/1 Lewis Walsh John Cook (Sponsored by QIPCO) 18/10/14 QIPCO British Champions Madame Chiang 12/1 Jim Crowley Miss K Rausing Fillies & Mares Stakes 21/10/17 QIPCO Champion Stakes Cracksman 13/8F Frankie Dettori Mr A E Oppenheimer

15/10/16 QIPCO British Champions Sheikzayedroad 11/1 Martin Harley Mohammed Jaber 20/10/18 QIPCO British Champions Stradivarius EvensF Frankie Dettori Mr B. E. Neilsen Long Distance Cup Long Distance Cup

Saeed bin Suroor (2) 19/10/13 QIPCO Champion Stakes Farhh 11/4 Silvestre de Sousa Godolphin 20/10/18 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Roaring Lion 2/1F Oisin Murphy Qatar Racing Limited (Sponsored by QIPCO) 17/10/15 Balmoral Handicap Musaddas 7/1 Edward Greatrex Godolphin (Sponsored by QIPCO) 20/10/18 QIPCO Champion Stakes Cracksman 5/6F Frankie Dettori Mr A E Oppenheimer Marcus Tregoning (1) 18/10/14 Balmoral Handicap Bronze Angel 20/1 Louis Steward Lady Tennant William Haggas (1) 15/10/11 QIPCO British Champions Dancing Rain 6/1 Johnny Murtagh M J & L A Taylor (Sponsored by QIPCO) Fillies & Mares Stakes Roger Varian (1) 20/10/18 Balmoral Handicap Sharja Bridge 8/1 James Doyle Sheikh Mohammed Richard Hannon (1) 19/10/13 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Olympic Glory 11/2 Richard Hughes Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad (Sponsored by QIPCO) Obaid Al Maktoum (Sponsored by QIPCO) Al Thani Dermot Weld (4) 20/10/12 QIPCO British Champions Rite Of Passage 8/1 Pat Smullen Dr R Lambe Freddy Head (2) 18/10/14 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Charm Spirit 5/1 Olivier Peslier H H Sheikh Abdulla Long Distance Cup (Sponsored by QIPCO) Bin Khalifa Al Thani 20/10/12 QIPCO British Champions Sapphire 5/2JF Pat Smullen Moyglare Stud Farm 17/10/15 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Solow 10/11F Maxime Guyon Wertheimer et Frere Fillies & Mares Stakes (Sponsored by QIPCO) 18/10/14 QIPCO British Champions Forgotten Rules 3/1 Pat Smullen Moyglare Stud Farm Charlie Hills (1) 17/10/15 QIPCO British Champions Muhaarar 5/2F Paul Hanagan Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum Long Distance Cup Sprint Stakes 17/10/15 QIPCO Champion Stakes Fascinating Rock 10/1 Pat Smullen Newton Anner Stud Farm

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CHAMPION APPRENTICE TITLE RACE Link to the Championship table http://greatbritishracing.com/championships Frankie Dettori; Ryan Moore; Lester Piggott; Pat Eddery; William Buick; Oisin Murphy. Cieren “I want to achieve more than my dad and being Champion Apprentice would be one thing he never managed and I’d be Fallon Jnr. is well aware that he may be joining some elite names if he is crowned Champion able to wind him up about it!” Apprentice - but he is enjoying even more the fact that he will be going one better than his dad, six-time champion jockey Cieren who had to settle for second in the Irish apprentices' title in 1987. Once the action is over at Ascot today, 20-year-old Fallon will again follow in family footsteps by heading to the US for a His rise to the top table has been dramatic. Just a couple of years ago, the nearest that he had come to putting one leg on three-month working holiday. each side of a thoroughbred racehorse was watching his dad in action on television. He can reflect upon a year of successes that has included a Qatar Goodwood Festival winner for Saeed bin Suroor and Of course, it has all been in the breeding to some extent given the riding talents of both of his parents. Nevertheless, victories in two prestigious handicaps, wih Time To Study exactly what it was that prompted Cieren Fallon Jnr. to pick up the phone from Wigan one Sunday morning and tell his taking the Old Borough Cup at Haydock for Ian Williams and father that perhaps, after all, he fancied trying to be a jockey, he can’t quite remember. landing Doncaster’s for Roger Teal.

