2012 Champion Stakes
# 2012 Champion Stakes

The 2012 Champion Stakes was the 136th running of the Champion Stakes horse race. It was run over one mile and two furlongs at Ascot Racecourse on 20 October 2012.

## Race details

* Sponsor: QIPCO
* Winner's prize money: £737,230
* Going: Soft
* Number of runners: 6
* Winner's time: 2 minutes, 10.22 seconds

## Full result

| | Dist * | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | SP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | | Frankel | Tom Queally | Sir Henry Cecil | 2/11 fav |
| 2 | 1¾ | Cirrus des Aigles | Olivier Peslier | Corine Barande-Barbe | 9/2 |
| 3 | 2½ | Nathaniel | William Buick | John Gosden | 9/1 |
| 4 | 3½ | Pastorius | Frankie Dettori | Mario Hofer | 33/1 |
| 5 | 4 | Master of Hounds | Ryan Moore | William Haggas | 80/1 |
| 6 | 2½ | Bullet Train | Ian Mongan | Sir Henry Cecil | 100/1 |

* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths

## Winner details

Further details of the winner, Frankel:

* Foaled: 11 February 2008, in Great Britain
* Sire: Galileo; Dam: Kind (Danehill)
* Owner: Khalid Abdulla
* Breeder: Juddmonte Farms

## Form analysis

### Previous Group 1 wins

Group 1 victories prior to running in the 2012 Champion Stakes:

* Frankel – Dewhurst Stakes (2010), 2000 Guineas Stakes (2011), St James's Palace Stakes (2011), Sussex Stakes (2011, 2012), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (2011), Lockinge Stakes (2012), Queen Anne Stakes (2012), International Stakes (2012)
* Cirrus des Aigles – Champion Stakes (2011), Dubai Sheema Classic (2012), Prix Ganay (2012)
* Nathaniel – King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2011), Eclipse Stakes (2012)
* Pastorius – Deutsches Derby (2012), Bayerisches Zuchtrennen (2012)
* Master of Hounds – Jebel Hatta (2012)

### Subsequent Group 1 wins

Group 1 victories after running in the Champion Stakes:

* Pastorius – Prix Ganay (2013)
* Cirrus des Aigles – Prix Ganay (2014, 2015), Prix d'Ispahan (2014), Coronation Cup (2014)
