 The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes over one mile on rain-softened ground at Ascot Racecourse on 29 September attracted a field of eight runners.Summoner, who started the 33/1 outsider and was ridden by Richard Hills, had not been among the original entries for the contest and was supplemented for a fee of £25,000 to act as a pacemaker for his stablemate Noverre, the 2/1 favourite.The other runners were Vahorimix (Poule d'Essai des Pouliches, Prix Jacques le Marois), Proudwings (Falmouth Stakes), Bach (Royal Whip Stakes), Hawkeye (Desmond Stakes), Tamburlaine (second in the 2000 Guineas) and Bocelli (Singapore Derby).