SPEED FIGURES

Mike Francis says the King George winner has sped to the top of the rankings

Mike Francis
CLAN DES OBEAUX was a visually impressive winner of the King George on Boxing Day and that’s backed up by the clock with a speed figure of 151.
The Kempton showpiece burst a few bubbles with Cyrname confirming the view that he should stick to around 2m4f, while Lostintranslation ran a really poor race. He has something to prove now but he wouldn’t be the first horse to not handle Kempton before finding his best form at Cheltenham.
The Gold Cup is the only Festi...