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By Dominic King
Kyprios completed a remarkable comeback by beating Trawlerman
The 2022 winner missed the race last year with a life-threatening leg injury
He prevailed by a length under Ryan Moore for trainer Aidan O’Brien
Even by his own miraculous standards, this was different. Kyprios had just won his second Ascot Gold Cup at odds of 11-10 but, for Aidan O’Brien, a million-to-one shot had obliged.
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It was not the fact Kyprios had become only the third horse in 217 years to regain the most prestigious race of the Royal meeting, emulating the achievement of Anticipation (1816 and 1819) and Kayf Tara (1998 and 2000) with a relentless display of galloping that had O’Brien delving for superlatives.
No, the very fact this powerhouse was here in Berkshire was a feat O’Brien needed to be at his most colourful to explain. Winning a Group One over two-and-a-half miles was one thing, winning a fight for life was something altogether more profound.
‘Listen,’ O’Brien added. ‘At one stage it didn’t look like he was going to live, so that tells you.’
Kyprios, ridden by the peerless Ryan Moore, had become O’Brien’s eighth Ascot Gold Cup winner in 2022 but was denied the opportunity to defend his crown 12 months ago owing to an infection in his fetlock.
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It also helped that they had Moore on their side, a man who is riding at the peak of his powers. Many things in racing can be debated but not his title of best jockey in the world. Dettori in the with 81) and O’Brien’s admiration was evident.
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