O’Donoghue all set for King George showdown

COLM O’Donoghue could not be happier with Cape Blanco ahead of Saturday’s King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot.

O’Donoghue all set for King George showdown
Fri, 23 Jul, 2010 - 01:00
Nick Robson

The midsummer highlight, sponsored by Betfair, looks like being one of the hottest renewals in years with record-breaking Derby winner Workforce and his stablemate Harbinger in the line-up.

But O’Donoghue, who is replacing the suspended Johnny Murtagh on the Irish Derby winner, is in high spirits ahead of the Group One.

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