Blast off for lightning Aussie
Scenic Blast blew away his rivals to give Australia a fourth win in the King’s Stand Stakes in five years at Royal Ascot.
Steven Arnold bided his time on Dan Morton’s five-year-old, who was drawn on the outside in stall 15.
Tucked in behind in the early stages as last year’s winner Equiano made the running, Scenic Blast showed a devastating turn of foot to put daylight between himself and his rivals.
Fleeting Spirit put in a strong bid but she had to settle for second place, beaten three-quarters of a length. Anglezarke was a further two and a three-quarters away in third.
The 11-4 favourite was adding this British leg of the Global Sprint Challenge to his success in the Lightning Stakes at Flemington.
