British Champions Long Distance Cup

The British Champions Long Distance Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile 7 furlongs and 209 yards (3,209 metres), and it is scheduled to take place as part of British Champions Day each year in October.

History The event was originally held at Newmarket under the title Jockey Club Cup. It was established in 1873, and was initially contested over 2¼ miles.

The distance of the race was shortened to 1½ miles in 1959. It was extended to its current length in 1963. The event was given Group 3 status in 1971.

For a period the Jockey Club Cup was staged during Newmarket's Cambridgeshire Meeting. It was switched to the venue's Champions Day fixture in 2000. It had a prize fund of £65,000 in 2010.

The race was transferred to Ascot and given its present name in 2011. It became part of the newly created British Champions Day, and its purse was increased to £200,000. It now serves as the long-distance final of the British Champions Series and was upgraded from Group 3 to Group 2 from its 2014 running. In 2025 the race was promoted to Group 1 status.

Records

Most successful horse (5 wins): Further Flight – 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995

Leading jockey (7 wins): Sir Gordon Richards – Brumeux (1930), Brulette (1932), Felicitation (1934), Foxglove II (1938), Shahpoor (1943), Vic Day (1948, 1949)

Leading trainer (7 wins): Barry Hills – Further Flight (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995), Rainbow High (1999), Tastahil (2010)

