Choisir set for July Cup assault

AUSTRALIAN sprinting sensation Choisir will, after all, contest the Darley July Cup at Newmarket on Thursday week, it was revealed yesterday.

The Paul Perry-trained four-year-old proved a revelation at Royal Ascot when he won both the King’s Stand Stakes and the Golden Jubilee Stakes under Johnny Murtagh.

The jockey said afterwards that he would win everything in Europe if he stayed here for the big sprints but his participation in the Newmarket showpiece had been in some doubt as he had been expected to be sold.