William just the job for King

A review of Thursday’s action from Brighton, where top jumps trainer Alan King saddled another winner on the level.

While Alan King is no stranger to tasting success in major National Hunt prizes, he is fast making a habit of landing feature races on the Flat and William Hunter provided him with another after obliging in the frost4cars.co.uk Brighton Challenge Cup Handicap.

Having gone close to winning the mile-and-a-half prize in 2014 with Laser Blazer, the Barbury Castle handler went one better as the 9/2 shot took a drop back in his stride to register a second success of the campaign.

Although finding a mile and three-quarters at Sandown last time out beyond him, there was no such problem regarding the trip this time round with the son of Mawatheeq powering home by a length and a quarter.

Dan Horsford, assistant trainer, said: “He has improved no end at home and with every race he has run.

“He didn’t quite get the mile and three-quarters at Sandown but this mile and a half looks his trip.

“There was a big question mark about him handling the track as he is a big horse, but he handled it, while he was in front plenty soon enough.

“Today was a big prize for him and I am sure the boss has got a smile on his face.”

Mark Brisbourne ended a 227-day search for a winner after Storm Lightning (16/1) got the better of a tight finish to the Celebrating 233yrs of Racing At Brighton Handicap.

Having saddled 63 consecutive losers the Nesscliffe trainer saw his barren run halted in the …

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