Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 1)

Ascot

12:55

Date 2025-10-18

Distance 1m7f209y

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £301,272

Winning Time 3m 22.29s (fast by 2.21s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Trawlerman (IRE) William Buick · John & Thady Gosden	5/6F	Won
2nd	Sweet William (IRE) Robert Havlin · John & Thady Gosden	5/2	1.5
3rd	Al Qareem (IRE) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	7/1	12
4th	Stay True (IRE) Christophe Soumillon · A P O'Brien	13/2	17
5th	Saratoga (IRE) Wayne Lordan · A P O'Brien	66/1	4

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3 (2)	Trawlerman Bay J:William Buick T:John & Thady Gosden	J:William Buick T:John & Thady Gosden	135	h	3-5111	121	128	117	57d	—	—	-15	38.5	0.18/1	8/11 58%
The outstanding stayer of this season; Gold Cup winner here; very much the one to beat
2 (4)	Sweet William Bay J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	135	v	-34321	115	123	111	36d	—	—	+15	39.1	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Reliable but he found Trawlerman too tough to crack in their two clashes this season
5 (3)	Stay True Bay J:Christophe Soumillon T:A P O'Brien	J:Christophe Soumillon T:A P O'Brien	128	—	1243	113	122	118	35d	—	—	+18	26.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
St Leger 3rd; very classy prospect but he's not been shaping as if 2m is what he needs
1 (5)	Al Qareem Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	135	—	211431	114	124	98	14d	—	—	+27	35.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Tough front-runner but Trawlerman gave him 3lb and a comprehensive beating at York
4 (1)	Saratoga Grey J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	128	—	3-2315	88	101	64	6d	—	—	+10	12.2	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Improved from the front in 1m6f/2m handicaps; pedigree is vastly more appealing than form

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Trawlerman	8/11	8/11	8/11
Sweet William	11/4	5/2	5/2
Stay True	8/1	8/1	8/1
Al Qareem	9/1	17/2	9/1
Saratoga	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

Sweet William

39.1

OR: 16.3 Form: 15.6 Odds: 7.3

11/4

2nd

Trawlerman

38.5

OR: 17.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 18.7

8/11

3rd

Al Qareem

35.3

OR: 16 Form: 17.1 Odds: 2.2

9/1

Stay True

26.6

OR: 15.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Saratoga

12.2

OR: 9.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Trawlerman	121	128	117
Sweet William	115	123	111
Al Qareem	114	124	98
Stay True	113	122	118
Saratoga	88	101	64

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Saratoga	6d ago	Quick return
Al Qareem	14d ago	Fit
Stay True	35d ago	Fit
Sweet William	36d ago	Fit
Trawlerman	57d ago	Fresh

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Al Qareem	Front Runner
Stay True	Prominent

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 5 runners classified.