Trueshan to test Group potential in Long Distance Cup
King takes bold route with improving stayer.
Alan King plans to pitch Trueshan into Pattern company for the first time in next month’s Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup at Ascot. The Barbury Castle trainer has earmarked the Group Two prize on October 17 as the next target for the progressive Planteur gelding. Having run a respectable race in defeat in the Ebor at York on his penultimate start, Trueshan bounced back to winning ways in a conditions race at Salisbury last time out.Trueshan defies a 7lb penalty to land the Persian Punch Conditions Stakes in powerful style under Martin Harley for trainer Alan King pic.twitter.com/y8nDFaIlN0
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King said: “All being well, the plan is to go to Ascot on Champions Day for the Long Distance Cup. “He came out of the race very well and he had an easy week or so before we start building him back up for Ascot. “He ran very well in the Ebor – and it was a good, solid performance at Salisbury to give everything bar Withhold seven pounds.”
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