THE ULTIMATE RACEDAY SATURDAY 20 OCTOBER 2018 MEDIA GUIDE ASCOT RACECOURSE QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAY MEDIA GUIDE CONTENTS 03 Facts and Figures of QIPCO British Champions Day 04 QIPCO British Champions Day Schedule: 05 QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup 09 QIPCO British Champions Sprint Stakes 15 QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes 20 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (sponsored by QIPCO) 26 QIPCO Champion Stakes 33 Balmoral Handicap (sponsored by QIPCO) 34 Stobart Flat Jockeys’ Championship 36 Winning Records of Jockeys on QIPCO British Champions Day 38 Frankie Dettori Profile 39 Winning Records of Trainers on QIPCO British Champions Day 41 Aidan O’Brien Profile 42 QIPCO British Champions Series Ambassadors 44 Title Partner – QIPCO Holding 45 Ticket and Travel Information 46 Contact List and Media Accreditation PAGE 02 QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAY MEDIA GUIDE FACTS AND FIGURES OF QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAY 0 ,35 ,00 4 0 £ 3 HORSES P ! RUNNER UP TWICE R R I Z A IN THE SAME RACE E E Y M RIBCHESTER | CIRRUS DES AIGLES | FOUND S O I IS THE ONLY HORSE TO HAVE WON N FRANKEL ON SUCCESSIVE CHAMPIONS DAYS E H CIRRUS DES AIGLES (2011) CHARM SPIRIT (2014) Y T SOLOW (2015) ALMANZOR (2016) U BS P FOR GRA 13 IRISH-TRAINED WINNERS OF WHICH 5 HAVE BEEN FOR AIDAN O’BRIEN - NO ONE HAS ENJOYED MORE INNER 5 WINNERS W 5 S 3 GREY WINNERS SOLOW (2015) LIBRISA BREEZE (2017) PERSUASIVE (2017) H BY A NECK A S E C A D I N R W SS O L ON CLA S IE EA OR LESS R IN THE S FRANKEL (2011 QIPCO 2000 Guineas) DANCING RAIN (2011 Investec Oaks & 2011 German Oaks) MARGIN OF CRACKSMAN’S SIMPLE VERSE (2015 Ladbrokes St Leger) SUCCESS IN THE 2017 MINDING (2016 QIPCO 1000 Guineas & Investec 2016 Oaks) FRANKEL (2016 French Derby) ALMANZOR SOLOW & QIPCO CHAMPION STAKES MINDING ALL ACHIEVED £737,230 FIRST PRIZE FOR CRACKSMAN WHEN WINNING THE 4 GROUP 5 QIPCO CHAMPION WINNERS STAKES LAST YEAR. 1 WINS THE 2010 RUNNING, EARLIER IN THE SEASON SIRED BY GALILEO EN ROUTE TO LANDING THE FRANKEL (2011 AND 2012), NOBLE MISSION (2014) WAS WORTH £213,739 MINDING (2016), HYDRANGEA (2017) QUEEN ELIZABETH II STAKES ORDER OF ST GEORGE (2017) PAGE 03 QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAY MEDIA GUIDE THE ULTIMATE RACEDAY SATURDAY 20TH OCTOBER ASCOT RACECOURSE RACE DAY PROGRAMME 10.30AM GATES OPEN* 1:25PM £500,000 - QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS LONG DISTANCE CUP (GROUP 2) 2 MILES (ROUND COURSE) 2:00PM £600,000 - QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS SPRINT (GROUP 1) 6 FURLONGS (STRAIGHT COURSE) 2:40PM £600,000 - QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS FILLIES & MARES STAKES (GROUP 1) 1 MILES AND 4 FURLONGS (ROUND COURSE) 3:15PM £1,100,000 - QUEEN ELIZABETH II STAKES SPONSORED BY QIPCO (GROUP 1) 1 MILE (STRAIGHT COURSE) 3:50PM £1,300,000 - QIPCO CHAMPION STAKES (GROUP 1) 1 MILE AND 2 FURLONGS (ROUND COURSE) 4:30PM £250,000 - BALMORAL HANDICAP (SPONSORED BY QIPCO) 1 MILE (STRAIGHT COURSE) The Ascot Racecourse Executive, in consultation with British Champions Series and the BHA, reserves the right to transfer any race scheduled to take place on the Round Course to the Inner Flat Course in the event of the Outer Course being unraceable, or in serious danger of such, on the day before or on the morning of racing. The Inner Course contingency is therefore a plan against potential abandonment and the intention is to use the Outer Course where possible. * all timings subject to change *All timings subject to change PAGE 04 QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAY MEDIA GUIDE 1:25PM QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS LONG DISTANCE CUP (GROUP 2) Total prize money £500,000 Prize money breakdown: 1st: £283,550 - 2nd: £107,500 3rd: £53,800 - 4th: £26,800 - 5th: £13,450 - 6th: £6,750 • 2m (3200m) Round Course | 3yo+ | No Penalties | Maximum Field 20 • Next deadline is the second entry stage on Tuesday 2nd October • Supplementary Entries (£35,000) close by noon on Monday 15th October • Declare 10am Thursday 18th October LAST YEAR’S WINNER: ORDER OF ST GEORGE Order Of St George pulled off an unlikely-looking second victory in the race, having looked held when fourth and seemingly toiling two furlongs out. At that point, the Jessica Harrington-trained Torcedor had kicked clear, but the leader suddenly began to tire close home, allowing his pursuers to sweep past with Ryan Moore’s mount just getting home. “We all know what a talented horse he is, but he is a little bit funny,” said part-owner Michael Tabor. “To be honest, I thought he was beaten and briefly turned