The unexpected star of this Flat season has blossomed in his last two races, turning over Saturday’s potential rival Cracksman at the Royal meeting last monthSir Michael Stoute can set a new trainer’s record by landing Ascot’s King George on Saturday for the sixth time, thanks to Poet’s Word (3.40), the unexpected star of this Flat season. Beaten in his first four Group Ones, he has blossomed in his last two outings, turning over Cracksman in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes at the Royal meeting last month.He has already proved he can stay the extra quarter-mile of this race but the turn of foot he has shown at 10 furlongs could stand him in excellent stead, assuming the ground remains fast. While there are front-runners in opposition, a really strong gallop from the outset does not seem likely, which makes him more appealing than his stablemate Crystal Ocean, a stouter stayer. Continue reading…
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