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Stoute saddled half the six-runner field in the quest for his fifth King George and, as expected, Confront assumed his pace-setting duties.

Cape Blanco and Workforce, first andsecond in the Totesport Dante Stakes earlier in the season, travelled side-by-side, three lengths off the pace, with Harbinger tracking in behind and Daryakana and Youmzain in arrears.

The order barely changed as the runners swung for home, but as push came to shove for the front trio, Peslier had barely moved a muscle on Harbinger, who was cruising into contention in striking fashion.As soon as Peslier let Harbinger go three furlongs from home, the contest was over in the blink of an eye and the gap back to the rest of the field increased all the way to the line.Peslier, third on the Stoute-trained Ask in this race last year, said: “You feel like you’ve won at the one furlong marker. The horse is the king today! I know he is good, but he was so well today. He travelled so well.”

Stoute added: “He just cantered and travelled so well. He was a decent three-year-old. He was very impressive in winning the Gorden, had a blip in the Voltigeur but bounced back in the John Porter.”And, with a knowing smile on his face, he admitted: “The Arc will be considered.”Aidan O’Brien, trainer of

Mick Channon, trainer of third-placed Youmzain, said: “He has run his race again and we’re delighted. On that ground he has run a cracker and we’ll probably go straight to the Arc now.“The winner was very impressive - no crystal ball could see that coming.”

Daryakana’s trainer Alain de Royer-Dupre said: “She ran a good race. There are no excuses.” 

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