Alamshar earns top marks from handicapper

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

Mon, 28 Jul, 2003 - 01:00
Anita Chambers

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.

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