2013 Champion Stakes Explained

2013 Champion Stakes
Horse Race:	Champion Stakes
Location:	Ascot Racecourse
Date:	19 October 2013
Winning Horse:	Farhh
Starting Price:	11/4
Winning Jockey:	Silvestre de Sousa
Winning Trainer:	Saeed bin Suroor
Winning Owner:	Godolphin Racing
Conditions:	Soft

The 2013 Champion Stakes was the 137th running of the Champion Stakes horse race. It was run over one mile and two furlongs at Ascot Racecourse on 19 October 2013.^[1]

Race details

• Sponsor: QIPCO
• Winner's prize money: £737,230
• Going: Soft
• Number of runners: 10
• Winner's time: 2 minutes, 12.02 seconds

Full result

	Dist *	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	SP
1		Farhh	Silvestre de Sousa	Saeed bin Suroor	11/4
2	nk	Cirrus des Aigles	Christophe Soumillon	Corine Barande-Barbe	6/4 fav
3	½	Ruler of the World	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	13/2
4	6	Hunter's Light	Mickael Barzalona	Saeed bin Suroor	25/1
5	½	Mukhadram	Paul Hanagan	William Haggas	14/1
6	nk	Hillstar	Richard Hughes	Sir Michael Stoute	14/1
7	1	Morandi	Christophe Lemaire	Jean-Claude Rouget	10/1
8	4½	Main Sequence	Ted Durcan	David Lanigan	66/1
9	nk	Parish Hall	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	50/1
10	7	Triple Threat	Maxime Guyon	André Fabre	20/1

• The distances between the horses are shown in lengths

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Winner details

Further details of the winner, Farhh:^[2]

• Foaled: 4 March 2008, in Great Britain
• Sire: Pivotal; Dam: Gonbarda (Lando)
• Owner: Godolphin Racing
• Breeder: Darley Stud

Form analysis

Previous Group 1 wins

Group 1 victories prior to running in the 2013 Champion Stakes:

• Farhh – Lockinge Stakes (2013)^[2]
• Cirrus des Aigles – Champion Stakes (2011), Dubai Sheema Classic (2012), Prix Ganay (2012)^[3]
• Ruler of the World – Epsom Derby (2013)^[4]
• Hunter's Light – Premio Roma (2012), Al Maktoum Challenge R3 (2013)^[5]
• Morandi – Critérium de Saint-Cloud (2012)^[6]
• Parish Hall – Dewhurst Stakes (2011)^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2013 Champion Stakes result . . 2013-10-25.
2. Web site: Farhh . Racing Post . 2011-06-02 . 2013-10-25.
3. Web site: Cirrus Des Aigles . Racing Post . 2013-10-25.
4. Web site: Ruler Of The World . Racing Post . 2013-10-25.
5. Web site: Hunter´s Light . Racing Post . 2013-10-25.
6. Web site: Morandi . Racing Post . 2011-06-02 . 2013-10-25.
7. Web site: Parish Hall . Racing Post . 2011-06-02 . 2013-10-25.