Celebrity star Love and Derby champion Adyar vie in a hearty renovation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Kipko Stakes, and the midsummer spotlight sparks intergenerational conflict — and this year’s Ascot renovation on Saturday is no exception, with the classic from last year put to the test. Love Aidan O’Brien dominated her rivals when she completed a classic double at 1000 Guineas and the Oaks last season, while a win at the Yorkshire Oaks should have tilted the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. Galileo eventually missed out on a trip to Paris – but after looking as good as ever when she made a successful comeback in the Prince of Wales Stakes at Royal Ascot last month, she is very much favored to provide her coach with a fifth success for King George O’Brien said: “We were glad we were able to give her a run in the Prince of Wales. She ended up running, but she’s very straightforward and very honest – and everything has gone well with her since then.” Very versatile – she had the speed to win the Guineas and seemed to have the Oaks ride very well. “For any flat horse, you’ll want a nice floor—and it’s a nice engine.” The Ballydoyle coach has a second string of his arc in the form of Broome, who has won four of his six starts this season and was last seen breaking his duck at the top level at the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud three weeks ago,” the coach told Sky Sports Racing. He runs very well all year round and runs a mile and a half.” He loves to run. In an ideal world, you’d like to have the lead, but it’s a horse that likes an even beat. We’d be glad if someone gave him the lead – if not he’d move with himself, I suppose. “He’s in great shape and looks like he’s come out of his last race really well.” Adayar was the least imaginative of three contestants with Charlie Appleby in last month’s first Classic, but he couldn’t have been more impressive in the hands of Adam Kirby. Paris since finishing third in the Epsom race – giving Apple hope Adayar becomes the first horse since Galileo 20 years ago to complete the derby double-King George. “It has not been done since Galileo,” he said, “so to take Adayar there is a great occasion.” What surprised us at Epsom was the role he showed in the middle of the road. He ran, because we hadn’t seen him before. We analyzed it after the race, and maybe Hurricane Lane wasn’t able to accelerate as well as Adayar did. “We’ve seen what St Mark’s Church has done to this generation in the eclipse in Sandown, and now the three-year-olds have moved to the adult section a mile and a half away.” I like to think it’s still developing. It’ll be interesting to see what the track keepers have to say on Saturday – but it looks great, and I’m sure if you didn’t know who he was, you wouldn’t be able to pick him as a three-year-old from among the older horses. “The other three-year-old in the six-man field in the Qipco British Champions Series is Martyn Meade’s Lone Eagle, who was turned down in the shadows by Hurricane Lane at the Irish Derby a month ago. With his contestant Frankie Dettori trying to add a number Recorded to seven victories for King George, hopes are high that Lone Eagle can inscribe his name on the illustrious honor roll. “All systems go, hopefully he can go one place better (than in the Irish derby),” Mead said. Anything we learned at Curragh, we’d have to put up with disappointment. “Outside, and we were about to hit the champagne at the furlong mark, so it was hard to take it.” A very lucrative start to 2021 – completing an international double in a major race with victories at the Saudi Cup and Dubai Shema Classic, and had to settle for a minor honor in the center The third on his return from a break at Coral Eclipse in Sandown for three weeks, said Hadi Gosden, who trains Mishrif jointly with his father John, before that, but is expected to strip him of the run for the sake of running: “It’s okay. Obviously a tough race – Most of the outstanding horses seem to be going there. “He came for a run at Sandown and he goes there in good enough shape.” He obviously ran in February and March, and it’s been a while since he’s kept them going all season, so we thought it was best To give him a break before summer.” The small but chosen field was completed by star stable David Menouisier Wonderful Tonight. After completing 2020 with a back-to-back win in the first set, the four-year-old proved to be as good as ever when he made a re-appearance for the Hardwicke Stakes at the Royal Meeting. Menouisier will monitor ground conditions before committing to a run this weekend. “There is a forecast for thunderstorms and a good chance of heavy rain,” he said. “That doesn’t mean Ascot will get them, but as long as a possibility remains, we owe it to the Foals to keep them in the race and take them to Ascot on Saturday, where we’ll sit and wait.” If that doesn’t happen, he said. It’s raining, we’ll go home and enjoy the drive. But it’s been great since Royal Ascot and it’s definitely ready for another round.” If not this weekend hopefully at Goodwood if the ground is right, at Lillie Langtry because we might get some good ground against the Foals. least a little.”
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