* Most Improved, winner of the fourth race in the QIPCO British Champions Series Mile category, the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot, will seek his second Series victory in tomorrow's Nayef Joel Stakes, the sixth leg in the Mile division which has been dominated by Frankel thus far. Most Improved has to carry a four pound penalty for that Group 1 victory.
* Eleven horses have been declared for the contest run over the same course and distance as the QIPCO 2000 and 1000 Guineas. Side Glance, third behind Frankel and Excelebration in the third Mile race, the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot, heads the opposition to Most Improved. He is owned by Qatar Bloodstock, a subsidiary of the Series sponsor, QIPCO Holding.
* William Buick, who lies just 15 points behind Joseph O'Brien in the Jockey of the Series table, rides Joviality for John Gosden, who himself trails Aidan O'Brien by 50 points in the Trainer of the Series table. A win for Buick, worth 20 points, would take him to the top of the jockeys' elite championship. The O'Briens are not represented in this race.
* Six of the 11 runners are also entered for the final Mile race in the Series, the £1m Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot on Saturday 20 October -Fanunalter, Most Improved, Side Glance, Sovereign Debt, Stipulate and Trumpet Major.
* Two Queen Elizabeth II Stakes entries also contest Saturday's Kingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes (this is not part of the Series as it lies outside the top seven Group 1 Fillies & Mares races in the UK) - the Group 1 winning fillies Beauty Parlour, triumphant in the French 1000 Guineas and runner-up in the French Oaks who now makes her debut for trainer Sir Henry Cecil, andElusive Kate, winner of last year's Prix Marcel Boussac and this year's Prix Rothschild, as well as running second to Giofra in the Etihad Airways Falmouth Stakes and third to Excelebration and Cityscape in the Prix Jacques Le Marois for trainer John Gosden.
The Nayef Joel Stakes is the 30th race overall in the QIPCO British Champions Series and the sixth in the Mile division:
1. QIPCO 2000 Guineas (1m, 3yo), Newmarket, Saturday 5 May - won by CAMELOT
2. JLT Lockinge Stakes (1m, 4yo+), Newbury, Saturday 19 May - won by FRANKEL
3. Queen Anne Stakes (1m, 4yo+), Tuesday 19 June - won by FRANKEL
4. St James's Palace Stakes (1m, 3yo), Tuesday 19 June - won by MOST IMPROVED
5. QIPCO Sussex Stakes (1m, 3yo+), Goodwood, Wednesday 1 August - won by FRANKEL
6. Nayef Joel Stakes (1m, 3yo+), Newmarket, Friday 28 September
7. Queen Elizabeth II Stakes sponsored by QIPCO (1m, 3yo+), Ascot, Saturday 20 October
QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS SERIES MILE PERFORMANCE TABLE (after 5 races)
HORSE
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RACE
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PERFORMANCE RATING
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1 Frankel
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Queen Anne Stakes
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140
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2 Excelebration
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JLT Lockinge
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125
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3 Camelot
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QIPCO 2000 Guineas
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119
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4 French Fifteen
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QIPCO 2000 Guineas
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118
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5 Dubawi Gold
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JLT Lockinge
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117
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6 Most Improved
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St James's Palace Stakes
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116
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7 Farhh
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QIPCO Sussex Stakes
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115
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8= Hermival
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QIPCO 2000 Guineas
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114
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8= Gregorian
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St James's Palace Stakes
|
114
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8= Side Glance
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Queen Anne Stakes
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114
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NOTE: To qualify for entry into the Performance Tables, which use BHA performance ratings, a horse must finish in the first three in a QIPCO British Champions Series race. Performance ratings may retrospectively be changed if the handicappers revise their ratings for a race in the light of subsequent results.
TRAINER OF THE SERIES (AFTER 29 RACES)
TRAINER
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POINTS
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1 Aidan O'Brien
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180
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2 John Gosden
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130
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3 Sir Henry Cecil
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95
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4 Saeed bin Suroor
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65
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5 James Fanshawe
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45
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JOCKEY OF THE SERIES (AFTER 29 RACES)
JOCKEY
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POINTS
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1 Joseph O'Brien
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125
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2 William Buick
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110
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3 Tom Queally
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95
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4 Frankie Dettori
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85
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5 Ryan Moore
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60
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Points are awarded on a 20-10-5 basis to the jockeys and trainers of the first three horses in each QIPCO British Champions Series race. In the event of a tie, the number of winners (and, if necessary, second places) will be taken into account. The Jockey and Trainer of the Series will be presented with a specially commissioned trophy on QIPCO British Champions at Ascot on Saturday 20 October.
The remaining QIPCO British Champions Series races are:
September
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28 September
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The Nayef Joel Stakes, Newmarket
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Mile
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Ch4
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October
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20 October
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The QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup, Ascot
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Long Distance
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BBC
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20 October
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The QIPCO British Champions Sprint Stakes, Ascot
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Sprint
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BBC
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20 October
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The QIPCO British Champions Fillies and Mares Stakes, Ascot
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Fillies & Mares
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BBC
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20 October
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The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes sponsored by QIPCO (British Champions Mile), Ascot
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Mile
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BBC
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20 October
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The QIPCO Champion Stakes (British Champions Middle Distance), Ascot
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Middle Distance
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BBC
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