Comedy can have last laugh

KING OF COMEDY should leave punters smiling in the Juddmonte International (3.35) at York today.

Crystal Ocean heads the market for the 10-furlong Group 1 as the Welcome To Yorkshire Ebor Festival gets underway.

But Frankie Dettori’s (above) mount King Of Comedy, who has yet to compete beyond a mile, is the coming force.

After landing a novice stakes at Yarmouth in April, the John Gosdentrained son of Kingman followed up in Listed grade when capturing the Heron Stakes at Sandown the following month. King Of Comedy was denied a hat-trick when stepping up to the top-level St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot, going under by a neck to Circus Maximus.

My selection was in front a couple of strides after the winning post, and is fancied to gain his revenge now that he tackles 10 furlong for the first time.

Gosden and Dettori combine with Logician in the Sky Bet Great Voltigeur Stakes (3.00), but CONSTANTINOPLE, meeting Goodwood conqueror Nayef Road on 3lb revised terms, is the pick.

Go with PERSUASION in the Tattersals Acomb Stakes (2.25), while JUST ANOTHER BOTTLE can land the opening Sky Bet And Symphony Handicap (1.50).