Queen Elizabeth II Stakes |
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| Group 1, Ascot 15:05 £650,000 added, 3yo plus, 1m, Class 1  |
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| Saturday 17th October 2020 | |
1 The Revenant 5/1
2 Roseman 28/1
3 Palace Pier 8/11F
14 ran Distances: hd, 3¼l, ½l
Time: 1m 45.13s (slow by 6.53s)
💪 One better this year!
— Champions Series (@ChampionsSeries) October 17, 2020
THE REVENANT, second last year, lands a brilliant result for France in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes for @GraffardRacing and @PCBOUDOT 🇫🇷#ChampionsDay pic.twitter.com/onoQTL8sIS
The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes went to France as The Revenant, who finished second to King Of Change last year, put up a game performance under Pierre-Charles Boudot.
Trained by Francis-Henri Graffard, five-year-old The Revenant threw down his challenge two furlongs out and held the advantage entering the final furlong. He kept on well to hold the challenge of Roseman by a head.
It was a first QIPCO British Champions Day success for Pierre-Charles Boudot.
The 8/11 favourite Palace Pier was a further three and a quarter lengths away in third. He had been travelling well a quarter of a mile from home but his run petered out in the final furlong. It later emerged he had lost a shoe.
Pierre-Charles Boudot said: "Today I was very confident with his trainer, and the horse did it well on the track.
"He loved the ground, and the trip has been perfect behind Circus Maximus. My horse was very relaxed behind him and when I asked him, he gave me a nice and long turn of foot. He was courageous in the last furlong.
"[He is a] super tough horse. His preparation has been good in the Daniel Wildenstein. He is courageous, he's just good."
Frankie Dettori said of Palace Pier: "You can't go a mile with just one leg, you have to use both and I tried to get him to change.
"It was very unlike him. Obviously, you can't win a race with three wheels - you need all four."
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
Sponsored By Qipco (British Champions Mile) (Group 1) (Str)
£650,000 added, 3yo plus, 1m, Class 1
14 ran
Going: Soft
1 (6) The Revenant 5 9-4 F-H Graffard Pierre-Charles Boudot 5/1
2 (10) hd Roseman 4 9-4 Roger Varian Andrea Atzeni 28/1
3 (5) 3¼ Palace Pier 3 9-1 John Gosden Frankie Dettori 8/11F
4 (9) ½ Sir Busker 4 9-4 William Knight Oisin Murphy 66/1
5 (3) 1¼ Veracious 5 9-1 Sir Michael Stoute Tom Marquand 50/1
6 (13) ½ Lord Glitters 7 9-4 David O'Meara Daniel Tudhope 33/1
7 (11) ½ Dark Vision 4 9-4 Mark Johnston William Buick 80/1
8 (14) 1¼ Nazeef 4 9-1 John Gosden Jim Crowley 10/1
9 (12) ½ Century Dream 6 9-4 Simon & Ed Crisford James Doyle 14/1
10 (2) 1 Circus Maximus 4 9-4 A P O'Brien Ryan Moore 9/1
11 (7) 3¼ Royal Dornoch 3 9-1 A P O'Brien Colin Keane 80/1
12 (4) ½ Molatham 3 9-1 Roger Varian Dane O'Neill 40/1
13 (1) ¾ Escobar 6 9-4 David O'Meara Adam Kirby 100/1
14 (8) 4½ Lancaster House 4 9-4 A P O'Brien Sean Levey 100/1
