Westover heads six contenders for King George

Emily Upjohn and last year's runner-up Mishriff also heading to Ascot
Westover heads six contenders for King George

Colin Keane on Westover wins The Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (Group 1) last month. Picture: Morgan Treacy/Inpho

Mon, 18 Jul, 2022 - 16:32

Westover will face a maximum of five rivals in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.

A luckless third in the Derby at Epsom, Ralph Beckett's star colt gained compensation when routing his rivals in the Irish Derby at the Curragh earlier this month.

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