Tartan has six appeal for Kinane

MICK Kinane believes Tartan Bearer has solid claims of providing him with a sixth success in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot today.

The 50-year-old jockey has a fantastic record in the historic contest, hitting the mark with Belmez (1990), King’s Theatre (1994), Montjeu (2000), Galileo (2001) and Azamour (2005).

This year he gets the leg-up on Sir Michael Stoute’s apparent second-string, with stable jockey Ryan Moore having sided with Conduit.