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After a thrilling renewal of the Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup at Ascot, Trueshan won for the third year in a row on British Champions Day. Alan King's popular gelding was the 11-8 favourite following two previous wins in the race, and he faced off against Coltrane in a rematch from the Doncaster Cup, when Andrew Balding's runner had won by a neck.
This time, though, the positions were flipped, and it was Hollie Doyle who proved victorious, displaying her full strength on the rail while riding the 11-8 favourite and ultimately taking the victory by a head. As Frankie Dettori's second-placed mount, Trawlerman finished in third place.
Doyle stated, “What a horse. I’m speechless, to be honest. Alan King is the maker of this horse. From what he has done today on the back of his last two runs is phenomenal.”
“It was rough going into that first bend. I had Wordsworth on my outside. I was caught in a pocket and it was one of them were you either kick in or get flattened. I kicked in and some people suffered as a consequence. For someone like me, I’m quite emotionally invested in the sport and this means the world to me,” she commented further.
“The one thing I want is a very wet June as I’d love to run him in the Gold Cup,” said Alan King