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Baaeed (near side) only made his racecourse debut at Leicester in June

British Champions Day: Baaeed beats Palace Pier in QEII

Baaeed (2-1) maintained his unbeaten record as he lowered the colours of Palace Pier in a top-class renewal of the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot.

Racing • 16 Oct 21

Magical is bidding for a second consecutive win in the Champion Stakes

British Champions Day: Champions Stakes & QEII preview

Will Magical and Palace Pier justify favouritism in the Qipco Champion Stakes and the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on Saturday afternoon?

Racing • 16 Oct 20

Ryan Moore steering Minding to victory in the Sea The Stars Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh back in June

Aidan O'Brien sets QE II mission for Minding

Guineas and Oaks winner Minding will take on the boys in a field of 13 for a mouthwatering renewal of the Qipco Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on Champions Day.

Racing • 13 Oct 16

Head: Solow can continue to hit heights in QEII

Freddy Head hailed Solow a "real champion" ahead of his bid to extend his Group One-winning sequence to five in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.

Racing • 16 Oct 15

Gleneagles is a top-price 9-4 for the QEII

Gleneagles will wait on ground ahead of QEII

Gleneagles has been declared for the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on Saturday, although connections will make a late call as to his participation.

Racing • 16 Oct 15

Winning machine Solow has won his last eight starts

Head happy with Solow ahead of QEII

Freddy Head expressed himself as "very happy" after Solow came through a racecourse gallop at Maisons-Laffitte on Monday afternoon.

Racing • 28 Sep 15

Charm Spirit (claret and white silks) became the first French-trained winner of the QEII since Bigstone in 1993

French raider Charm Spirit wins QEII

Charm Spirit ended France’s 21-year barren spell in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes as he powered home in the Group One contest over Ascot’s straight mile.

Racing • 18 Oct 14

Charm Spirit's Prix du Moulin win last time out came on fast ground

Head hopes to end French wait for QEII

Bigstone was the last French-trained winner of the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes 21 years ago, but that has not discouraged Freddy Head from going for this prestigious prize with Charm Spirit at Ascot on Saturday.

Racing • 17 Oct 14

Olympic Glory's previous Group One victory came in last season's Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere at Longchamp as a juvenile

Olympic Glory lands QEII at Ascot

Olympic Glory routed the opposition in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at a sodden Ascot.

Racing • 19 Oct 13

Dawn Approach's last win came in the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot in June

Bolger ‘very happy’ with Dawn Approach

Dawn Approach is reported to be in tip-top shape as he prepares to win at Ascot for a third time when he lines-up for the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.

Racing • 15 Oct 13

Top Notch Tonto tries Group One company for the first time on Saturday

Tonto added to QEII field

Brian Ellison and owner Keith Brown have decided the opportunity to try Top Notch Tonto on soft ground at Ascot in Saturday's Queen Elizabeth II Stakes was too good to pass up.

Racing • 14 Oct 13

QEII attracts field of 10

Plans to supplement Penitent into the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on Saturday, for which 10 horses have stood their ground, have had to be shelved.

Racing • 15 Oct 12

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