However, within days, he was down at Adam Kirby's place near Newmarket, sitting on board a horse for the first time with Fallon Jnr’s meteoric rise has come at the expense of his father watching on. several other talented young riders, any of whom would themselves have been worthy champions. Chief among “He just laughed when I told him,” relates Fallon Jnr. “But I think it was relief too because I think he’d wanted me to be a them is Sean Davis, a 20-year-old who had already jockey even though he would never have pushed me in that direction.” established his credentials as a top talent with wins on several big Irish racedays before joining Richard Fahey in After completing his exams at the , he joined the Newmarket yard of William Haggas for an education Yorkshire last December. that he credits with being the making of his riding career. “My cousin worked in a small point-to-point yard, which was my connection to racing,” the rider explains. “I wasn’t “Mr Haggas looked after me really well from the start,” he says. “Everything I have done has been with his help and he is exactly the best behaved in school, and I started going up there to ride instead and I just fell in love with it. the one who has got me to the stage I am at now.” “I had to go back to school to get the Junior Cert that I needed to get into the RACE jockeys’ academy in Ireland, but it His first rides arrived last summer and he ended 2018 with four winners from just a couple of dozen rides. The thought of was worth it, because it opened up the doors.” challenging for the Apprentice Championship was not on the radar. Keen to widen his horizons and look for more opportunities, Davis asked trainer Ger Lyons for a recommendation as to “When I first started the aim this year was to ride at all of the racetracks, learn those racetracks, ride for as many trainers who he might be able to ride for in Britain. Last December, he relocated to Fahey’s yard. as I could, get connections and build on that. The highlight for Davis came at Wolverhampton in July with a 7955-1 treble, at which point he was six clear “But I had a really good month in July, 16 winners, a treble and a couple of doubles and it put me one off the lead. We were in the standings, but those successes failed to prove quite enough to hold off the late run of his challenger. always going to take it as it comes, but luckily, the winners kept coming. “I came here for a career, rather than to win the Apprentice’ Championship, and it’s been great,” he says. “I’ve been riding for good trainers, north and south, and I couldn’t be happier.”

With less than 10 wins until he loses his allowance, it won’t be long until Davis rides out his claim, but his popularity is demonstrated by the fact that he has had well over 500 rides this year and his bright prospects for the future are there for all to see.

Along with Jane Elliott, Megan Nicholls is one of two female riders in the top 10 and her year was capped by a third consecutive victory in the Silk Series championship, specifically for female riders, meaning that she remains the only rider to have taken the 15-race series.

Among the other jockeys to have enjoyed particularly successful campaigns and achieved strong finishing positions in the Championship are Harrison Shaw, Ben Robinson, Phil Dennis and Rowan Scott, all of whom have been employed to good effect by powerful northern stables throughout the campaign.

Robinson and Dennis have in recent months ridden out their allowances and lost their apprentice status, but the rides and winners have understandably continued to flow for both.

The future looks bright for the class of 2019.

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Indeed, if asked to name their three favourite racehorses of the modern era, most racing fans would name at BRITISH CHAMPION OWNER TITLE RACE least one of his recent champions, the likes of Frankel, , , , and having all produced performances of brilliance. The foundations for long-term success cannot be laid down in haste. Those in contention to be named as this year's Champion Owner are familiar names to any racing fan. All have earned the It has been another one of those iconic racehorses who has led the way again this season, with Enable proving respect from those within the sport from their sustained support and enthusiasm. unbeatable in her three British appearances, dispatching the high-class mare Magical in both the Coral-Eclipse and the Darley Yorkshire Oaks. In between, Enable played her part in one of the most spellbinding head-to-head battles Sheikh Mohammed was the first of the Maktoum family to put his stamp upon British racing, witnessed on a racecourse for years when getting the better of a magnificent duel with Crystal Ocean by a neck in being named champion owner for the first time in 1985. Ascot’s King George VI & Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes.

