Sixth furlong on Native radar

John Best is confident last year’s Nunthorpe winner Kingsgate Native will be able to handle the step up to six furlongs.

Sun, 11 May, 2008 - 14:24

John Best is confident last year’s Nunthorpe winner Kingsgate Native will be able to handle the step up to six furlongs.

The colt proved something of a revelation in 2007, narrowly missing out on a debut win at Royal Ascot before going on to again lose out by a tiny margin in Group Three company.

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