2018 British Champions Series
SportHorse racing
Duration5 May – 20 October 2018
Horse
Series ChampionCracksman
Rating130[1]
Jockey
Series ChampionFrankie Dettori
Win / 2nd / 3rd7 / 4 / 4
Trainer
Series ChampionJohn Gosden
Win / 2nd / 3rd11 / 4 / 4
Seasons
← 2017

The 2018 British Champions Series, sponsored by QIPCO, was the eighth edition of the horse racing series comprising 35 of the UK's top flat races. The series began with the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket on 5 May, and ended with British Champions Day at Ascot on 20 October.[2][3]

Results

The series was split into five categories: Sprint, Mile, Middle Distance, Long Distance and Fillies & Mares. Each category included seven races.[4][5]

Sprint

Race Date Distance Course 1st 2nd 3rd
King's Stand Stakes 19 June 5 furlongs Ascot Blue Point
William Buick – Charlie Appleby 		Battaash
Jim Crowley – Charles Hills 		Mabs Cross
Paul Mulrennan – Michael Dods
Commonwealth Cup 22 June 6 furlongs Ascot Eqtidaar
Jim Crowley – Michael Stoute 		Sands Of Mali
Paul Hanagan – Richard Fahey 		Emblazoned
Frankie Dettori – John Gosden
Diamond Jubilee Stakes 23 June 6 furlongs Ascot Merchant Navy
Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien 		City Light
Christophe Soumillon – Stéphane Wattel 		Bound For Nowhere
Joel Rosario – Wesley Ward
July Cup 14 July 6 furlongs Newmarket U S Navy Flag
Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien 		Brando
Tom Eaves – Kevin Ryan 		Fleet Review
Wayne Lordan – Aidan O'Brien
Nunthorpe Stakes 24 August 5 furlongs York Alpha Delphini
Graham Lee – Bryan Smart 		Mabs Cross
Tom Eaves – Michael Dods 		Blue Point
William Buick – Charlie Appleby
Sprint Cup 8 September 6 furlongs Haydock The Tin Man
Oisin Murphy – James Fanshawe 		Brando
Tom Eaves – Kevin Ryan 		Gustav Klimt
Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien
British Champions
Sprint Stakes 		20 October 6 furlongs Ascot Sands Of Mali
Paul Hanagan – Richard Fahey 		Harry Angel
Adam Kirby – Clive Cox 		Donjuan Triumphant
James Doyle – Andrew Balding

Mile

Race Date Distance Course 1st 2nd 3rd
2,000 Guineas 5 May 1 mile Newmarket Saxon Warrior
Donnacha O'Brien – Aidan O'Brien 		Tip Two Win
David Probert – Roger Teal 		Masar
William Buick – Charlie Appleby
Lockinge Stakes 19 May 1 mile Newbury Rhododendron
Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien 		Lightning Spear
Oisin Murphy – David Simcock 		Lancaster Bomber
Seamie Heffernan – Aidan O'Brien
Queen Anne Stakes 19 June 1 mile Ascot Accidental Agent
Charles Bishop – Eve Johnson Houghton 		Lord Glitters
Jamie Spencer – David O'Meara 		Lightning Spear
Oisin Murphy – David Simcock
St James's Palace Stakes 19 June 1 mile Ascot Without Parole
Frankie Dettori – John Gosden 		Gustav Klimt
Donnacha O'Brien – Aidan O'Brien 		Wootton
Mickael Barzalona – Henri-Alex Pantall
Sussex Stakes 1 August 1 mile Goodwood Lightning Spear
Oisin Murphy – David Simcock 		Expert Eye
James Doyle – Michael Stoute 		Lord Glitters
Daniel Tudhope – David O'Meara
Sun Chariot Stakes 6 October 1 mile Newmarket Laurens
Daniel Tudhope – Karl Burke 		Happily
Donnacha O'Brien – Aidan O'Brien 		Altyn Orda
Silvestre de Sousa – Roger Varian
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes 20 October 1 mile Ascot Roaring Lion
Oisin Murphy – John Gosden 		I Can Fly
Donnacha O'Brien – Aidan O'Brien 		Century Dream
William Buick – Simon Crisford

