King George: Westover, Emily Upjohn and Mishriff among super six at Ascot live on Sky Sports Racing | Racing news

Westover, Emily Upjohn and Mishriff all took a stance for the intriguing innovation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes at Ascot on Saturday, live on Sky Sports Racing.

Ralph Beckett trained Westover was a favorite for the mid-summer highlight following his demolition work in the Irish Derby last month, but it’s unlikely things will go his own way under Colin Keane, with John and Thady Gosden fire a formidable two-pronged attack.

Emily Upjohn was due to the competition in Irish Oaks last weekend after her narrow loss to Oaks in Epsom, but commuting problems caused her to miss her trip to Curragh.

As a result, Frankie Dettori’s mount joins her illustrious stablemate Mishriffwho came in second behind Adayar in last year’s King George and proved he’s as good as ever when he was confronted by Vadeni during the Eclipse three weeks ago.

James Doyle teamed up with Mishriff for the first time, replacing Prince Faisal’s former helm, David Egan.

German Raider Torquator Tassoa shock winner of last year’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, adding international spice to the field of six strong.

Aidan O’Brien, who previously won gold in the one-and-a-half mile race with Galileo (2001), Dylan Thomas (2007), Duke Of Marmalade (2008) and Highland Reel (2016), this year is based on Broomewho won Hardwicke Stakes over both course and distance in his latest appearance.

Ride a Pylediver that puts ‘fire in the stomach’ of McDonald’s

Small but selective pitch completed by star stable of William Muir and Chris Grassick Pyledriverwho found Hukum too strong when defending his crown in the Epsom Cup last month.

With his regular driver Martin Dwyer sidelined through injury, and Dettori, who has been in the table the last two times, unavailable, PJ McDonald will take over.

McDonald told Sky Sports Racing: “I’m really excited when I get the call. I’m always hopeful because I’ve won against him before and my agent has been involved for a while. My agent does. job for Martin [Dwyer] also, we’ve got some insider info on what’s going on!

“I cycle a lot for Willie [Muir] Anyhow the fingers are over, we can roll on Saturday.

“He’s got his chance too so I’m looking forward to getting back on the board.

“I spoke with Martin briefly but we will have a nice chat as we see the final table and the draw. We will cover all angles. The camp is very comfortable. “

McDonald’s career took off to new heights between 2017 and 2019, surpassing 100 three times in a row and hitting four Group One successes on Karl Burke’s Laurens.

Things have since slowed down somewhat as the 40-year-old won just two Listing awards last season.

“I spent the early years of my career not really riding too many Group horses,” says McDonald. “In later years I’m lucky to have Laurens, the Invincible Army, and Clever Cookie and you’ll get a taste of it. You’ll miss out by not riding them. It’s a huge hit when Be part of the big days.

“There will be a lot of people queuing to ride him, so that’s a confidence boost for me.

“I find myself in a special position to ride a horse as good as this, they are a different breed to what we ride every day. That’s what it’s all about and it sets that fire ablaze. in the belly.”