Alamshar earns top marks from handicapper

ALAMSHAR received a glowing assessment yesterday from senior British Horseracing Board handicapper Nigel Gray.

John Oxx’s colt streaked home from Sulamani and Kris Kin in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Ascot on Saturday, a performance Gray rates as one of the best of recent years.

“We had a really top-class field with 10 of the 12 horses rated 118 or more, and I felt Alamshar really stamped his authority on the race,” Gray said.