Kyprios confirmed himself as the world's best stayer and took his career earnings to over €3 million as he won the Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup at Ascot this afternoon.
The six-year-old chestnut was ridden by regular partner Ryan Moore as the 8-11 favourite and came into the race off the back of a remarkable campaign in which he had won each of his six starts, including four successive Group Ones.Read More: Gordon Elliott targeting big prize money at American Grand National meeting
O’Brien said: “What can you say about him. Obviously the people around him, everyone who is around him have made it happen. There’s such a big team and they’ve all played a part. “If they want to go slow or fast, it doesn’t matter to him. Ryan rides him brilliantly, he knows him inside out.