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Run at Group 1 level for the first time, the QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup has increased prize money of £500,000 this year and attracted 29 entries including Gold Cup hero Trawlerman who won this race in 2023 for John & Thady Gosden.
TRAWLERMAN IS THE 2025 GOLD CUP HERO! #ROYALASCOT pic.twitter.com/KpFZ8A6QZg
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) June 19, 2025
The Clarehaven team also have former Gold Cup hero Courage Mon Ami among the initial entries as well as Sweet William and French Master.
Recent Goodwood Cup one-two Scandinavia and Illinois as well as Jan Brueghel are all possibles for Aidan O’Brien who won the race last year with Kyprios.
Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 1)
£500,000 guaranteed, 3yo plus, 1m 7f 209y, Class 1
29 entries
Going:
NO. FORM HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER JOCKEY (form as of Aug 06)
1 415-32 Absurde 7 9-9 W P Mullins
2 5-5832 Al Nayyir 7 9-9 Tom Clover
3 -31211 Al Qareem 6 9-9 K R Burke
4 0-3421 Al Riffa 5 9-9 Joseph O'Brien
5 3-2251 Coltrane 8 9-9 Andrew Balding
6 959485 Continuous 5 9-9 A P O'Brien
7 /1162/ Courage Mon Ami 6 9-9 John & Thady Gosden
8 /11936 Dubai Future 9 9-9 Saeed bin Suroor
9 1-2115 French Master 4 9-9 John & Thady Gosden
10 4521-1 Hamish 9 9-9 William Haggas
11 15-574 Harbour Wind 5 9-9 D K Weld
12 47/5-4 Hipop De Loire 8 9-9 W P Mullins
13 21-122 Illinois 4 9-9 A P O'Brien
14 11-214 Jan Brueghel 4 9-9 A P O'Brien
15 433-61 Kyle Of Lochalsh 5 9-9 Hughie Morrison
16 16-344 Palladium 4 9-9 John & Thady Gosden
17 8-1221 Sibayan 4 9-9 F-H Graffard
18 0-3544 Sunway 4 9-9 David Menuisier
19 12-343 Sweet William 6 9-9 John & Thady Gosden
20 5930-6 Tashkhan 7 9-9 Brian Ellison
21 23-511 Trawlerman 7 9-9 John & Thady Gosden
22 2/11-7 Uxmal 6 9-9 Joseph O'Brien
23 31 Defiantly 3 9-2 Joseph O'Brien
24 31-223 Lazy Griff 3 9-2 Charlie Johnston
25 14-419 Puppet Master 3 9-2 A P O'Brien
26 3- Saratoga 3 9-2 A P O'Brien
27 7-1511 Scandinavia 3 9-2 A P O'Brien
28 3-4482 Shackleton 3 9-2 A P O'Brien
29 21-334 Tennessee Stud 3 9-2 Joseph O'Brien
