13:25 Ascot
Saturday 21 October 2017
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Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 2)
- 3YO plus | Class 1 | 1m 7f 209y | Soft (Heavy down the hill to Swinley Bottom) | 13 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 13:25 | Winning time: 3m 37.84s
T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore
Mid-division, headway tracking leaders 6f out, 3rd over 3f out, ridden and hung right 2f out, hung left over 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, stayed on to lead final 50 yards op 10/11
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: C O'Donoghue
Mid-division, headway chasing leaders halfway, 2nd 5f out, ridden to lead entering final 2f, kept on well until headed final 50 yards, battled on op 22/1
T: J & T GosdenJ: L Dettori
Held up in mid-division, pushed along chasing leaders and switched left over 3f out, ridden and hung right 2f out, stayed on in 3rd towards finish, not quite pace to challenge op 11/2
T: R M BeckettJ: Harry Bentley
Tracked leaders, 2nd 10f out, led 6f out, ridden and headed entering final 2f, chased leader, ridden and edged left over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra towards finish tchd 50/1
T: A M BaldingJ: G Lee
Held up towards rear, steady headway on outside chasing leaders over 3f out, one pace and held when hung right and slightly hampered over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 12/1
T: P D NivenJ: J P Spencer
Held up towards rear2f out, ridden and no impression over 2f out, plugged on final 2f, never a factor
T: D M SimcockJ: M Harley
Tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened op 20/1
T: H MorrisonJ: A Kirby
Held up towards rear, plugged on past beaten horses final 2f, never remotely involved
T: D R C ElsworthJ: S De Sousa
Tracked leaders, weakened over 4f out, soon behind and eased op 10/1
T: Sir Michael StouteJ: Jim Crowley
Mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, soon lost place, behind and eased op 18/1 tchd 25/1
T: M L W BellJ: James Doyle
Led after 1f, headed 6f out, pushed along and lost 2nd 5f out, weakened 4f out, soon behind and eased tchd 12/1
T: H De BromheadJ: Fran Berry
Took keen hold, tracked leader until clipped heels and stumbled 10f out, soon lost place, behind and struggling 5f out, eased, tailed off
T: B G PowellJ: Mitch Godwin
Slowly away, detached throughout, tailed off op 250/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£1.80Pl:£1.10, £4.60, £1.60EX:£17.00Trifecta:£75.80Tricast:£64.00SF:£33.83Swingers:£4.40, £1.80, £8.60
Forecasts
Order Of St George (4/5), Stradivarius (4/1), Desert Skyline (9/1), Big Orange (10/1), Duretto (16/1), Dartmouth (20/1), Torcedor (25/1), Sheikhzayedroad (25/1), Clever Cookie (33/1), Mount Moriah (66/1), Nearly Caught (66/1), Stars Over The Sea (100/1), Cap'n (150/1)
A strong renewal of this contest and a Group 1 in all but name. Big Orange is likely to take them along on the front end and he'd be dangerous to discount if granted an easy lead, despite the ground being a little softer than what he would like. Connections of Stradivarius have stated he's another who wouldn't want testing conditions and Dettori deserted the colt in the St Leger when it looked like the ground would turn up soft. ORDER OF ST GEORGE would appear to be the one to beat. He was just touched off by Big Orange here in the Gold Cup but he's taken to reverse the form on ground he relishes. Duretto can't be ruled out for a place after an impressive win on heavy ground at Chester last time out in Listed company.
- Order Of St George
- Big Orange
- Duretto
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £263,418.002nd: £99,868.003rd: £49,980.004th: £24,897.005th: £12,495.006th: £6,271.00
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