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

Ascot

15:15

Date 2024-10-19

Distance 1m

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £655,709

Runners (13)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (8)	Charyn Grey J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	132	—	112112	122	133	112	41d	—	—	+18	47.9	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Two Group 1 wins this season (including the Queen Anne over C&D) and has leading claims
13 (9)	Tamfana Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:David Menuisier	J:Oisin Murphy T:David Menuisier	126	—	343411	118	132	111	14d	—	—	+22	40.1	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Impressed when winning the Group 1 Sun Chariot a fortnight ago; firmly in calculations
3 (3)	Facteur Cheval Bay J:Maxime Guyon T:J Reynier	J:Maxime Guyon T:J Reynier	132	—	32-163	120	129	107	80d	—	—	+8	21.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Second in this last year and won Group 1 Dubai Turf this March; might not be far away
9 (5)	Henry Longfellow Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	129	—	1-8243	121	132	122	41d	—	—	+17	27.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Runner-up in St James's Palace Stakes here; hasn't kicked on since but he's not ruled out
6 (13)	Prague Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:Dylan Cunha	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Dylan Cunha	132	t	14521	117	126	98	22d	—	—	+26	34.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Supplemented for this race after impressive win in Group 2 at Newmarket; interesting
7 (1)	Quddwah Bay J:William Buick T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:William Buick T:Simon & Ed Crisford	132	—	11-114	114	126	89	69d	—	—	+12	17.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Lost unbeaten record when fourth to Charyn in Prix Jacques le Marois; each-way candidate
11 (6)	Metropolitan Chestnut J:Cristian Demuro T:Mario Baratti	J:Cristian Demuro T:Mario Baratti	129	—	1-5132	115	127	113	69d	—	—	+20	24.3	5.50/1	22/1 4%
3l second to Charyn in the Jacques le Marois; needs more but can give another good account
2 (11)	Checkandchallenge b/br J:Christophe Soumillon T:William Knight	J:Christophe Soumillon T:William Knight	132	p	586532	110	121	100	31d	—	—	+21	22.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Down the pecking order on form but 4th in last two runnings of this race at 22-1 and 40-1
8 (4)	Dancing Gemini Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Roger Teal	J:Tom Marquand T:Roger Teal	129	—	5-2665	110	122	102	78d	—	—	+14	15.5	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Runner-up in French 2,000 Guineas in May but hasn't shone recently
10 (10)	Ice Max Grey J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	129	—	114514	111	123	99	22d	—	—	+23	24.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Won Group 2 at Goodwood in August; below par since; needs to bounce back with career best
5 (7)	Poker Face Bay J:James Doyle T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:James Doyle T:Simon & Ed Crisford	132	—	27P242	112	124	94	22d	—	—	+21	23	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Won two 1m Group races in France last season; in good form but needs something extra today
4 (12)	Lord Massusus Brown J:Gary Carroll T:Joseph G Murphy	J:Gary Carroll T:Joseph G Murphy	132	h	271235	109	120	92	35d	—	—	+22	22.6	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Listed winner in June but others have considerably stronger form claims
NR (2)	Sirona Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:David Menuisier	J:Rossa Ryan T:David Menuisier	129	—	325621	105	122	95	22d	—	—	—	28.3	—	—
Listed winner at Newmarket three weeks ago; needs further improvement today

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Charyn	7/4	13/8	7/4	13/8	7/4
Tamfana	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2	7/2
Facteur Cheval	6/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Henry Longfellow	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Prague	10/1	9/1	10/1	9/1	10/1
Quddwah	16/1	14/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Metropolitan	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	22/1
Checkandchallenge	40/1	40/1	40/1	50/1	40/1
Dancing Gemini	40/1	40/1	40/1	50/1	40/1
Ice Max	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Poker Face	50/1	40/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Lord Massusus	150/1	125/1	125/1	150/1	125/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Charyn

47.9

OR: 18 Form: 20.5 Odds: 9.4

7/4

2nd

Tamfana

40.1

OR: 17 Form: 17.9 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Prague

34.5

OR: 16.8 Form: 15.5 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Sirona

28.3

OR: 13.8 Form: 14.5 Odds: 0

—

Henry Longfellow

27.6

OR: 17.8 Form: 7 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Ice Max

24.7

OR: 15.3 Form: 9 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Metropolitan

24.3

OR: 16.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Poker Face

OR: 15.5 Form: 7.1 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Checkandchallenge

22.6

OR: 15 Form: 7.1 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Lord Massusus

22.6

OR: 14.8 Form: 7.6 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Facteur Cheval

21.1

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Quddwah

17.6

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Dancing Gemini

15.5

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Charyn	122	133	112
Henry Longfellow	121	132	122
Facteur Cheval	120	129	107
Tamfana	118	132	111
Prague	117	126	98
Metropolitan	115	127	113
Quddwah	114	126	89
Poker Face	112	124	94
Ice Max	111	123	99
Checkandchallenge	110	121	100
Dancing Gemini	110	122	102
Lord Massusus	109	120	92
Sirona	105	122	95

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Tamfana	14d ago	Fit
Prague	22d ago	Fit
Ice Max	22d ago	Fit
Poker Face	22d ago	Fit
Sirona	22d ago	Fit
Checkandchallenge	31d ago	Fit
Lord Massusus	35d ago	Fit
Charyn	41d ago	Fit
Henry Longfellow	41d ago	Fit
Quddwah	69d ago	Fresh
Metropolitan	69d ago	Fresh
Dancing Gemini	78d ago	Fresh
Facteur Cheval	80d ago	Fresh