away from watching, but Ryan has really galvanised him.” POSSIBLE CONTENDERS THIS YEAR INCLUDE ORDER OF ST GEORGE Will he be back to bid for a second success in this race? Defeat in the Gold Cup at Ascot in June showed that the six-year-old still can’t be fully relied upon to give his best on every occasion, but he has seemed to come alive in the latter stages of the season before and if any trainer can get him firing on all cylinders again, it’s the amazing Aidan O’Brien. The winner of more than half of his 25 career appearances, his prize money earnings are on the cusp of reaching £2million. STRADIVARIUS Only third in this race last year, weeks after occupying the same placing in the Ladbrokes St Leger, trainer John Gosden was adamant after the race that the best would still be to come this year. So it has proved with an impressive success in the MansionBet Yorkshire Cup on his first start of 2018 followed by a battling victory in the Gold Cup at Ascot and questions about his stamina for the marathon two-and-a-half-mile test being answered emphatically. Most recently he struck again in the Qatar Goodwood Cup to put himself in line for the Weatherbys Hamilton £1million bonus. TORCEDOR Looked to have this race in the bag at the furlong-pole 12 months ago, only to falter sufficiently in the final strides to end up out of the placings. However, he put memories of a disastrous trip to Dubai behind him when scoring in style at Ascot in May and once again showed his liking for the track when third behind Stradivarius in the Gold Cup the following month. Positive tactics may appear to make him vulnerable close home, but they also undoubtedly bring out in the best in this very likeable performer and he again went down with all guns blazing at Goodwood on his latest start. PAGE 05 QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAY MEDIA GUIDE ENTRIES FOR QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS LONG DISTANCE CUP HORSE AGE TRAINER OWNER Capri (IRE) 4 Aidan O'Brien Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor Chelkar (FR) 5 W. P. Mullins O.T.I. Racing Dal Harraild (GB) 5 William Haggas St Albans Bloodstock Limited Desert Skyline (IRE) 4 David Elsworth C Benham/ D Whitford/ L Quinn/ K Quinn Finche (GB) 4 A. Fabre Mr K. Abdullah Game Starter (IRE) 4 Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin Gustavus Vassa (GB) 4 W. P. Mullins Highclere T'Bred Racing Synd - Gustavus Idaho (IRE) 5 Aidan O'Brien Mr M. Tabor, D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier Laws of Spin (IRE) 5 W. P. Mullins Ballylinch Stud Lord Yeats (GB) 5 Jedd O'Keeffe Geoff & Sandra Turnbull Low Sun (GB) 5 W. P. Mullins Mrs S. Ricci Max Dynamite (FR) 8 W. P. Mullins Mrs S. Ricci Mount Moriah (GB) 4 Ralph Beckett Mr Norman Brunskill Nessun Dorma (IRE) 5 W. P. Mullins N.D. Kennelly Order of St George (IRE) 6 Aidan O'Brien M.Tabor, D.Smith, Mrs J Magnier, L Williams Prince of Arran (GB) 5 Charlie Fellowes Mr Saeed bel Obaida Raheen House (IRE) 4 Brian Meehan Mr J. L. Day Red Verdon (USA) 5 Ed Dunlop The Hon R J Arculli Renneti (FR) 9 W. P. Mullins Mrs S. Ricci Royal Line (GB) 4 John Gosden HH Sheikha Al Jalila Racing Sir Chauvelin (GB) 6 Jim Goldie Mr J. Fyffe, Mrs M. Craig, Mr G. Thomson St Michel (GB) 5 Sir Mark Prescott Bt John Pearce Racing Ltd Stradivarius (IRE) 4 John Gosden Mr B. E. Nielsen Stratum (GB) 5 W. P. Mullins Anthony Bloom Thomas Hobson (GB) 8 W. P. Mullins Mrs S. Ricci Torcedor (IRE) 6 Mrs J. Harrington Te Akau Torcedor (Mngr David Ellis) Twilight Payment (IRE) 5 J. S. Bolger Godolphin Uradel (GER) 7 W. P. Mullins Luke McMahon Weekender (GB) 4 John Gosden Mr K. Abdullah Whiskey Sour (IRE) 5 W. P. Mullins Luke McMahon Wicklow Brave (GB) 9 W. P. Mullins Wicklow Bloodstock (Ireland) Ltd Withhold (GB) 5 Roger Charlton Anthony Bloom Lagostovegas (IRE) 6 W. P. Mullins RG & JD Partnership Limini (IRE) 7 W. P. Mullins Mrs S. Ricci Pakora (FR) 5 W. P. Mullins Mrs J. Donnelly Precious Ramotswe (GB) 4 John Gosden Mr A. E. Oppenheimer Almoghared (IRE) 3 John Gosden Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum Austrian School (IRE) 3 Mark Johnston Dr J. Walker Ben Vrackie (GB) 3 John Gosden H. R. H. Princess Haya of Jordan Cypress Creek (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mr M. Tabor, D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier Dee Ex Bee (GB) 3 Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum Giuseppe Garibaldi (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor Hunting Horn (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mrs John Magnier, Mr M.Tabor & Mr D.Smith Kew Gardens (IRE) 3 Aidan O'Brien Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor Legal Spin (IRE) 3 W.