Dartmouth leads Ascot opposition to hotpot Postponed

Dartmouth (right) will bid to give Sir Michael Stoute a record sixth win in the King George

The Queen is set to have her first King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes runner since 1978 after her colt Dartmouth was supplemented into the Ascot field at a cost of £75,000 on Monday.

The colt was the only addition among the ten entries at the five-day stage after connections of Eclipse winner Hawkbill decided to wait for next month's Juddmonte International at York.

Dartmouth will be a rare runner in the contest for the Queen, a move that brings "a great dynamic to the race" according to her racing manager John Warren. The Roger Varian-trained Postponed is the 1-2 marketleader for the race, with Dartmouth installed as a best-priced 6-1 second favourite.

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David MilnesNewmarket correspondent

Published on 18 July 2016inNews

Last updated 12:15, 19 July 2016

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