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Qipco Champion Stakes (British Champions Middle Distance) (Group 1)

Ascot · 17 October 2015
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 1
  • PatternGroup 1
  • Distance1m 2f
  • GoingGood To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners13

Fascinating Rock (IRE) (10/1) won the Qipco Champion Stakes (British Champions Middle Distance) (Group 1) at Ascot on 17 October 2015, beating Found (IRE) by 1¼ lengths under Pat Smullen for trainer D K Weld. 13 ran on Good To Soft going over 1m 2f; the winning time was 2m 6.31s (slow by 2.01s).

Winner Fascinating Rock (IRE)
SP: 10/1 J: Pat Smullen T: D K Weld
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 7 Fascinating Rock (IRE) 4c Pat Smullen D K Weld 9-5 120111A 2:06.31 770,547.12 10/1
2nd 8 Found (IRE) 3f 1¼ Ryan Moore A P O'Brien 8-11 118100A 2:06.54 292,131.24 9/2
3rd 12 Jack Hobbs (GB) 3c ½ William Buick John Gosden 9-0 123102A 2:06.63 146,201.50 EvensF
4th 1 Racing History (IRE) 3c 1½ James Doyle Saeed bin Suroor 9-0 11298A 2:06.90 72,829 16/1
5th 10 Air Pilot (GB) 6g nk Harry Bentley Ralph Beckett 9-5 111103A 2:06.95 36,550.38 33/1
6th 4 The Corsican (IRE) 4c 1 Jamie Spencer David Simcock 9-5 116100A 2:07.13 18,343.13 12/1
7th 11 Tullius (IRE) 7g 1 Jimmy Fortune Andrew Balding 9-5 11498A 2:07.31 — 50/1
8th 6 Ribbons (GB) 5m 2¾ Frankie Dettori James Fanshawe 9-2 11589A 2:07.81 — 14/1
9th 9 Palace Prince (GER) 3c hd Silvestre De Sousa Andreas Lowe 9-0 11186A 2:07.89 — 80/1
10th 3 Sumbal (IRE) 3c 3¼ Christophe Soumillon F-H Graffard 9-0 11479A 2:08.45 — 33/1
11th 13 Maverick Wave (USA) 4c 13 Robert Havlin John Gosden 9-5 11277C 2:10.81 — 66/1
12th 2 Lightning Spear (GB) 4c 8 Oisin Murphy Olly Stevens 9-5 11577C 2:12.26 — 50/1
13th 5 Vadamos (FR) 4c 3¾ Vincent Cheminaud A Fabre 9-5 11577C 2:12.95 — 8/1

Winning time 2m 6.31s (slow by 2.01s)

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KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (13 of 13 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

Quick answers

Who won the Qipco Champion Stakes (British Champions Middle Distance) (Group 1) at Ascot in 2015?
Fascinating Rock (IRE) won the Qipco Champion Stakes (British Champions Middle Distance) (Group 1) at Ascot on 17 October 2015, ridden by Pat Smullen and trained by D K Weld.
What was the finishing order of the 2015 Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot?
1st Fascinating Rock (IRE) (10/1), 2nd Found (IRE) (9/2), 3rd Jack Hobbs (GB) (EvensF).
What price was the winner of the 2015 Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot?
Fascinating Rock (IRE) returned a starting price of 10/1.
How many horses ran in the 2015 Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot?
13 horses ran in the 2015 Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot.
What was the winning time of the 2015 Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot?
The winning time was 2m 6.31s (slow by 2.01s).

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