Mahsoob out to book King George ticket

Mahsoob could earn himself a crack at the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot if he can keep his unbeaten record intact at Newmarket today.

The John Gosden-trained colt made it four from four with an authoritative victory in the Wolferton Handicap at last month’s Royal meeting and steps up in class and distance for the Group Two Princess Of Wales’s Arqana Racing Club Stakes on the opening day of the July Festival at Flat racing’s headquarters.

Owner Hamdan Al Maktoum’s racing manager, Angus Gold, remains keen on a tilt at King George glory on July 25, provided the four-year-old comes through his latest test.