Middle Distance

Race Date Distance Course 1st 2nd 3rd
Coronation Cup 1 June 1 mile 4 furlongs Epsom Cracksman
Frankie Dettori – John Gosden 		Salouen
Silvestre de Sousa – Sylvester Kirk 		Windstoss
Adrie de Vries – Markus Klug
Epsom Derby 2 June 1 mile 4 furlongs Epsom Masar
William Buick – Charlie Appleby 		Dee Ex Bee
Silvestre de Sousa – Mark Johnston 		Roaring Lion
Oisin Murphy – John Gosden
Prince of Wales's Stakes 20 June 1 mile 2 furlongs Ascot Poet's Word
James Doyle – Michael Stoute 		Cracksman
Frankie Dettori – John Gosden 		Hawkbill
William Buick – Charlie Appleby
Eclipse Stakes 7 July 1 mile 2 furlongs Sandown Roaring Lion
Oisin Murphy – John Gosden 		Saxon Warrior
Donnacha O'Brien – Aidan O'Brien 		Cliffs Of Moher
Seamie Heffernan – Aidan O'Brien
King George VI &
Queen Elizabeth Stakes 		28 July 1 mile 4 furlongs Ascot Poet's Word
James Doyle – Michael Stoute 		Crystal Ocean
William Buick – Michael Stoute 		Coronet
Olivier Peslier – John Gosden
International Stakes 22 August 1 mile 2+1⁄2 furlongs York Roaring Lion
Oisin Murphy – John Gosden 		Poet's Word
James Doyle – Michael Stoute 		Thundering Blue
Fran Berry - David Menuisier
Champion Stakes 20 October 1 mile 2 furlongs Ascot Cracksman
Frankie Dettori – John Gosden 		Crystal Ocean
William Buick – Michael Stoute 		Subway Dancer
Radek Koplík – Zdeno Koplík

Long Distance

Race Date Distance Course 1st 2nd 3rd
Yorkshire Cup 18 May 1 mile 6 furlongs York Stradivarius
Frankie Dettori – John Gosden 		Desert Skyline
Silvestre de Sousa – David Elsworth 		Call To Mind
William Buick – William Haggas
Ascot Gold Cup 21 June 2 miles 4 furlongs Ascot Stradivarius
Frankie Dettori – John Gosden 		Vazirabad
Christophe Soumillon – Alain de Royer-Dupré 		Torcedor
Colm O'Donoghue – Jessica Harrington
Goodwood Cup 31 July 2 miles Goodwood Stradivarius
Andrea Atzeni – John Gosden 		Torcedor
Colm O'Donoghue – Jessica Harrington 		Idaho
Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien
Lonsdale Cup 24 August 2 miles 1⁄2 furlong York Stradivarius
Frankie Dettori – John Gosden 		Count Octave
Oisin Murphy – Andrew Balding 		Idaho
Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien
Doncaster Cup 14 September 2 miles 2 furlongs Doncaster Thomas Hobson
Ryan Moore – Willie Mullins 		Max Dynamite
Andrea Atzeni - Willie Mullins 		Sheikhzayedroad
Martin Harley - David Simcock
St Leger Stakes 15 September 1 mile 6+1⁄2 furlongs Doncaster Kew Gardens
Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien 		Lah Ti Dar
Frankie Dettori – John Gosden 		Southern France
Seamie Heffernan – Aidan O'Brien
British Champions
Long Distance Cup 		20 October 2 miles Ascot Stradivarius
Frankie Dettori – John Gosden 		Thomas Hobson
Oisin Murphy – Willie Mullins 		Sir Erec
Donnacha O'Brien – Aidan O'Brien

Fillies & Mares

Race Date Distance Course 1st 2nd 3rd
1,000 Guineas 6 May 1 mile Newmarket Billesdon Brook
Sean Levey – Richard Hannon 		Laurens
P. J. McDonald – Karl Burke 		Happily
Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien
Epsom Oaks 1 June 1 mile 4 furlongs Epsom Forever Together
Donnacha O'Brien – Aidan O'Brien 		Wild Illusion
William Buick – Charlie Appleby 		Bye Bye Baby
Wayne Lordan – Aidan O'Brien
Coronation Stakes 22 June 1 mile Ascot Alpha Centauri
Colm O'Donoghue – Jessica Harrington 		Threading
William Buick – Mark Johnston 		Veracious
Frankie Dettori – Michael Stoute
Falmouth Stakes 13 July 1 mile Newmarket Alpha Centauri
Colm O'Donoghue – Jessica Harrington 		Altyn Orda
Frankie Dettori – Roger Varian 		Clemmie
Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien
Nassau Stakes 2 August 1 mile 2 furlongs Goodwood Wild Illusion
William Buick – Charlie Appleby 		Urban Fox
Daniel Tudhope – William Haggas 		Veracious
Frankie Dettori – Michael Stoute
Yorkshire Oaks 23 August 1 mile 4 furlongs York Sea Of Class
James Doyle – William Haggas 		Coronet
Frankie Dettori – John Gosden 		Eziyra
William Buick – Dermot Weld
British Champions
Fillies & Mares Stakes 		20 October 1 mile 4 furlongs Ascot Magical
Ryan Moore – Aidan O'Brien 		Coronet
Olivier Peslier – John Gosden 		Lah Ti Dar
Frankie Dettori – John Gosden

Standings

Horses were ranked according to their official BHA performance ratings in British Champions Series races during the season. Jockeys and trainers were ranked according to the number of wins, second places and third places they achieved during the series.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Champions Series Stars To Stud: Cracksman". British Champions Series. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  2. ^ "QIPCO British Champions Series / Introduction". British Champions Series. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. ^ "QIPCO British Champions Series set to launch on Saturday". British Champions Series. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Five Champions Series showdowns to savour in 2018". British Champions Series. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  5. ^ a b "British Champions Series / Results Archive 2018". British Champions Series. Retrieved 31 December 2018.

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