Champions Day first for Hollie Doyle as Trueshan powers to Long Distance Cup glory
Stradivarius well beaten at Ascot.
Hollie Doyle broke new ground in another remarkable season, as she became the first female rider to win a race on British Champions Day with a runaway success aboard Trueshan in the Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup. Just days after breaking her own record for the number of winners in a year, Doyle, 24, made history at Ascot in the two-mile Group Two with Alan King’s four-year-old, as hot favourite Stradivarius finished towards the rear of the field. Max Vega assured a solid pace from the start, with Fujaira Prince for company until the race hotted up when they turned for home. Fujaira Prince went on, but that was short-lived as Doyle produced Trueshan (11-1) to hit the front and storm away from the opposition, going on to score by seven and a half lengths. Search For A Song stayed on to take second spot, with Fujaira Prince half a length further back in third.Follow us on Twitter racing365dotcom and like our Facebook page.
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