Kite rockets to Leger favouritism

Kite Wood breezed to the forefront of the St Leger market with an authoritative display to make all in the Group Three CGA Geoffrey Freer Stakes at Newbury.

Purchased as a Derby prospect by Godolphin at the end of last year, the son of Galileo is considered a much more relaxed individual nowadays and there was no sign of him sweating in the preliminaries – a trait that affected him in his Epsom bid.