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Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 2)

Ascot · 17 October 2015
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 1
  • PatternGroup 2
  • Distance2m
  • GoingGood To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners13

Flying Officer (USA) (6/1) won the Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 2) at Ascot on 17 October 2015, beating Clever Cookie (GB) by a length under Frankie Dettori for trainer John Gosden. 13 ran on Good To Soft going over 2m; the winning time was 3m 32.19s (slow by 6.29s).

Winner Flying Officer (USA)
SP: 6/1 J: Frankie Dettori T: John Gosden
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 2 Flying Officer (USA) h 5g Frankie Dettori John Gosden 9-7 10997A 3:32.19 195,649.50 6/1
2nd 13 Clever Cookie (GB) 7g 1 Graham Lee Peter Niven 9-7 11395A 3:32.37 74,175 8/1
3rd 3 Wicklow Brave (GB) 6g 1 Ryan Moore W P Mullins 9-7 10694A 3:32.55 37,122 10/1
4th 7 Pallasator (GB) 6g 2¾ Andrea Atzeni Sir Mark Prescott Bt 9-7 11090A 3:33.05 18,492 8/1
5th 5 Hidden Gold (IRE) 4f ¾ James Doyle Saeed bin Suroor 9-4 10786A 3:33.19 9,280.50 25/1
6th 9 Suegioo (FR) p 6g nk Martin Harley Marco Botti 9-7 10788A 3:33.24 4,657.50 25/1
7th 8 Amour de Nuit (IRE) 3g 1¼ Luke Morris Sir Mark Prescott Bt 8-11 10176A 3:33.46 — 20/1
8th 10 Forgotten Rules (IRE) 5g shd Pat Smullen D K Weld 9-7 11486A 3:33.53 — 9/2J
9th 12 Litigant (GB) 7g 2 Oisin Murphy Joseph Tuite 9-7 10683A 3:33.87 — 7/1
10th 6 Gale Force (GB) 4f shd Frederik Tylicki James Fanshawe 9-4 9680A 3:33.89 — 25/1
11th 4 Simenon (IRE) 8g 1½ William Buick W P Mullins 9-7 11081A 3:34.14 — 33/1
12th 11 Agent Murphy (GB) 4c 1 Jimmy Fortune Brian Meehan 9-7 11779A 3:34.33 — 9/2J
13th 1 Clondaw Warrior (IRE) h 8g 9 Vincent Cheminaud W P Mullins 9-7 10774C 3:35.96 — 20/1

Winning time 3m 32.19s (slow by 6.29s)

Notes Following an objection from the clerk of the scales and a subsequent stewards' inquiry, Clondaw Warrior, who passed the post last, was disqualified; jockey weighed-in light.

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KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (13 of 13 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

Quick answers

Who won the Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 2) at Ascot in 2015?
Flying Officer (USA) won the Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 2) at Ascot on 17 October 2015, ridden by Frankie Dettori and trained by John Gosden.
What was the finishing order of the 2015 Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup at Ascot?
1st Flying Officer (USA) (6/1), 2nd Clever Cookie (GB) (8/1), 3rd Wicklow Brave (GB) (10/1).
What price was the winner of the 2015 Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup at Ascot?
Flying Officer (USA) returned a starting price of 6/1.
How many horses ran in the 2015 Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup at Ascot?
13 horses ran in the 2015 Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup at Ascot.
What was the winning time of the 2015 Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup at Ascot?
The winning time was 3m 32.19s (slow by 6.29s).

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