Don’t write off weighty Trueshan

Fast ground decreed TRUESHAN (Newcastle, 3.30) was again denied a chance to strut his stuff at ascot, however the royal meeting’s loss is the North East’s gain today. Many punters will be put off his chance by the fact alan King’s classy six-yearold is saddled with what appears a welterweight this afternoon, while pointing to his sixth place in this race 12 months ago as a reason he can’t win. However, trueshan has proved himself a true Group One stayer since then and, with Hollie Doyle in the saddle, he still boasts compelling claims even with excess of 10 stones on his back. Doyle boasts form figures of 1112111 aboard her willing ally and King has sensibly made the decision to remain loyal to a jockey who could barely be in better form, rather than trying to take weight off trueshan’s back.