Smullen hoping Newbury weather favours Swallow

Pat Smullen and Thierry Gillet are hoping for different conditions for their prospective rides in Saturday’s King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes.

Thierry Gillet and Pat Smullen are hoping for different conditions for their prospective rides in Saturday’s King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes.

Gillet, who rides French hope Bago, would prefer for the ground at Newbury to be on the fast side while Smullen wants a bit more cut in the ground for last season’s Irish Derby winner Grey Swallow.