Horse Power: Benvenuto Cellini to Win the King George at Ascot

Horse Power: Benvenuto Cellini to win the King George at Ascot

Aidan O'Brien's three-year-old can grab victory in the Group One feature in Berkshire while Red Spells Danger, Completely Random, Touleen, Glorious Game, Primo Lara, Emperor Spirit, Royal Champion, Lethal Nymph, Royal Champion, Cool Molly, Right And Exact, Tricky Tel, Ottoman and Rajapour can also be Saturday scorers

O'Brien compares Benvenuto Cellini to Galileo ahead of King George

Benvenuto Cellini is the 11-4 second favourite for the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot on Saturday, with trainer Aidan O'Brien drawing comparisons to his legendary grandfather Galileo

King George: Does Benvenuto Cellini have what it takes to win Ascot test as a three-year-old?

Trainer Aidan O'Brien has won the King George four times in his stellar career and hopes Irish Derby hero Benvenuto Cellini can mix it with the older horses at Ascot this Saturday.

King George For The Ages In Store, Calandagan Heads Field Of Nine

Nine contenders will head postward for Saturday's £2-million G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes after declarations for Britain's midsummer showpiece were confirmed Thursday morning Last year's first and second, Calandagan (Gleneagles) and Kalpana (Study Of Man), will be accompanied by 2024 hero Goliath (Adlerflug) in a renewal for the ages. Throw into the mix a Ballydoyle task force consisting of last year's G1 Derby hero Lambourn (Austr…