Winners since 1900 Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 1900 Osbech 5 Fred Rickaby Percy Peck 1901 King's Courier 4 Danny Maher Richard Dawson 4:16.00 1902 Black Sand 5 William Lane Luis Alvarez 1903 Mead 3 Richard Marsh 1904 Zinfandel 4 Mornington Cannon Charles Beatty 1905 Pretty Polly 4 Bernard Dillon Peter Gilpin 1906 Batchelor's Button 7 Danny Maher Charles Peck 1907 Radium 4 Barry Lynham John Watson 1908 Radium 5 Otto Madden John Watson 1909 Amadis 3 Otto Madden Willie Waugh 1910 Lagos 5 Danny Maher Samuel Pickering 1911 Willonyx 4 Billy Higgs Sam Darling 4:10.00 1912 Aleppo 3 Albert Whalley Alec Taylor Jr. 4:11.00 1913 Aleppo 4 Albert Whalley Alec Taylor Jr. 1914 Son-in-Law 3 Frank Bullock Reg Day 1915 Son-in-Law 4 Frank Bullock Reg Day 3:57.20 1916 Hurry On 3 Joe Childs Fred Darling 1917 Brown Prince 3 Freddie Fox Reg Day 1918 Queen's Square 3 Steve Donoghue Alec Taylor Jr. 1919 Gay Lord 3 Albert Whalley Harry Cottrill 1920No Race 1921 Nippon 3 Freddie Fox Basil Jarvis 3:59.60 1922 Bucks Hussar 3 William Lister Reg Day 4:01.80 1923 Tranquil 3 Tommy Weston George Lambton 4:15.00 1924 Plack 3 Charlie Smirke Jack Jarvis 4:17.80 1925 Bucellas 3 Albert Orme Basil Jarvis 4:05.00 1926 Bongrace 3 Tommy Weston Jack Jarvis 4:14.00 1927 Mont Bernina 4 Charles Bouillon Barker 3:55.00 1928 Invershin 6 Bernard Carslake George Digby 4:10.00 1929 Fairway 4 Tommy Weston Frank Butters 1930 Brumeux 5 Sir Gordon Richards Sam Darling 4:26.60 1931 Noble Star 4 Freddie Fox Len Cundell 3:53.80 1932 Brulette 4 Sir Gordon Richards Fred Darling walk over 1933 Nitsichin 5 Harry Wragg Peter Thrale 4:02.60 1934 Felicitation 4 Sir Gordon Richards Frank Butters 3:49.60 1935 Quashed 3 Tommy Weston Colledge Leader 4:00.40 1936 Quashed 4 Richard Perryman Colledge Leader 3:56.00 1937 Buckleigh 5 Bernard Carslake Tommy Hogg 3:56.40 1938 Foxglove II 3 Sir Gordon Richards Fred Darling 4:05.20 1939No Race 1940 Atout Maitre 4 Charlie Elliott Herbert Blagrave 4:36.20 1941No Race 1942 Afterthought 3 Eph Smith Jack Jarvis 3:54.60 1943 Shahpoor 4 Sir Gordon Richards Joseph Lawson 4:00.60 1944 Ocean Swell 3 Eph Smith Jack Jarvis 4:03.20 1945 Amber Flash 3 Cliff Richards Jack Colling 4:07.00 1946 Felix II 3 Percy Evans Claude Halsey 4:02.40 1947 Laurentis 4 Edgar Britt Gordon Johnson Houghton 4:06.00 1948 Vic Day 3 Sir Gordon Richards Herbert Blagrave walk over 1949 Vic Day 4 Sir Gordon Richards Herbert Blagrave 4:09.00 1950 Colonist II 4 Tommy Gosling Walter Nightingall 4:06.60 1951 Eastern Emperor 3 Bill Rickaby Jack Jarvis 4:02.20 1952 Blarney Stone 3 Bill Rickaby Vic Smyth 4:03.48 1953 Ambiguity 3 Joe Mercer Jack Colling 4:02.12 1954 Yorick II 3 Paul Blanc Geoff Watson 4:02.45 1955 Romany Air 4 Bill Rickaby Reg Day 4:13.02 1956 Donald 3 Bill Rickaby Jack Jarvis 4:09.03 1957 Flying Flag II 4 Freddie Palmer Jean Laumain 4:31.08 1958 French Biege 5 Geoff Littlewood Harry Peacock 4:07.26 1959 Vacarme 5 Scobie Breasley Norman Bertie 2:40.08 1960 Parthia 4 Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 2:39.36 1961 Apostle 4 Eddie Hide Staff Ingham 2:46.86 1962 Pardao 4 Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 2:38.66 1963 Gaul 4 Geoff Lewis Peter Hastings-Bass 3:44.41 1964 Oncidium 3 Scobie Breasley George Todd 3:37.87 1965 Goupi 3 Geoff Lewis Staff Ingham 3:32.94 1966 Hermes 3 Greville Starkey John Oxley 3:37.16 1967 Dancing Moss 3 Geoff Lewis Brud Fetherstonhaugh 3:31.45 1968 Riboccare 3 Lester Piggott Jeremy Tree 3:35.40 1969 High Line 3 Joe Mercer Derrick Candy 3:41.53 1970 High Line 4 Joe Mercer Derrick Candy 3:47.74 1971 High Line 5 Joe Mercer Derrick Candy 3:35.59 1972 Irvine 4 Lester Piggott Henry Cecil 3:51.68 1973 Parnell 5 Willie Carson Bernard van Cutsem 3:39.77 1974 Petty Officer 7 Eddie Hide Arthur Budgett 3:38.60 1975 Blood Royal 4 Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien 3:25.73 1976 Bright