Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored by Qipco) (Group 1) (British Champions Mile) (Str)

1st

Charyn (IRE)

No. 1, stall 8

4yo, 9-6, OR 122

J: Silvestre De Sousa · T: Roger Varian

4 9-6 122

Silvestre De Sousa

Roger Varian

1:45.98 £655,709

Up with the front group - moved up smoothly to hit the front 2f out - battled under pressure when pressed over 1f out - drifted left inside the final furlong then pulled clear - won with determination

2nd

Facteur Cheval (IRE)

No. 3, stall 3

5yo, 9-6, OR 120

J: Maxime Guyon · T: J Reynier

5 9-6 120

Maxime Guyon

J Reynier

2 £248,594

Towards the back early - travelling nicely made up ground from over 2f out - short of room in 4th then squeezed into a gap to challenge over 1f out - hampered inside the last and pegged back by the winner - finished second and comfortably ahead of the remainder

3rd

Tamfana (GER)

No. 13, stall 9

3yo, 9-0, OR 118

J: Oisin Murphy · T: David Menuisier

3 9-0 118

Oisin Murphy

David Menuisier

4¼ £124,413

Settled midfield early - urged forward passing the 2f marker - briefly disputed second inside the final furlong - then dropped back and continued at a single gear - unable to challenge the leading pair late on finishing third

4th

Dancing Gemini (IRE)

No. 8, stall 4

3yo, 9-3, OR 110

J: Tom Marquand · T: Roger Teal

3 9-3 110

Tom Marquand

Roger Teal

2½ £61,975

Held up towards the back - driven into contention with 2f left - pressed forward under pressure inside the final furlong - moved into 4th late but always outpaced

5th

Quddwah (GB)

No. 7, stall 1

4yo, 9-6, OR 114

J: William Buick · T: Simon & Ed Crisford

4 9-6 114

William Buick

Simon & Ed Crisford

1¼ £31,103

Held up at back - made ground into contention over 2f out - shifted right and driven up into 5th over a furlong out - kept going same speed to the line

6th

Checkandchallenge (GB) ^p

No. 2, stall 11

5yo, 9-6, OR 110

J: Christophe Soumillon · T: William Knight

5 9-6 110

Christophe Soumillon

William Knight

4¼ £15,609

Settled in the pack - driven approaching final 2f - unable to find any headway - eventually well held in 6th

7th

Henry Longfellow (IRE)

No. 9, stall 5

3yo, 9-3, OR 121

J: Ryan Moore · T: A P O'Brien

3 9-3 121

Ryan Moore

A P O'Brien

0.05

Set the pace early - driven for effort and lost front spot 2f out - faded steadily to finish seventh

8th

Metropolitan (FR)

No. 11, stall 6

3yo, 9-3, OR 115

J: Cristian Demuro · T: Mario Baratti

3 9-3 115

Cristian Demuro

Mario Baratti

½

Settled in the pack - urged forward and made progress past 2f out - soon lost touch under pressure and beaten home

9th

Ice Max (GB)

No. 10, stall 10

3yo, 9-3, OR 111

J: Clifford Lee · T: K R Burke

3 9-3 111

Clifford Lee

K R Burke

5½

Settled behind the front group early - urged forward with 2f remaining - dropped away soon after and well held at the finish

10th

Lord Massusus (IRE) ^h

No. 4, stall 12

4yo, 9-6, OR 109

J: Gary Carroll · T: Joseph G Murphy

4 9-6 109

Gary Carroll

Joseph G Murphy

2½

Held up towards the back - under pressure and losing touch 2f out - well held at the finish

11th

Prague (IRE) ^t

No. 6, stall 13

4yo, 9-6, OR 117

J: Daniel Tudhope · T: Dylan Cunha

4 9-6 117

Daniel Tudhope

Dylan Cunha

17

Held a forward spot in isolation until inside the final 2f - then asked for effort and lost ground - dropped away to finish well beaten in 11th

12th

Poker Face (IRE)

No. 5, stall 7

5yo, 9-6, OR 112

J: James Doyle · T: Simon & Ed Crisford

5 9-6 112

James Doyle

Simon & Ed Crisford

13

Held up towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - lost touch and slowed to a canter through the closing stages