| Group 1, Ascot 15:35 £1,150,000 added, 3yo plus, 1m 3f 211y, Class 1  |
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| Saturday 29th July 2017 | |
135nu
1 Enable 5/4F
2 Ulysses 9/1
3 Idaho 8/1
4 Highland Reel 9/2
10 ran Distances: 4½l, ¾l, 4l
Time: 2m 36.22s (slow by 7.72s)
Ready, Willing, Enable
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Taken into the lead two furlongs out by Frankie Dettori - who wasted down to do the weight of 8st 7lb on the John Gosden-trained filly - the 5-4 favourite smashed the opposition in real style.
Sir Michael Stoute's Enable was far too strong in the Qipco-sponsored mile-and-a-half showpiece, scoring by four and a half lengths. Idaho was third for Aidan O'Brien.
Dettori said: "I lost 7lb in six days, but it was worth it. She is a superstar.
"It means a lot to me, I missed the whole of Royal Ascot (with injury) and to come back to the place I love so much, it's great.
"She's as good as I've ridden, to win the King George by four lengths - she is the real deal and I love her so much.
"I'll have a big dinner tonight, that's for sure!"
Gosden said: "The facts show she can do it on any ground.
"Frankie was bold. She breaks well and is very business-like.
"It wasn't the plan to be that close, but she was getting weight from the older horses.
"I thought Ulysses made a brave run at her and I thought Maverick Wave did a beautiful job pacemaking. All in all she's as good a filly as I've ever trained - Taghrooda was brilliant to win this and she's following Dahlia and Pawneese.
"I've always planned the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe)."
He added: "Frankie has worked hard, the hunger is still there which is wonderful at his age."
King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes
(Sponsored By Qipco) (British Champions Series) (Group 1)
£1,150,000 added, 3yo plus, 1m 3f 211y, Class 1
10 ran
Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
| Pos | Dr | D | Horse SP | Jockey Weight | Trainer | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | (7) | Enable 5/4f | L Dettori 8-7 |
J H M Gosden | 3 | |
| 2nd | (8) | 4½ | Ulysses (IRE) 9/1 | Jim Crowley 9-7 |
Sir Michael Stoute | 4 |
| 3rd | (3) | ¾ | Idaho (IRE) 8/1 | J A Heffernan 9-7 |
A P O'Brien | 4 |
| 4th | (4) | 4 | Highland Reel (IRE) 9/2 | R L Moore 9-7 |
A P O'Brien | 5 |
| 5th | (1) | 2¼ | Benbatl 14/1 | Oisin Murphy 8-10 |
S bin Suroor | 3 |
| 6th | (9) | 6 | Desert Encounter (IRE) 33/1 | S M Levey 9-7 |
D M Simcock | 5 |
| 7th | (6) | s.h | My Dream Boat (IRE) 16/1 | A Kirby 9-7 |
C G Cox | 5 |
| 8th | (10) | 2 | Maverick Wave (USA) 100/1 | G Lee 9-7 |
J H M Gosden | 6 |
| 9th | (2) | 11 | Jack Hobbs 11/2 | W Buick 9-7 |
J H M Gosden | 5 |
| 10th | (5) | 4½ | Sixties Song (ARG) 33/1 | G Mosse 9-3 |
A Dassie | 4 |