His famous maroon-and-white silks were pre-eminent in the sport for more than a decade, before in 1992, he established Godolphin in a bid to transcend boundaries and become the first truly global ownership operation.

Godolphin have enjoyed many highs and endured some lows since, but always produced a consistent flow of regular winners. Such is the measure of their success that were Godolphin to be crowned as Champion Owners in Britain again in 2019, it would be for the fifth successive year.

However, among those standing principally in Godolphin’s way this year is Sheikh Mohammed’s older brother, Sheikh Hamdan, another man whose investment into British racing stretches back decades.

His interest in the sport having been first established during his time as a student in the UK, Sheikh Hamdan’s first ventures into ownership began almost 40 years ago. His Shadwell breeding operation now extends across the world, from Newmarket to and Kentucky, and his blue-and-white colours have been carried to big-race success even Bred by the Prince’s own Juddmonte operation, it was announced on Tuesday that Enable will remain in training for a further afield. 2020 campaign.

As a son of Frankel, Logician is another homegrown Abdullah-owned star and the gorgeous grey is already one of the A six-time Champion Owner in Britain, the Sheikh has owned, bred and raced champion horses at a variety of trips, but most exciting prospects for 2020 after his success in the William Hill St Leger, making it five wins from five starts. his greatest success has been achieved at shorter trips in recent years. Muhaarar, for example, capped his career as Champion Sprinter in 2015 when winning the QIPCO British Champions Sprint on this day. The aforementioned Magical, racing in the Derrick Smith colours of the Coolmore Partnership, has demonstrated remarkable consistency this campaign when chasing home Enable, twice, and Crystal Ocean once. Her efforts have This year it has again been the mercurial Battaash, who has led the way for the team. He broke the million-pound barrier played a considerable part in the success of her owners this season. in career prize money when winning Haydock’s , before pushing Blue Point all the way in the King’s Stand Stakes here at the Royal meeting. She hasn’t been solo in flying the flag for the Smith silks though, with Juddmonte International winner Japan and Ten Sovereigns, who produced an outstanding performance to take the Darley July Cup at Newmarket, making significant contributions to the prize money total.

Also enjoying a most successful season has been the King Power Racing Club, the ownership established by the late Vichai Srivaddhanapradha and continued in his memory by his family, in particular his son Aiyawatt, who is now at the head of the operation.

While King Power’s team are spread among a number of trainers, it is those with Andrew Balding who have fared particularly well in 2019. The Kingsclere trainer has won big prizes with the likes of Shine So Bright and Beat The Bank, who added a fifth Group 2 success to his impressive haul when taking the Fred Cowley MBE Memorial Summer Mile at this track in July. CHAMPIONSHIP TOP 10 FLAT OWNERS POSITION OWNER LEADING EARNER WINS RUNS PRIZE MONEY

A third consecutive victory in the King George Qatar Stakes at Goodwood proved little more than an exercise 1st Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum Battaash (IRE) 117 472 £3,314,560.56 gallop, but it was his success in the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes at York that proved arguably the crowning glory 2nd Mr K. Abdullah Enable (GB) 51 215 £3,107,495.37 of all of his achievements as he took apart his rivals and the course record. 3rd Godolphin Blue Point (IRE) 114 480 £2,959,730.99 Sheikh Hamdan’s commitment to British racing is clearly illustrated by the sheer number of different winners who have 4th Mr D. Smith, Mrs J.Magnier, Mr M. Tabor Japan (GB) 5 64 £2,648,210.86 contributed to his tally this season. Other highlights have come courtesy of John Gosden’s late-developing staying mare 5th Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Anthony Van Dyck (IRE) 5 35 £1,594,457.24 Enbihaar and Mark Johnston’s Elarqam, the Sky Bet winner. 6th Abudiencia Co Ltd Beat The Bank (GB) 39 265 £1,552,521.00 Khalid Abdullah is another man whose passion for the sport and financial backing of it goes back decades. Known 7th Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum Defoe (IRE) 28 172 £1,281,364.24 Fact, who took the 2000 Guineas in 1980 after the disqualification of Nureyev, was the first Arab-owned winner of a Classic contest. 8th Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum Dee Ex Bee (GB) 41 251 £1,277,996.84 9th Cheveley Park Stud Threat (IRE) 37 237 £1,168,171.33 In the near-40 years since, the Prince, a member of the Saudi ruling family, has owned a series of brilliant racehorses and his green silks with white sleeves and a pink sash and cap have become a familiar sight in 10th Sir Evelyn De Rothschild Crystal Ocean (GB) 3 18 £1,002,684.50 winner’s enclosures around the world. *correct as of 9am 14th October 2019

