Big Evs holds on for King George win at Goodwood

Big Evs just held off a late challenge from Asfoora to exact revenge in King George Qatar Stakes at Goodwood.

Australian raider Asfoora had bolted up to win the King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot, with the Mick Appleby-trained Big Evs back in third – but it was a different outcome on the Sussex Downs.

Winner of the Molecomb here 12 months ago, Big Evs led early as they burst clear of the stalls for the Group Two feature, although it was the Czech runner Ponntos that took it up.

As they approached the final furlong Big Evs rose to the challenge for Tom Marquand, with Asfoora well off the pace and seemingly out of it, before being shaken up by Oisin Murphy and finishing like a train on the outside.

Big Evs had done enough, though, holding on to secure victory by a short head as the 13-8 favourite. The highly-consistent Believing ran on well to take third.

Big Evs gets back to winning ways in the King George Qatar Stakes, driven all the way by @TomMarquand to repel the challenge of Asfoora