Finish 3 Lester Piggott Michael Stoute 3:38.73 1977 Grey Baron 4 Geoff Baxter Bruce Hobbs 3:28.04 1978 Buckskin 5 Joe Mercer Henry Cecil 3:28.44 1979 Nicholas Bill 4 Philip Waldron Henry Candy 3:30.10 1980 Ardross 4 Lester Piggott Kevin Prendergast 3:40.52 1981 Centroline 3 Philip Waldron Henry Candy 3:29.62 1982 Little Wolf 4 Willie Carson Dick Hern 3:33.89 1983 Karadar 5 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 3:29.63 1984 Old Country 5 Darrel McHargue Luca Cumani 3:36.25 1985 Tale Quale 3 Tony Ives Henry Candy 3:24.62 1986 Valuable Witness 6 Pat Eddery Jeremy Tree 3:24.16 1987 Buckley 4 Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani 3:27.73 1988 Kneller 3 Pat Eddery Henry Cecil 3:28.39 1989 Weld 3 Bruce Raymond William Jarvis 3:34.82 1990 Great Marquess 3 Frankie Dettori Henry Cecil 3:21.52 1991 Further Flight 5 Michael Hills Barry Hills 3:23.29 1992 Further Flight 6 Michael Hills Barry Hills 3:38.91 1993 Further Flight 7 Michael Hills Barry Hills 3:31.97 1994 Further Flight 8 Michael Hills Barry Hills 3:28.35 1995 Further Flight 9 Michael Hills Barry Hills 3:28.14 1996 Celeric 4 Richard Hills David Morley 3:21.91 1997 Grey Shot 5 Richard Quinn Ian Balding 3:19.51 1998 Arctic Owl 4 Ray Cochrane James Fanshawe 3:23.78 1999 Rainbow High 4 Michael Hills Barry Hills 3:38.35 2000 Persian Punch 7 Richard Hughes David Elsworth 3:25.72 2001 Capal Garmon 3 Kevin Darley John Gosden 3:36.44 2002 Persian Punch 9 Martin Dwyer David Elsworth 3:21.11 2003 Persian Punch 10 Martin Dwyer David Elsworth 3:26.92 2004 Millenary 7 Richard Quinn John Dunlop 3:32.10 2005 Cover Up 8 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute 3:26.79 2006 Hawridge Prince 6 Jim Crowley Rod Millman 3:31.21 2007 Royal and Regal 3 Stéphane Pasquier André Fabre 3:30.52 2008 Veracity 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 3:28.94 2009 Akmal 3 Richard Hills John Dunlop 3:31.90 2010 Tastahil 6 William Buick Barry Hills 3:29.90 2011 Fame and Glory 5 Jamie Spencer Aidan O'Brien 3:26.50 2012 Rite Of Passage 8 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 3:35.98 2013 Royal Diamond 7 Johnny Murtagh Johnny Murtagh 3:38.09 2014 Forgotten Rules 4 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 3:36.77 2015 Flying Officer 5 Frankie Dettori John Gosden 3:32.19 2016 Sheikhzayedroad 7 Martin Harley David Simcock 3:31.52 2017 Order of St George 5 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 3:37.84 2018 Stradivarius 4 Frankie Dettori John Gosden 3:37.51 2019 Kew Gardens 4 Donnacha O'Brien Aidan O'Brien 3:29.49 2020 Trueshan 4 Hollie Doyle Alan King 3:35.75 2021 Trueshan 5 Hollie Doyle Alan King 3:30.68 2022 Trueshan 6 Hollie Doyle Alan King 3:30.22 2023 Trawlerman 5 Frankie Dettori John & Thady Gosden 3:22.14 2024 Kyprios 6 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 3:25.91 2025 Trawlerman 7 William Buick John & Thady Gosden 3:22.29

Earlier winners

1873: Flageolet 1874: Gang Forward 1875: Carnelion 1876: Braconnier 1877: Verneuil 1878: Silvio 1879: Jannette 1880: Chippendale 1881: Corrie Roy 1882: Chippendale 1883: Ladislas 1884: St Gatien 1885: St Gatien 1886: St Gatien 1887: Carlton 1888: Reve d'Or 1889: Sheen 1890: Wild Monk 1891: Patrick Blue 1892: Buccaneer 1893: Lady Rosebery 1894: Callistrate 1895: Florizel II 1896: Canterbury Pilgrim 1897: Count Schomberg 1898: Merman 1899: Mazagan

See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races Recurring sporting events established in 1873 – this race is included under its original title, Jockey Club Cup.

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External links Race Recordings (1982, 1985-2003) youtube.com galopp-sieger.de – Jockey Club Cup. horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – British Champions Long Distance Cup (2018). pedigreequery.com – Jockey Club Cup – Newmarket. tbheritage.com – Jockey Club Cup.