Positive (GB)

'TDN Rising Star' Persian King (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) heads to Chantilly on Sunday for another of the European Pattern's main staging posts tackling more than a mile once more in the G1 Prix d'Ispahan. Tried over the 10 1/2-furlong trip of the G1 Prix du Jockey Club here last June, Godolphin and Ballymore Thoroughbred Ltd's imposing bay came up two lengths short when runner-up to Sottsass (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) but it will be a surprise if he is not suited by this unique nine-furlong contest. Proving he retained all his...

Clive Cox is bullish on his charges GSW & MG1SP Golden Horde (Ire) (Lethal Force {Ire}) and GSW Positive (GB) (Dutch Art {GB}) chances, while waiting for racing to resume this season. The pair did very little wrong last year, with G2 Richmond S. winner Golden Horde finishing third to Earthlight (Ire) (Shamardal) in the G1 Prix Morny before closing the gap on Andre Fabre's charge to a neck when second in the G1 Middle Park S. at Newmarket. Positive found only Pinatubo (Ire) (Shamardal) too good in the G2...