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OISIN MURPHY AGE - 24 YEARS OLD | 12-TIME GROUP 1 WINNING FLAT JOCKEY Oisin is one of the undoubted stars of the world, having burst onto the scene to become Champion Apprentice jockey at the age of just 19. After a stellar 2018 where he won nine Group 1 races, Oisin will become the youngest Champion Jockey since Ryan Moore in 2006 when he is crowned on QIPCO British Champions Day.

In 2013, Oisin became a serious prospect to look out for when securing a sensational 9,260/1 four-timer on day.

Coming from a family steeped in racing tradition (his uncle is Grand National winning jockey, turned trainer, Jim Culloty), Oisin has been described by those in racing as a “rare young talent” and, unsurprisingly, it wasn’t long before he was snapped up to become the retained jockey for Qatar Racing.

2018 was a landmark year for Oisin, with a remarkable nine Group 1s. He claimed his first British Group 1 win on Roaring Lion for Qatar Racing in the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown, and that partnership went on to claim three further Group 1s last year, including the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (sponsored by QIPCO).

This year, Oisin has two Group 1 winners to his name, in the Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket (Veracious) in July and the Qatar Nassau Stakes at Goodwood (Deirdre) in August.

KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON AGE - 26 YEARS OLD | ATHLETE - HEPTATHLON & HIGH JUMP One of the greatest all-round athletes in the world, Katarina Johnson-Thompson recently created history when winning Heptathlon gold at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar. She recorded a British record total of 6,981 points, surpassing Jessica Ennis Hill’s tally of 6,955 points when she won Olympic gold at London 2012. Since winning the World Junior Championships as a teenager in 2012, KJT has gone on to win multiple international medals KNOW THY NUTS including gold at the Commonwealth Games in Australia last year. Testicular cancer is the Looking back on her role as a QIPCO British Champions Series ambassador in 2017 KJT said “I attended QIPCO British most common cancer in Champions Day last year and it was one of the best days out I’ve ever experienced. Racehorses are incredible creatures and young men. The shower is the whole concept of training a horse for a competition in the same way a coach trains an athlete fascinates me.” the perfect place to give This year Katarina has created a QIPCO British Champions Series Oat Bar with jockey , which will be your nuts a feel. Do it every distributed on QIPCO British Champions Day. month and see your GP if something changes. ADAM GEMILI AGE - 26 YEARS OLD | ATHLETE - 100M, 200M & 4X100M A sprint sensation born in London, Adam Gemili is the first man in British history to run sub 10 seconds in the 100m and sub 20 seconds in the 200m. Gemili, who played professional football for Dagenham & Redbridge and spent seven years at Chelsea’s youth academy, decided to concentrate on athletics after becoming the 100m World Junior Champion in 2012.

Since then, Adam has become the European Champion over 200m and 4x100m relay, a silver medallist in the 100m and 4x100m relay at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and captained Team GB athletics team at the Rio 2016 Olympics. Gemili was part of the 4x100m relay team that won Gold at the 2017 World Athletics Championships, in doing-so setting a new European and National record time of 37.47, and the relay team went on to win silver at this year’s World Championships in Qatar.

