Kingsclere Racing's G3 Silver Cup winner Mount Atlas (Masar) had paid his dues in stakes marathons over the past two seasons and the Andrew Balding-trained homebred stepped forward to claim a career high, and a first Group 1 winner for his sire, in Saturday's G1 Qatar Racing British Champions Long Distance Cup at Ascot.Patiently ridden until turning for home in the two-mile contest, the 33-1 outsider made relentless headway into fourth approaching the final furlong and found plenty under a late drive to outlast Queenstown (Galileo) and G1 St Leger hero Highwayman (Persian King) by 3/4-of-a-length and the same. Pedigree NotesMount Atlas is the second of six foals and one of three winners out of a multiple-winning half to G1 Racing Post Trophy victor Elm Park (Phoenix Reach) and the dual Group-placed Brorocco (Shirocco).Hailing from the family of dual Group 1-winning sire Risk Me (Sharpo), the winner is half to a yearling filly by Study Of Man and a weanling filly by Ulysses. A HUGE result for @AndrewBalding2!MOUNT ATLAS strikes in the Qatar Racing British Champions Long Distance Cup… https://t.co/uB1e1jOV0T— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) October 17, 2026The post Mount Atlas Reaches Summit in Ascot’s Long Distance Cup appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.