Result 15:40 · Ascot

King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Sponsored By Qipco) (British Champions Series)

Group 11m 4fGood To Firm3yo+ · 7 ran

Result

Official · time 2m 25.84s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Poet's Word (IRE)	James Doyle	Sir Michael Stoute	—	2.75	3.15
2	Crystal Ocean	W Buick	Sir Michael Stoute	nk	2.50	2.56
3	Coronet	Olivier Peslier	John Gosden	9¼L	8.50	9.73
4	Salouen (IRE)	S De Sousa	Sylvester Kirk	13¼L	21.0	26.0
5	Rostropovich (IRE)	Seamie Heffernan	A P O'Brien	13½L	13.0	15.4
6	Desert Encounter (IRE)	Andrea Atzeni	David Simcock	21½L	34.0	101.1
7	Hydrangea (IRE)	R L Moore	A P O'Brien	39½L	11.0	14.1

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2 (6)

Crystal Ocean

4yo · 9-7 · OR 122

312111 J W Buick T Sir Michael Stoute —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
23 Jun 18	Ascot	1m 4f	Good To Firm	C1	1/5	—	1.57
19 May 18	Newbury	1m 4f	Good To Firm	C1	1/5	—	1.40
27 Apr 18	Sandown Park	1m 2f	Good To Soft	C1	1/6	—	2.00

5 wins from 9 · placed 9

Course winner: 1 win from 2 here

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3 (1)

Desert Encounter (IRE)

6yo · 9-7 · OR 112

615372 J Andrea Atzeni T David Simcock —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
21 Jul 18	Newbury	1m 2f	Good To Firm	C1	2/7	2L	5.50
20 Jun 18	Ascot	1m 2f	Good To Firm	C1	7/7	31½L	41.0
24 May 18	Sandown Park	1m 2f	Good	C1	3/5	4½L	13.0

6 wins from 16 · placed 13

Course winner: 1 win from 4 here

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Poet's Word (IRE)

5yo · 9-7 · OR 126

212211 J James Doyle T Sir Michael Stoute —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
20 Jun 18	Ascot	1m 2f	Good To Firm	C1	1/7	—	6.50
24 May 18	Sandown Park	1m 2f	Good	C1	1/5	—	1.67
21 Oct 17	Ascot	1m 2f	Soft	C1	2/10	7L	8.00

6 wins from 13 · placed 11

Course winner: 1 win from 2 here

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5 (7)

Salouen (IRE)

4yo · 9-7 · OR 118

207832 J S De Sousa T Sylvester Kirk —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
01 Jun 18	Epsom Downs	1m 4f	Soft	C1	2/6	hd	34.0
12 May 18	Ascot	1m 4f	Good To Firm	C1	3/6	2¼L	7.00
08 Jul 17	Sandown Park	1m 2f	Good To Firm	C1	8/9	8¼L	34.0

2 wins from 14 · placed 9

2 runs here without a win

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6 (4)

Coronet

4yo · 9-4 · OR 115

142531 J Olivier Peslier T John Gosden —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
17 May 18	York	1m 2f 110y	Good To Firm	C1	1/7	—	3.00
21 Oct 17	Ascot	1m 4f	Soft	C1	3/10	3¾L	6.50
16 Sep 17	Doncaster	1m 6f 110y	Good To Soft	C1	5/11	3¼L	9.00

4 wins from 9 · placed 6

Course winner: 1 win from 2 here

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7 (2)

Hydrangea (IRE) p

4yo · 9-4 · OR 115

341128 J R L Moore T A P O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
20 Jun 18	Ascot	1m	Good To Firm	C1	8/11	9¼L	2.75
26 May 18	Curragh	1m	Good To Firm	—	2/6	1¾L	2.00
21 Oct 17	Ascot	1m 4f	Soft	C1	1/10	—	5.00

4 wins from 15 · placed 11

Course winner: 1 win from 3 here

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Rostropovich (IRE) t

3yo · 8-10 · OR 114

313122 J Seamie Heffernan T A P O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
30 Jun 18	Curragh	1m 4f	Good To Firm	—	2/12	½L	26.0
22 Jun 18	Ascot	1m 4f	Good To Firm	C1	2/9	1¾L	8.00
10 May 18	Chester	1m 2f 110y	Good	C1	1/7	—	3.50

3 wins from 8 · placed 7

1 run here without a win

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