The speed duel on the Sussex downs delivered a thrilling climax on Friday as Mick Appleby’s three-year-old Big Evs hurtled down the hill and then held the late charge of Asfoora by a short-head to take the King George Stakes, and tee up a rematch with the Australian trained runner-up in the Group One Nunthorpe Stakes at York later in August.
Three of the 10 runners in Friday’s Group Two had a top-level win to their name already and the pace was extreme from the off as Ponntos, a rare Czech trained runner in the UK, opened an early lead.
