Postponed purring ahead of bid to win King George for second time

Postponed - Aining to become the first horse this century to record back-to-back wins in the King George Vi & Queen Elizabeth StakesCredit: Mark Cranham

Postponed - Roger Varian

Varian postponed plans to work his King George hope until the long gallop on the Limekilns was available and Andrea Atzeni seized the best ground to cruise clear of Ajman Bridge over a mile. Ajman Bridge could yet be employed as a pacemaker at Ascot next weekend when Sheikh Mohammed Obaid's star goes for back-to back wins in the Group 1 feature, a sequence last achieved by Swain in 1997-8.

Intilaaq - Roger Varian

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David MilnesNewmarket correspondent

Published on 16 July 2016inNews

Last updated 13:35, 16 July 2016

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