Adam, who has previously visited Longholes Rehabilitation Centre and attended QIPCO British Champions Day for a number of years said, “I really enjoyed my involvement in QIPCO British Champions Series last year. It was incredible to see behind the scenes and understand the huge amount of work that goes into creating champion racehorses. It really made me appreciate horseracing more as a sport and not just some people’s hobby, it’s a serious business and I’m looking Movember is the official charity partner of QIPCO British Champions Series forward to being at QIPCO British Champions Day again this year.”

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BACKGROUND TO QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS SERIES AND QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAY

ABOUT QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS SERIES QIPCO British Champions Series shines the spotlight on Britain’s most prestigious Flat races between May and October, culminating in the grand finale on Saturday 19th October 2019 at Ascot Racecourse with the richest race day in Great Britain – QIPCO British Champions Day.

Hosted across ten of the UK’s leading racecourses it encompasses the top British racing festivals, including the QIPCO Guineas Festival at Newmarket, the Investec Derby Festival at Epsom, Royal Ascot, the Moet & Chandon Newmarket July Festival, The Qatar Goodwood Festival, the Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival at York and the William Hill St Leger Festival at Doncaster.

QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot on Saturday 19th October is the richest raceday in the British calendar with over £4million in prize money on offer and is the finale to the European Flat racing season. It has an unrivalled British card featuring four Group 1s, a Group 2 and the richest mile handicap in Europe.

STRUCTURE OF QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS SERIES

The QIPCO British Champions Series Hosted across ten of the UK’s leading Encompassing the top racing comprises five categories: racecourses: festivals:

¥ Sprint ¥ Ascot ¥ The QIPCO Guineas Festival ¥ Mile ¥ Doncaster ¥ The Investec Derby Festival ¥ Middle Distance ¥ Epsom Downs ¥ Royal Ascot ¥ Long Distance ¥ Goodwood ¥ The Mo‘t & Chandon July Festival ¥ Fillies & Mares ¥ Haydock Park ¥ King George VI & Queen Elizabeth ¥ Newbury Stakes Day Each division features the seven ¥ Newmarket's Rowley Mile ¥ Qatar Goodwood Festival highest-rated races in each category ¥ Newmarket's July Course ¥ The Welcome to Yorkshire in Great Britain which culminate in ¥ Sandown Park Ebor Festival a same-day finale on QIPCO British ¥ York ¥ The William Hill St Leger Festival Champions Day on Saturday 19th THE AFTER PARTY October 2019. FEATURING BASEMENT JAXX (DJ SET) GRANDSTAND LAWN MARQUEE AFTER RACING

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TITLE PARTNER QIPCO HOLDING

The series is sponsored by QIPCO Holding, one of the leading private, family run, investment companies in Qatar. Established in 1999 and based in Doha, QIPCO has since developed and diversified its international portfolio of business interests which currently include real estate, construction, oil and gas, trading and services, finance and health services. In more recent years, QIPCO has made a significant investment in horseracing, not only as sponsors but also as owners and breeders through its global racing and bloodstock subsidiary, Qatar Racing.

Qatar Racing have almost 100 horses in training around the world alongside their successful breeding operation which was established in 2010, following the purchase of the World champion miler , and is based at Tweenhills in Gloucestershire. The operation currently stands stallions in Britain, France and Australia.

Qatar Investment & Projects Development Holding Company (QIPCO Holding) is owned by six brothers whom are members of the Qatari Royal family. The Chief Executive, Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah al Thani and his brothers are cousins of the Emir of the State of Qatar. Since the company’s inception, the group has diversified to form individual subsidiaries each operating independently and specialising in various fields of expertise.

In 2011 QIPCO became the inaugural sponsors of British Champions Series and British Champions Day and in June 2015 a landmark, multi-million pound deal secured QIPCO’s on-going support for the series and British racing for a further ten years until 2024.

