Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 2) (British Champions Series)

Ascot

13:20

Date 2024-10-19

Distance 1m7f127y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £255,195

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5 (7)	Kyprios Chestnut J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	135	—	111111	120	127	124	14d	—	—	+10	59.6	0.18/1	8/11 58%
Looks 2024 champion stayer; not far ahead of Trawlerman; French win was just two weeks ago
7 (1)	Trawlerman Bay J:William Buick T:John & Thady Gosden	J:William Buick T:John & Thady Gosden	135	h	111-32	118	125	105	121d	—	—	+7	21	1.25/1	5/1 17%
There's twice not been much between him and Kyprios; unraced on worse than good to soft
1 (6)	Al Nayyir Bay J:Luke Morris T:Tom Clover	J:Luke Morris T:Tom Clover	135	—	242521	114	121	115	23d	—	—	+21	35	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Last two starts have made him an exciting recruit to the British staying scene
6 (8)	Sweet William Bay J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	135	v	-31321	115	121	120	36d	—	—	+28	37.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Won the Doncaster Cup in good style on latest start, following two places behind Kyprios
9 (3)	The Euphrates Bay J:Christophe Soumillon T:A P O'Brien	J:Christophe Soumillon T:A P O'Brien	127	b	561241	114	120	105	20d	—	—	+29	32.4	6.25/1	25/1 4%
May well try to make the running and, given recent form, much better than a mere pacemaker
4 (2)	Burdett Road Bay J:Harry Davies T:James Owen	J:Harry Davies T:James Owen	135	t	3-5041	109	118	84	22d	—	—	+15	17.4	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Front-running in small field produced runaway win in Listed race at Newmarket (1m4f, soft)
2 (9)	Alsakib Grey J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	135	—	-63417	110	118	108	57d	—	—	+22	23.4	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Got on top late on in 1m6f Group 3 at York but disappointed in 2m Group 2 there last time
3 (5)	Belloccio Grey J:Daniel Tudhope T:W P Mullins	J:Daniel Tudhope T:W P Mullins	135	t	6843-1	105	115	107	123d	—	—	+22	24.3	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Easily won maiden hurdle in May; added 1m6f handicap at Royal Ascot but this demands more
8 (4)	Caius Chorister Bay J:James Doyle T:David Menuisier	J:James Doyle T:David Menuisier	132	—	226420	106	122	102	14d	—	—	+17	18.9	16.50/1	66/1 1%
She's not lived up to her first two performances this season, usually racing too freely

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Kyprios	8/11	8/11	8/11	8/11	8/11
Trawlerman	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Al Nayyir	11/2	11/2	5/1	5/1	5/1
Sweet William	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	8/1
The Euphrates	22/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Burdett Road	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1
Alsakib	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Belloccio	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1
Caius Chorister	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Kyprios

59.6

OR: 17.5 Form: 25 Odds: 17.1

8/11

2nd

Sweet William

37.7

OR: 16.3 Form: 18.6 Odds: 2.9

8/1

3rd

Al Nayyir

OR: 16 Form: 15 Odds: 4

11/2

The Euphrates

32.4

OR: 16 Form: 15.5 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Belloccio

24.3

OR: 13.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Alsakib

23.4

OR: 15 Form: 7.9 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Trawlerman

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Caius Chorister

18.9

OR: 14 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Burdett Road

17.4

OR: 14.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kyprios	120	127	124
Trawlerman	118	125	105
Sweet William	115	121	120
Al Nayyir	114	121	115
The Euphrates	114	120	105
Alsakib	110	118	108
Burdett Road	109	118	84
Caius Chorister	106	122	102
Belloccio	105	115	107

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Kyprios	14d ago	Fit
Caius Chorister	14d ago	Fit
The Euphrates	20d ago	Fit
Burdett Road	22d ago	Fit
Al Nayyir	23d ago	Fit
Sweet William	36d ago	Fit
Alsakib	57d ago	Fresh
Trawlerman	121d ago	Long break
Belloccio	123d ago	Long break