Result · Ascot · Saturday 17 October 2026

2:05 Ascot result: Almeraq wins the Qatar Racing British Champions Sprint Stakes (Group 1)

Group 16f flatGoing Good16 ranTime 1m 12.20sWinner's prize £283,550
Almeraq silks
Winner

Almeraq (GB)

4yo colt · 9-4
Jockey Tom Marquand · Trainer William Haggas
Owner Shadwell Estate Company Ltd · By Dark Angel (IRE) out of Manaajim (IRE)

11/10Starting price

Favourite Almeraq won the 2:05 at Ascot on Saturday 17 October 2026, beating Paborus by ¼ length. Ridden by Tom Marquand for trainer William Haggas, the four-year-old was sent off at 11/10 and covered the 6f on good ground in 1m 12.20s. Division was a further 3¼ lengths back in third at 17/2.

2:05 Ascot full result: finishing order and SPs

PosHorseJockey / trainerBtnSPOR
1
Almeraq silks
Almeraq (GB) 4yo · 9-4
 Tom Marquand William Haggas — 11/10FAV 123
2
Paborus silks
Paborus (GB) 5yo · 9-4
 Daniel Tudhope Edward Bethell ¼ l 18/1 113
3
Division silks
Division (GB) 3yo · 9-3
 James Doyle William Haggas 3¼ l 17/2 117
4
Coppull silks
Coppull (GB) 3yo · 9-3
 Rossa Ryan Clive Cox 2 l 11/1 115
5
Prince Of India silks
Prince Of India (IRE) 4yo · 9-4 · tp
 Pat Dobbs Marco Botti 1¼ l 16/1 111
6
Power Blue silks
Power Blue (IRE) 3yo · 9-3
 David Egan Robson De Aguiar ¼ l 33/1 110
7
Poatan silks
Poatan (IRE) 3yo · 9-3
 Rowan Scott George Scott l 40/1 104
8
Great Wish silks
Great Wish (IRE) 5yo · 9-4
 William Buick Bent Olsen ½ l 12/1 112
9
Samangan silks
Samangan (IRE) 3yo · 9-3 · p
 C. Soumillon Francis-Henri Graffard l 22/1 118
10
Kind Of Blue silks
Kind Of Blue (GB) 5yo · 9-4
 Billy Loughnane James Fanshawe 1¾ l 14/1 111
11
James's Delight silks
 Dylan Browne McMonagle Clive Cox ½ l 66/1 106
12
Binhareer silks
Binhareer (IRE) 4yo · 9-4 · p
 Cieren Fallon William Haggas 2 l 33/1 102
13
Soul Love silks
Soul Love (GB) 3yo · 9-0
 Pierre-Louis Jamin K. R. Burke ¼ l 20/1 104
14
Jasour silks
Jasour (GB) 5yo · 9-4 · ht
 Hector Crouch Clive Cox 1¾ l 66/1 99
15
Marvelman silks
Marvelman (IRE) 4yo · 9-4 · t
 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding ½ l 18/1 116
16
Mitbaahy silks
Mitbaahy (IRE) 7yo · 9-4 · t
 Saffie Osborne Charles Hills 2¼ l 33/1 106

Ascot 2:05 returns

Tote win£2.10Per £1 stake
Tote place£1.20 £4.15 £2.25Per £1 stake
Exacta£22.501st and 2nd in order
CSF£20.36Computer straight forecast
Trifecta£131.901st, 2nd and 3rd in order

2:05 Ascot result: FAQs

Who won the 2:05 at Ascot on Saturday 17 October 2026?

Almeraq, ridden by Tom Marquand and trained by William Haggas, at a starting price of 11/10.

Did the favourite win?

Yes. Almeraq won as the 11/10 favourite.

What was the winning time?

1m 12.20s over 6f on good ground.

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