Meehan bullish about Agent Murphy on #ChampionsDay

Fourteen horses remain in the Group 2 £345,000 QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup including three supplementary entries at a cost of £18,000 – Amour de Nuit, Gale Force and Hidden Gold.

Last year’s winner, Forgotten Rules is set to make the line-up as well as the recent Doncaster Cup winner Pallasator for trainer Sir Mark Prescott, who is also responsible for Amour de Nuit. Willie Mullins is another trainer who has multiple entries with Clondaw Warrior, Simenon and Wicklow Brave all still entered.

Agent Murphy, the Irish St. Leger runner-up, will be bidding for a fifth career success here. His trainer, Brian Meehan, said:

“He’s been very consistent all summer. We’re pleased with him and he was consistent at the Curragh again the other day.

“The Irish Leger was a big target for him so it made sense to follow up here. He’s fine – he was good at Newbury with cut in the ground but he’s very versatile.

“It looks a very open race – he’s the horse they have to beat and he’s getting battle-hardened. He’s in really good shape. Looking at him a couple of days ago, I haven’t seen him look as good all year.”