Pallasator should be “spot on” as 23 remain entered for Long Distance Cup

23 top stayers remain entered for the QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup, spearheaded by Pallasator, who has finished third and fourth in the past two runnings.

Since then, last year’s Doncaster Cup winner, trained by Sir Mark Prescott, has been placed in the Qatar Goodwood Cup and the Weatherbys Hamilton Lonsdale Cup on his last two starts.

“Pallasator had a minor setback at home and so had to miss his defence of the Doncaster Cup, but he’s back in work and as long as nothing else happens between now and then he should be spot on,” says Qatar Racing Manager David Redvers.

“He seems versatile regards ground but, for a big horse, he’s not the bravest and doesn’t like to be surrounded. If there’s a big field we will need to be away from it because otherwise he slightly curls up.”

He could be joined in the £350,000 contest by Simple Verse, who sports the same silks, if she steps up in distance instead of defending her Fillies & Mares crown.

Other notable entries to stand their ground are the past two winners of the Gold Cup – Order Of St George and Trip To Paris – plus recent QIPCO British Champions Series winners Quest For More and Sheikhzayedroad, as well as Forgotten Rules (the 2014 winner) and Clever Cookie.

Full entries for the QIPCO Long Distance Cup:

Amour de Nuit (IRE)
Bondi Beach (IRE)
Burmese (GB)
Clever Cookie (GB)
Clondaw Warrior (IRE)
Forgotten Rules (IRE)
Gold Prince (IRE)
Ivan Grozny (FR)
Litigant (GB)
Nearly Caught (IRE)
Order of St George (IRE)
Pallasator (GB)
Quest For More (IRE)
Renneti (FR)
Sandro Botticelli (IRE)
Sheikhzayedroad (GB)
Sir Chauvelin (GB)
Suegioo (FR)
Trip To Paris (IRE)
Almela (IRE)
She Is No Lady (GB)
Simple Verse (IRE)
Winning Story (GB)