Kyprios
who wins the award with a record single-season points total. A retained single pick for Cliff, this season's champ Neil also benefited from the selection which won a total of six races during our season (and one before it started at Navan.)
The first points-scoring run was on 17 May at Leopardstown in a Group 3 over 1m 6f when, as 1/12F. Ryan Moore brought the horse home by a cosy length from the other Aiden O'Brien runner Queenstown. Kyprios stepped up to Group 1 level at Ascot at the following month for the Gold Cup over 2m 4f. It was another length victory, from Trawlerman this time, under the same pilot, at 11/10F.
July's win came in the Group 1 Goodwood Cup at 8/13F. This time Moore and Kyprios had four lengths to spare over runner-up Sweet William. The Irish St Leger at the Curragh on 15 September was the next target. It was another comfortable win, this time by two and a quarter lengths at 2/5F, with Willie Mullins' classy hurdler Vauban filling the runner-up spot.
Three weeks later the assignment was the Prix Du Cadran at Longchamp. This time Kyprios started at 1/5F under Moore and readily took the prize with Alan King's Trueshan two lengths back. There was a quick reappearance a fortnight later for Champions Day at Ascot and the Group 2 Long Distance Cup. The horse kept on well to deny old rival Sweet William by two and a quarter lengths at 8/11F.
Kyprios becomes the first stayer to top the TRC World Ranking list and is set to stay in training in 2025. Cliff must be rubbing his hands!
The top three:
313.3 - Kyprios (32.2 + 79.2 + 53.24 + 52.8 + 52.4 + 43.46)
274.1 - Bluestocking (47 + 54.2 + 27.5 + 57.4 + 88)
245.34- Charyn (27.4 + 83.68 + 53.8 + 80.26)
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