Hukum pips Westover in King George thriller

The disappointment of the race was dual Derby winner Auguste Rodin

Hukum (right) ridden by jockey Jim Crowley on their way to winning the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes during the QIPCO King George Day at Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire. Picture: Adam Davy/PA Wire 

Hukum edged out Westover in a pulsating renewal of the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes.

A field of 10 runners went to post for the Ascot's midsummer highlight and the mile-and-a-half contest was rightly billed as the race of the season so far.