2009 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes

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59th King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
Pale blue, white and yellow check cap
Conduit
Pale blue, white and yellow check cap
Tartan Bearer
Royal blue, emerald green sleeves, red cap
Ask
LocationAscot Racecourse
Date25 July 2009
Winning horseConduit (IRE)
JockeyRyan Moore
TrainerMichael Stoute (GB)
OwnerBallymacoll Stud
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The 2009 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes was a horse race held at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday 25 July 2009. It was the 59th King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

The winner was the

chestnut colt trained at Newmarket, Suffolk by Michael Stoute and ridden by Ryan Moore. Conduit's victory was the first for his jockey and the fourth for Stoute after Shergar (1981), Opera House (1993) and Golan (2002). He was the first King George winner to officially race for Ballymacoll Stud although Troy, Ela-Mana-Mou and Golan
had won in the same colours.

The contenders

The race attracted nine runners with Michael Stoute and Aidan O'Brien each fielding three runners. The Stoute team consisted of

66/1 outsider Scintillo. There were no challengers from continental Europe
. Conduit was made the 13/8 favourite ahead of Tartan Bearer (7/2) and Golden Sword (9/2).

The race

Rockhampton set the pace as expected from Frozen Fire and Golden Sword, with Conduit towards the rear of the field in the early stages. Golden Sword took the lead on the turn into the straight but the three Stoute runners immediately moved up to challenge. Tartan Bearer gained a slight advantage a furlong from the finish but was quickly overtaken by, Conduit racing on the outside. In the closing stages Conduit drifted to the right, hampering Tartan Bearer before winning by one and three-quarter lengths. Tartan Bearer beat Ask by a head for second place to complete a 1–2–3 for the Stoute stable. The racecourse stewards conducted an inquiry into the interference caused by the winner to the runner-up, but allowed the result to stand.[2]

Race details

  • Sponsor: Betfair
  • Purse: £984,700; First prize: £567,700
  • Surface: Turf
  • Going: Good
  • Distance: 12 furlongs
  • Number of runners: 9
  • Winner's time: 2:28.73

Full result

Pos. Marg. Horse (bred) Age Jockey Trainer (Country) Odds
1 Conduit (IRE) 4 Ryan Moore Michael Stoute (GB) 13/8 fav
2 1¾ Tartan Bearer (IRE) 4
Mick Kinane
 Michael Stoute (GB) 7/2
3 hd Ask (GB) 6 Olivier Peslier Michael Stoute (GB) 9/1
4 2¼ Alwaary (USA) 3 Richard Hills John Gosden (GB) 12/1
5 4 Golden Sword (GB) 3 Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 9/2
6 2½ Look Here (GB) 4 Seb Sanders Ralph Beckett (GB) 7/1
7 2 Frozen Fire (GER) 4 Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 20/1
8 8 Rockhampton (IRE) 3 Colm O'Donoghue Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 125/1
9 87 Scintillo (GB) 4 Richard Hughes
Richard Hannon, Sr.
(GB) 		66/1
  • Abbreviations: nse = nose; nk = neck; shd = head; hd = head

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Conduit

  • Sex: Colt
  • Foaled: 23 March 2005
  • Country: Ireland
  • Sire: Dalakhani; Dam: Well Head (Sadler's Wells)
  • Owner: Ballymacoll Stud
  • Breeder: Ballymacoll Stud

References

  1. ^ "The Breed". Thebreed.thethoroughbred.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  2. ^ "King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes result". Racing Post. 25 July 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
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