King George Demolition By Enable

Ascot’s match race failed to materialise on Saturday as Khalid Abdullah’s epoch-defining Enable (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) brushed aside the Ballydoyle duo with an ease rarely seen to make history as the first to win three renewals of the G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Qipco S. At her exuberant best with Frankie Dettori at pains to contain her from the outset, she sauntered around behind Sovereign (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and was several lengths off last year’s G1 Irish Derby hero in the back straight but her rider’s body language said it all. Allowing the Italian a lingering look around as she took control passing two out, the 4-9 favourite needed no encouragement to gallop to a 5 1/2-length success from the long-time leader, with Japan (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) a disappointing last of the trio.

Saturday, Ascot, Britain
KING GEORGE VI & QUEEN ELIZABETH QIPCO S.-G1, £400,000, Ascot, 7-25, 3yo/up, 11f 211yT, 2:28.92, g/f.
1–ENABLE (GB), 130, m, 6, by Nathaniel (Ire)
1st Dam: Concentric (GB) (SW & GSP-Fr, $117,776), by Sadler’s Wells
2nd Dam: Apogee (GB), by Shirley Heights (GB)
3rd Dam: Bourbon Girl, by Ile de Bourbon
O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd (GB); T-John Gosden; J-Lanfranco Dettori. £226,840. Lifetime Record: Hwt. 3yo-Eur at 11-14f, Hwt. Older Mare-Eur at 9.5-11f, 2x Hwt. Older Mare-Eur at 11-14f, Hwt. Older Horse-Eng & Fr at 11-14f, MG1SW-Fr, G1SW-Ire & GISW-US, 17-14-2-1, $14,020,645. *1/2 to Contribution (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB}), MGSP-Fr; and Entitle (GB) (Dansili {GB}), GSP-Eng. Werk Nick Rating: F. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Sovereign (Ire), 133, c, 4, Galileo (Ire)–Devoted To You (Ire), by Danehill Dancer (Ire). O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Barronstown Stud (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien. £86,000.
3–Japan (GB), 133, c, 4, Galileo (Ire)–Shastye (Ire), by Danehill. (1,300,000gns Ylg ’17 TATOCT). O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Masaaki Matsushima; B-Newsells Park Stud (GB); T-Aidan O’Brien. £43,040.
Margins: 5HF, 11. Odds: 0.44, 12.00, 2.50.
Scratched: Anthony Van Dyck (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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Al Kazeem’s Aspetar Turns On the Style At York

Runner-up in Sandown’s Listed Gala S. July 5, Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani’s Aspetar (Fr) (Al Kazeem {GB}) took a significant step forward to add Saturday’s G2 Sky Bet York S. to his success in last year’s G2 Grand Prix de Chantilly. Anchored in last early by Jason Watson, the 11-1 shot tanked into contention in the straight and after hitting the front 1 1/2 furlongs out asserted to beat Fox Chairman (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) by 1 1/2 lengths, with half a length back to Lord Glitters (Fr) (Whipper) in third.

Saturday, York, Britain
SKY BET YORK S.-G2, £55,000, York, 7-25, 3yo/up, 10f 56yT, 2:07.51, gd.
1–ASPETAR (FR), 132, g, 5, by Al Kazeem (GB)
1st Dam: Bella Qatara (Ire), by Dansili (GB)
2nd Dam: Alexandrova (Ire), by Sadler’s Wells
3rd Dam: Shouk (GB), by Shirley Heights (GB)
O/B-HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani (FR); T-Roger Charlton; J-Jason Watson. £31,191. Lifetime Record: G1SW-Ger & GSW-Fr, 13-5-2-2, $341,552. *1/2 to Qarasu (Ire) (Le Havre {Ire}), SP-Eng. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Fox Chairman (Ire), 132, c, 4, Kingman (GB)–Starfish (Ire), by Galileo (Ire). (450,000gns Ylg ’17 TATOCT). O-King Power Racing Co Ltd; B-Manister House Stud (IRE); T-Andrew Balding. £11,825.
3–Lord Glitters (Fr), 132, g, 7, Whipper–Lady Glitters (Fr), by Homme de Loi (Ire). (€25,000 Ylg ’14 AR14; €270,000 4yo ’17 ARJUN). O-Geoff & Sandra Turnbull; B-SCA Elevage de Tourgeville & Mme Hilary Erculiani (FR); T-David O’Meara. £5,918.
Margins: 1HF, HF, 2 3/4. Odds: 11.00, 8.00, 16.00.
Also Ran: Telecaster (GB), Regal Reality (GB), Elarqam (GB), King of Comedy (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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