Trawlerman confirmed himself because the standout performer within the staying division within the Weatherbys Lonsdale Cup Stakes at York.
John and Thady Gosden’s seven-year-old gained the Ebor on the Knavesmire three years in the past and remained unbeaten on residence soil this season with a efficiency which will have been much less conclusive than his Gold Cup romp, however equally spectacular within the method by which he professionally repelled his rivals.
Unable to get his personal means on the entrance this time with Aidan O’Brien’s Shackleton alongside all through the vast majority of the early exchanges, William Buick pushed his mount alongside coming into the house straight and requested for him to showcase the stamina that’s his forte.
Not like at Royal Ascot when the 5/6 favorite left his rivals trailing, they had been queuing up in his slipstream this time round however Trawlerman confirmed his relentless endurance to gallop on to the road and lead residence a Clarehaven one-two, with well-backed stablemate Candy William a size and 1 / 4 adrift in second.
Trawlerman was made favorite for the Qipco Lengthy Distance Cup at Ascot on British Champions Day, along with his handler suggesting that may be his subsequent goal.
John Gosden stated: “The 2 of them have come away and they’re correct, correct staying horses.
“One is seven and the opposite is six, and they’re numerous enjoyable as a result of staying races are an vital a part of our programme, so it is pretty to see him come from the Gold Cup to win the Lonsdale.
“We will freshen him up now and all being well, he will run one more time this year at Ascot on Champions Day.
“The horses let you know should you take heed to them, should you power them, it by no means works. We’re delighted with them each and to see the standard of that, it is a lengthy straight right here and it was a correct previous battle between the pair of them.
“It will be Doncaster [for Sweet William] all being well.
“He is [Trawlerman] getting on, and you need to respect his age.
“They tell you how to train, the older they get, they get a little wiser than the trainer, so you listen to them and they tell you.”
Al Nayyir delighted coach Tom Clover in ending third, crushed a complete of five-and-a-half lengths
He stated: “He ran a beautiful race, they did not go overly onerous however he was in a position to decide up properly.
“I think now, with the age he is, he might just appreciate a little more cut in the ground but that said, we’ve given them a good race and we’re thrilled with our boy.
“He deserves to select up a Group race sooner or later and hopefully he can try this quickly.
“Doncaster might come a touch soon for him, we’ll have to see how he is, otherwise there’s the Listed Rose Bowl at Newmarket.”
