{"id":296378,"date":"2025-07-27T17:09:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T17:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/296378\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T17:09:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T17:09:12","slug":"more-to-come-from-calandagan-but-drop-in-trip-for-juddmonte-international-may-not-suit-brilliant-king-george-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/296378\/","title":{"rendered":"More to come from Calandagan but drop in trip for Juddmonte International may not suit brilliant King George winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-testid=\"Text__0__GlideArticleBody\">Despite the absence of a representative from the three-year-old ranks, the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes attracted a select field of top-level winners and <a target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"Link__02__GlideArticleBody\" id=\"calandagan\" class=\"sc-b2c32ca0-0 dLKaTt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.racingpost.com\/profile\/horse\/5218337\/calandagan\/form\" rel=\"noopener\">Calandagan<\/a>, who scored by a length, can be rated right up with the ten-year standard for the contest with a Racing Post Rating of 127+.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__1__GlideArticleBody\">The form pick on his second to City Of Troy in last year&#8217;s Juddmonte International, his breakthrough Group 1 win in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud sailed close to that level, and given the way he ran down runner-up Kalpana on Saturday in a fast finish there could well be more to come now he&#8217;s in a winning groove.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__2__GlideArticleBody\">With Continuous not adopting expected pacemaking duties, the King George proved tactical as <a target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"Link__22__GlideArticleBody\" id=\"jan-brueghel\" class=\"sc-b2c32ca0-0 dLKaTt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.racingpost.com\/profile\/horse\/5147951\/jan-brueghel\/form\" rel=\"noopener\">Jan Brueghel<\/a>, who was half a length superior to Calandagan in the Coronation Cup, set a steady enough pace through halfway in first-time cheekpieces. 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