sport news Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Saturday, July 24

sport news Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Saturday, July 24
sport news Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Saturday, July 24

Was the dramatic surge that carried Adayar four-and-a-half lengths clear in last month’s Cazoo Derby confirmation that he’s the real deal or an illusion created by a brilliant tactical ride and the inadequacies of others?

We should find out in the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes at Ascot today.

History is both for and against the challenge of Godolphin’s colt, described as a ‘gentle giant’ by trainer Charlie Appleby.

The last Derby winner to land the King George in the same season was Galileo in 2001 and only three three-year-old colts have landed the race this century.

But dig deeper and coincidence punters will revel in the fact that the race has always been won by a three-year-old when the year ended in a one.

Supreme Court, in the inaugural 1951 running, Right Royal (1961) and Nathaniel (2011), plus an illustrious clutch of Derby winners alongside Galileo in Mill Reef (1971), Shergar (1981) and Generous (1991). The evidence of both the clock and the form at Epsom sell Adayar, who will be ridden by William Buick and receives an 11lb age allowance as a three-year-old.

Adam Kirby rode a brilliant race to defy a tricky draw and win in a good time. Behind Adayar in third was stablemate Hurricane Lane, who has

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