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Qatar Racing British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 1)

13:30 Ascot Sat 17 Oct 2026 1m7f209y Class 1 Good 10 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Highwayman silks

Highwayman

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/4 Est. 32%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Highwayman (SR:118, 9/4, Wgt:9-2) carries the lightest weight in the field — a 7lb pull on the equal-heaviest runners — and has been backed 20% into market favouritism, the strongest inward move in the race. His recent form reads 008111, meaning three consecutive wins into today's assignment, and GoingFit:+ confirms he handles good ground. Joseph Patrick O'Brien at 16% strike rate with Dylan Browne McMonagle (17%) is a competent pairing, and at ClassMv:= this is not a rash step up. The MarkMv:+16 is a concern — he is running off a mark 16lb higher than at his last win — but in a Group 1 with level weights the weight allowance largely compensates, and the market's conviction (20% inward move to favourite) suggests connections are confident. Each-way alternative: Gregory. Main danger: Gregory — Gregory (SR:124, 3/1) is the highest-rated horse in the field, trained by the powerful Gosden operation (24% strike rate), proven at this course (Course:W1P1), proven at the trip (DistFit:+) and on the going (GoingFit:+), and his recent form 5/7-11 shows a sequence of wins — the only concern is stepping off a 7lb higher mark than last win, but his SR advantage over Highwayman is real and James Doyle (21%) is a high-calibre booking.

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Full result

Winner: Mount Atlas (GB) at SP 33/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Mount Atlas silks Mount Atlas Andrew Balding · P. J. McDonald 20/1
  2. 2 Queenstown silks Queenstown Aidan O'Brien · Ryan Moore 10/1
  3. 3 Highwayman silks Highwayman Fox #1 Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Dylan Browne McMonagle 9/4
  4. 4 Gregory silks Gregory Fox #2 John & Thady Gosden · James Doyle 3/1
  5. 5 Opportunity silks Opportunity William Haggas · Tom Marquand 11/1
  6. 6 Amelia Earhart silks Amelia Earhart Aidan O'Brien · Colin Keane 22/1
  7. 7 Amiloc silks Amiloc Ralph Beckett · Rossa Ryan 16/1
  8. 8 Caballo de Mar silks Caballo de Mar Fox #3 George Scott · Oisin Murphy 5/1
  9. 9 Daiquiri Bay silks Daiquiri Bay Fox #4 Alan King · William Buick 9/1
  10. 10 Quickthorn silks Quickthorn Hughie Morrison · Kieran Shoemark 150/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Highwayman silks Highwayman 9/4 🥉 3RD
  2. 2 Gregory silks Gregory 3/1 🏁 4TH
  3. 3 Caballo de Mar silks Caballo de Mar 9/2 8TH
  4. 4 Daiquiri Bay silks Daiquiri Bay 9/1 9TH