Well done! Ortensia came good in Britain at the third attempt with a classy display in the King George Stakes at Glorious Goodwood under William Buick. Sent off the 6/1 joint-favorite dropping down to Grp Two level, the seven-year-old was towards the rear early on before being unleashed down the centre. Once she found top gear, she soon dashed to the lead and passed the post a ready winner by a length and a quarter. Trainer Paul Messara tweeted from Australia: "Ortensia will now contest the
Well done! Ortensia came good in Britain at the third attempt with a classy display in the King George Stakes at Glorious Goodwood under William Buick. Sent off the 6/1 joint-favorite dropping down to Grp Two level, the seven-year-old was towards the rear early on before being unleashed down the centre. Once she found top gear, she soon dashed to the lead and passed the post a ready winner by a length and a quarter. Trainer Paul Messara tweeted from Australia: "Ortensia will now contest the Nunthorpe at York (August 24). Can't wait!" The winner was being supervised by Newmarket trainer Toby Coles, who said: "To be fair I've not had to do much with her, I've just been overseeing things. The Royal Ascot run was a bit confusing but she ran a great race at Newmarket on ground she had never seen before." Buick said: "She was head and shoulders above the rest of them. I wanted to be just sitting behind the leaders. I don't think she'd ever been downhill before and Paul said that I shouldn't ask her to do anything she didn't want to do...I think she'd be better over six furlongs but York (Nunthorpe) would be fine for her. Obviously she'll be going back to Australia soon, but I'd like it if she stayed."