Investec Wealth and Investment Handicap AJMAN THE EPSOM KING

[twocol_one][dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Roger Varian-trained Ajman King showed just why punters had put their faith in him when running out the authoritative two and three quarter length winner of the £60,000 Investec Wealth and Investment Handicap. The 5/4 favourite, was always travelling sweetly for jockey Andrea Atzeni and, although the pair didn’t have the best passage through the race, Ajman King quickly put the race to bed when he found daylight. Varian was positively purring after the race but was not quite sure where the four-year-old would go next.

Trained by Roger Varian, the four-year-old son of Lope De Vega met trouble in running in the home straight, but quickened up smartly to score by two and three-quarter lengths in the 10-furlong contest. [/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last]Atzeni said: “Ajman King travelled well and whilst it was a rough race, I had plenty of horse underneath me and he ran on really well. The Andrew Balding-trained Brorocco finished second beaten two and three-quarter lengths by the 5/4 favourite Ajman King at odds of 10/1. Brorocco, a five-year-old by Shirocco owned by the Kingsclere Racing Club, was ridden by David Probert. Balding said: “It was a good effort and probably the ground is slowly than he ideally wants. But he’s performed with credit and was beaten by a very good horse. We’re pleased with the run.

Dark Red, trained by Ed Dunlop and ridden by Ryan Moore, took third place, a further two and a half lengths back, while the Hughie Morrison-trained Not So Sleep was fourth.[/twocol_one_last]