# 2018 British Champions Series

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.

## Results

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

### 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.