QIPCO is the official partner of the Guineas Festival at Newmarket’s Rowley Mile Racecourse which launched QIPCO British Post your comments and photos using Champions Series with the QIPCO 2,000 and 1,000 Guineas. Also included in the sponsorship portfolio is the Goffs London Sale, the QIPCO Prix du at Chantilly in France, the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes at Ascot in July and the #ChampionsDay for the chance to get QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown. Under the deal signed in 2015, QIPCO is an official commercial partner with Ascot Racecourse, including Royal Ascot. on the big-screen Social Walls.

Sheikh Fahad bin Abdullah Al Thani, Director of QIPCO and Chairman of Qatar Racing said: “My brothers and I are very proud that QIPCO are title sponsors of British Champions Day, the richest day’s racing in Britain and the finale of the British Flat racing There’s also no need to worry about using season, for the ninth year running. We consider British racing to be the best, rich in history and heritage, and we want to help further promote the popularity and prosperity of racing here in the UK. up your data, as you can sign up to

“By partnering with events that enjoy such a prestigious reputation we increase awareness of QIPCO to an international audience Ascot’s free WIFI. and provide the perfect platform for us to showcase the stallions owned by our subsidiary, Qatar Racing. We are delighted to be able to give European breeders the opportunity to visit our stallions and are hugely thankful to breeders for their ongoing support.”

“QIPCO British Champions Day sees the best of the best coming together to compete on a global stage in a bid to be crowned a britishchampionsseries Champion. Last year’s QIPCO British Champions Day saw our own Roaring Lion win his fourth consecutive Group 1 in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (sponsored by QIPCO) – it was a day we cherish and will never forget.” ChampionsSeries For more information please visit: qipco.com.qa championsseries

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TICKET INFORMATION CONTACT LIST

For tickets to QIPCO British Champions Day on Saturday 19th October head to: NAOMI LAWSON For Media Accreditation for QIPCO British Champions www.britishchampionsday.com Head of PR, British Champions Series / Great British Racing: Day, Ascot Racecourse, Saturday 19th October 2019: Email: [email protected] TICKET PRICES: Tel: +44 7881 266 359 ASHLEY MORTON-HUNTE King Edward VII Enclosure: SOLD OUT Corporate and Racing Communications Manager, Winning Post Enclosure: SOLD OUT NICK SMITH Ascot Racecourse: Queen Anne Enclosure: £35 Director of Racing and Communications, Ascot Racecourse: Email: [email protected] Children under 18 and accompanied by an adult: FREE Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 1344 878 508 Tel: +44 7771 791 449 Ticket holders are able to bring children under 18 years of age FREE of charge, however please note that all under 18s must be accompanied by a ticket-holding adult (ID may be required at the turnstiles). JOHNNO SPENCE QIPCO Representative £10 STUDENT ADMISSION: SOLD OUT Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 7860 583 307

TRAVELLING TO ASCOT RACECOURSE

Ascot Racecourse is ideally situated in the beautiful, countryside adjoining Windsor Great Park and is approximately a 50 minute drive or train journey from London.

Located close to the M3, M4, M40 and M25 as well as to London’s Heathrow Airport for international visitors, Ascot Racecourse offers easy access for all racegoers.

BY ROAD:

FROM LONDON AND THE NORTH M4 Junction 6 onto the A332 Windsor by-pass then follow signs for Ascot.

FROM THE WEST M4 Junction 10 to the A329(M) signed as Bracknell then follow signs to Ascot.

FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST M3 Junction 3 onto the A332 signed to Bracknell then follow signs to Ascot.

FROM THE MIDLANDS M40 southbound, Junction 4. Take the A404 towards the M4 (Junction 8/9). On the M4 head towards Heathrow/ London. Leave M4 at Junction 6 and follow A332 Windsor by-pass to Ascot.

For up-to-date travel information tune into BBC Radio Berkshire on 94.5FM or 104.1FM or log onto www..co.uk/berkshire before you leave to receive a local traffic update.

BY RAIL: There are regular services to Ascot from both Reading and London Waterloo using South West Trains. The average journey time is 27 minutes from Reading and 52 minutes from Waterloo. Ascot railway station is a 7-minute walk from the racecourse.

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