Kingston Classic Wins at Ascot

"How about that for a good ride" were the first words that Pat Carbery said as he was still atop Kingston Classic as he returned to the winners circle after race 7 at Ascot on Saturday.

And quite rightly so too Pat! When the general pattern of racing suggested that it was better to be in the first 3 or 4 coming around the corner on the day, the faster pace in our race saw "The King" back around seventh or eighth early. However, true to his recent few starts where he's settled much better with the use of a Norton, (anti pulling) bit, and of course the true pace suiting him, Pat had him just where he was happy and then made his move approaching the corner. At the 250m it was obvious the race was all but over as Kingston Classic and Carbery surged to the lead, and although Oliver's Tale made a race of it, he was never really going to beat us.

Kingston Classic has had eight runs in for this prep now but trainer Alan Mathews says he's showing zero signs of wanting a break and assuming that he pulls up fine, we'll look for another run in a fortnight's time.

He's now taken his record to 32 starts for 5 wins, 5 seconds and 5 thirds for stakes around the $140,000 mark.