Al Kazeem (right): landed the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot

 PICTURE: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)

Al Kazeem 6-4 favourite for King George at Ascot

AL KAZEEM has been made 6-4 favourite for the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot on July 27, with St Nicholas Abbey next at 5-2. Cirrus Des Aigles, who was fifth on his comeback at Saint-Cloud on Sunday is 4-1.

Paddy Power are the only firm to have priced up the King George, with the Prince of Wales’s Stakes winner shortest to triumph in Berkshire next month over two furlongs further.

Ruler Of The World, Pastorius and Novellist, who beat Cirrus Des Aigles in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, come next at 6-1, with Ektihaam an 8-1 shot, The Fugue at 9-1 and it’s 10-1 or bigger the rest.

Paddy Power said: “Cirrus Des Aigles is ahead of Novellist in the market despite being comprehensively outpointed at Saint-Cloud. We’d expect the former to turn the form around at Ascot, but the world’s highest-rated thoroughbred will need to run to something like his mark to beat Al Kazeem and St Nicholas Abbey.”

There was also movement in the Arc market, with impressive Takarazuka Kinen winner Gold Ship cut to 16-1, although he is as short as 12-1 with William Hill and Coral, after beating Gentildonna in Japan.

Novellist was cut to a best-priced 20-1 with BetVictor for the Arc after his victory over Dunaden and Cirrus Des Aigles.

Paddy Power King George betting: 6-4 Al Kazeem, 5-2 St Nicholas Abbey, 4 Cirrus Des Aigles, 6 Novellist, Ruler Of The World, Pastorius, 8 Ektihaam, 9 The Fugue, 10 Libertarian, Mukhadram, 12 Dunaden.

NO. DRAW		HORSE	AGE	WGT	TRAINER RTF%	JOCKEY	OR	TS	RPR
	1-111	Al Kazeem38	5	9-7	Roger Charlton		119	122	131
	1-1142	Battle Of Marengo36	3	8-9	A P O´Brien		—	116	125
	511	Brass Ring70	3	8-9	John Gosden		87	82	101
	27-124	Camelot38	4	9-7	A P O´Brien		—	114	127
	1114-5	Chamonix56	4	9-7	A P O´Brien		—	114	119
	12d12-5	Cirrus Des Aigles34	7	9-7	Mme C Barande-Barbe		—	137	139
	5-4322	Dunaden34	7	9-7	M Delzangles		—	111	128
	02-31S	Ektihaam35	4	9-7	Roger Varian		115	101	128
	1702-4	Ernest Hemingway111	4	9-7	A P O´Brien		—	105	106
	1-1176	Hunter´s Light69	5	9-7	Saeed bin Suroor		117	86	124
	1816-6	Imperial Monarch119	4	9-7	A P O´Brien		116	69	117
	1412	Libertarian56	3	8-9	Mrs K Burke		117	101	125
	17-119	Magician39	3	8-9	A P O´Brien		122	111	131
	1-663	Mars39	3	8-9	A P O´Brien		—	100	128
	150-15	Mount Athos35	6	9-7	Luca Cumani		117	110	127
	425-12	Mukhadram38	4	9-7	William Haggas		111	121	130
	241-11	Novellist34	4	9-7	A Wohler		—	112	128
	314-10	Pastorius69	4	9-7	Mario Hofer		—	123	128
	37-330	Prince Bishop119	6	9-7	Saeed bin Suroor		112	96	111
	1-2389	Red Cadeaux38	7	9-7	Ed Dunlop		121	91	126
	111	Ruler Of The World56	3	8-9	A P O´Brien		—	106	128
	231-40	Saint Baudolino38	4	9-7	Saeed bin Suroor		115	89	126
	303-11	St Nicholas Abbey56	6	9-7	A P O´Brien		—	115	133
	2123-3	The Fugue38	4	9-4	John Gosden		116	115	128
	15-231	Trading Leather48	3	8-9	J S Bolger		111	113	122
	1/30-2	Triumphant82	4	9-7	A P O´Brien		—	44	109
	921113	Universal35	4	9-7	Mark Johnston		114	111	121
	457-10	Vadamar37	5	9-7	M Delzangles		—	96	118
	3-1113	Very Nice Name119	4	9-7	A De Mieulle		—	111	126

fonte: RacingPost