QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup
Group 1, Ascot 13:30 £500,000 guaranteed, 3yo plus, 1m 7f 209y, Class 1
Tweet Saturday 18th October 2025

The race has now been elevated to Group 1 status, and what a renewal it promises to be. Trawlerman, fresh from a record-breaking Gold Cup, seeks to repeat his 2023 triumph.

TRAWLERMAN IS THE 2025 GOLD CUP HERO! #ROYALASCOT pic.twitter.com/KpFZ8A6QZg

— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) June 19, 2025

Scandinavia carries the flag for the Classic generation after Goodwood and St Leger victories. O’Brien readies Gold Cup runner-up Illinois and the consistent Jan Brueghel, while Francis Graffard may roll the dice with Sibayan, stepping up to two miles for the first time after landing the Preis von Europa.

Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 1)
£500,000 guaranteed, 3yo plus, 1m 7f 209y, Class 1
16 remaining entries
Going:

NO. FORM HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER JOCKEY (form as of Sep 30)
1 121143 Al Qareem 6 9-9 K R Burke
2 959485 Continuous 5 9-9 A P O'Brien
3 521-11 Hamish 9 9-9 William Haggas
4 1-1227 Illinois 4 9-9 A P O'Brien
5 11-214 Jan Brueghel 4 9-9 A P O'Brien
6 33-614 Kyle Of Lochalsh 5 9-9 Hughie Morrison
7 122111 Sibayan 4 9-9 F-H Graffard
8 354457 Sunway 4 9-9 David Menuisier
9 -34321 Sweet William 6 9-9 John & Thady Gosden
10 3-5111 Trawlerman 7 9-9 John & Thady Gosden
11 314 Defiantly 3 9-2 Joseph O'Brien
12 4-4194 Puppet Master 3 9-2 A P O'Brien
13 3-231 Saratoga 3 9-2 A P O'Brien
14 -15111 Scandinavia 3 9-2 A P O'Brien
15 448250 Shackleton 3 9-2 A P O'Brien
16 1-3344 Tennessee Stud 3 9-2 Joseph O'Brien