'He goes there a fresh horse' - Gosdens confident of bold show from Trawlerman in Kyprios showdown
William Buick enjoyed some match practice on Trawlerman on the Newmarket gallops on Wednesday as he looks to get off to a flyer in the opening race on British Champions Day at Ascot on Saturday.
The John and Thady Gosden-trained six-year-old is 3-1 second favourite to repeat his defeat of Kyprios in the Group 2 Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup a year ago when he kicked off a memorable farewell double for Frankie Dettori.
Trawlerman will be having just his third outing of 2024 and was last seen finishing second to Kyprios in the Ascot Gold Cup in June.
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