13:25 Ascot

Saturday 16 October 2021

All13:2514:0014:3515:1015:5016:30

Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 2)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 1  |   1m 7f 209y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:25  |   Winning time: 3m 30.68s
1st
Horse silk
9
(9)
1/1f
T: A KingJ: Hollie Doyle
Sweating, pulled hard in mid-division, headway out wide tracking leaders 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly op 5/4
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
11
(8)
50/1
T: B EllisonJ: Ben Robinson
Tracked leader 4f, handy 3rd, led briefly over 2f out until 2f out, chased winner, ridden and no impression when lost 2nd inside final furlong, went 2nd again final 110 yards, kept on, no chance with winner tchd 66/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ½
8
(10)
7/2
T: J & T GosdenJ: L Dettori
Held up off the pace towards rear, headway out wide tracking leaders over 2f out, ridden in 3rd over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression when hung right and weakened into 3rd final 110 yards
4th
Horse silk
4 ¼
3
(1)
59-7
11/2
T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand
Mid-division, hampered after 2f, towards rear, headway out wide over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, 4th and beaten over 1f out op 9/2
5th
Horse silk
5 ½
4
(12)
80/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: James Doyle
Soon tracking leaders out wide, went 2nd 12f out until pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f op 66/1
6th
Horse silk
nse
1
(2)
9/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: D McMonagle
Held up towards rear, headway out wide 4f out, ridden and no impression final 2f op 8/1 tchd 10/1
7th
Horse silk
4 ¼
6
(11)
200/1
T: J S GoldieJ: P Mulrennan
Steadied and switched right start, held up in rear, never involved
8th
Horse silk
3 ¼
12
(5)
12/1
T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore
Led and set steady pace, quickened tempo over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened quickly inside final 2f
9th
Horse silk
8
7
(4)
33/1
T: W J HaggasJ: W Buick
Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along and unable to quicken over 3f out, weakened over 2f out op 40/1
10th
Horse silk
2
2
(3)
25/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Jason Watson
Tracking leaders hampered on rail after 2f, mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened soon after op 18/1

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10
(7)
Horse silk
Princess Zoe14
Weight: 9-4|  Age: 6
T: A Mullins  J: J M Sheridan
NR
5
(6)
Horse silk
Morando23
Weight: 9-7|  Age: 8
T: A M Balding  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.65Pl:£1.01, £11.90, £1.60EX:£48.10Trifecta:£263.90Tricast:£143.70SF:£80.32Swingers:£15.85, £2.00, £27.10

Forecasts

Trueshan (1/1), Stradivarius (7/2), Hamish (11/2), Baron Samedi (9/1), Princess Zoe (10/1), The Mediterranean (12/1), Berkshire Rocco (25/1), Roberto Escobarr (33/1), Tashkhan (50/1), Morando (50/1), Master Of Reality (80/1), Nicholas T (200/1)

Verdict

TRUESHAN took this impressively 12 months ago and Alan King's 5-y-o appeals as very much the one to beat again on the back of his taking victory over Stradivarius in Longchamp's Prix du Cadran. John Gosden's legendary stayer is still much respected but William Haggas's lightly-raced Hamish is feared most on this occasion now he gets his first chance over 2m with ground conditions to suit too.

  1. TRUESHAN (FR)
  2. HAMISH
  3. STRADIVARIUS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020
Trueshan
Weight: 9-7  |Age: 4
J: Hollie Doyle  |  T: A King
11/1

Prize Money

1st: £283,550.002nd: £107,500.003rd: £53,800.004th: £26,800.005th: £13,450.006th: £6,750.00

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