0:00 Full replay: 2011 QIPCO Champion Stakes
2:29 Post-race comments on a thrilling race
3:04 Post-race fireworks with jockey Christophe Soumillon

13 years ago now, but still highly compelling viewing!

On the first-ever QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot, Cirrus Des Aigles provided international flavour as the wonderful staple in French and international racing over much of the last decade landed the feature £1.3m race - the richest contest ever run in Britain - under top-class rider Christophe Soumillon for trainer Corinne Barande Barbe.

The rider feel foul of the new British whip regulations, brought in just days before the marquee fixture, and forfeited £52,000 from his prize money earnings after using the stick aboard Cirrus Des Aigles six times in the final furlong. That regulation was subsequently annuled and Soumillon did receive his money in full.

Here, the jockey asks interviewer Nick Luck for £20 for a taxi at the end of an extraordinary six-minute interview, the like very rarely seen since in the intervening years, while we've also added the full QIPCO Champion Stakes replay for you to enjoy in this package and blast from the past.
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