Saturday 15 October · Ascot, England
13:25 Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 2) (British Champions Series)
- Distance
- 1m 7f 209y
- Going
- Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Class
- 1
- Prize
- GBP 500000
- Runners
- 8
Race preview
TRUESHAN may not be quite the force he was last year after consecutive defeats at Doncaster and Goodwood but his record over C&D speaks for itself, having won this contest with considerable ease for the past two years. Significantly clear of his rivals on ratings, Alan King's charge can emulate the likes of Persian Punch and Further Flight by winning this for a third time. No three-year-old has scored in this race since 2009, but in the St Leger hero Eldar Eldarov there is a serious challenger to that trend, along with Waterville, who miraculously landed the Irish Cesarewitch despite a troubled passage last month. A winner at Royal Ascot in June, Coltrane must be considered, as well as the progressive Quickthorn.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trueshan | 11-1132 | Hollie Doyle | A King | 9 9 | 11-8 | |
| 2 | Coltrane | 211421 | David Probert | A M Balding | 9 9 | 10-1 | |
| 3 | Trawlerman | 6-10011 | L Dettori | J & T Gosden | 9 9 | 20-1 | |
| 4 | Stratum | 140-016 | W Buick | W P Mullins | 9 9 | 66-1 | |
| 5 | Quickthorn | 221116 | Tom Marquand | H Morrison | 9 9 | 11-1 | |
| 6 | Wordsworth | 143730 | James Doyle | A P O'Brien | 9 9 | 33-1 | |
| 7 | Eldar Eldarov | 1-1141 | David Egan | R Varian | 9 0 | 11-4 | |
| 8 | Waterville | 323121 | R L Moore | A P O'Brien | 9 0 | 11-2 |