Trueshan returns to top form with classy Sandown strike
Alan King’s popular veteran scores for first time this season under Hollie Doyle.
Trueshan served notice that he can still be a force in major staying events by stamping his class on the Coral Marathon at Sandown. Alan King’s popular veteran has been a regular performer in all the top long-distance races over the past five years, winning a whole host of prestigious prizes – including a Goodwood Cup, a Doncaster Cup, two editions of the Prix du Cadran and three successive renewals of the Long Distance Cup. And while the eight-year-old was beaten on his first two starts of the current campaign and missed the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot for the fourth season running due to unsuitable ground, he made the most of an ease in class with an emphatic display in Esher under his regular pilot Hollie Doyle.Trueshan puts in an excellent staying performance in the Coral Marathon under a well executed ride by @HollieDoyle1 for the Alan King yard! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/n9hT79iok0
— Sandown Park (@Sandownpark) July 5, 2024
After travelling with his usual zest for much of the two-mile Listed contest, 11-8 favourite Trueshan moved to the lead halfway up the home straight and the result was never really in doubt thereafter, with Night Sparkle getting closest but still beaten comfortably by two lengths. Paddy Power reacted to the victory by cutting Trueshan’s Goodwood Cup odds to 14-1 from 25-1, but as usual, all future plans for King’s stable star will be ground and weather dependent. King said: “I was actually out for lunch with a few owners, including Mr (Andrew) Gemmell. We just got back home and watched it and I’m thrilled. “I hadn’t been disappointed with his two runs this year. He had to carry a penalty in the Sagaro Stakes and the Henry II and what a lot of people don’t seem to get is that a 7lb penalty for those two milers is a huge ask – I think it’s seven lengths over two miles.
Trueshan a popular winner of the @Coral Marathon for Alan King and jockey @HollieDoyle1 pic.twitter.com/2lhERSlteo
— Adam Morgan (@Adam_Morgs) July 5, 2024
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