Peslier heeds call-up to Harbinger

The French pilot received the call-up after champion jockey Ryan Moore decided to stay loyal to record-breaking Derby winner Workforce. Both are trained by Sir Michael Stoute, who saddled an unprecedented one-two-three in the famous race 12 months ago with Conduit, Tartan Bearer and the Peslier-ridden Ask.

Peslier has a good record at the Berkshire venue with big race wins on Goldikova, Vision D'Etat, Equiano and Ouija Board in recent years.

"I've had good success for Sir Michael Stoute in the past and I think this year we have a good chance too," said Peslier. "I think he is the best horse this year and he is doing very well. I rode him on Saturday morning and he is very well. He gave me a good feel. I think he can go either way in the race, he's an easy horse to ride. I think he's my best ever chance of winning the race. Last time he won very well at Ascot (in the Hardwicke Stakes) so he knows the track and I think he has a good chance."

Peslier has a good gauge on the form of the French challenger Daryakana, who has finished behind the Peslier-ridden Plumania twice this season.

"Daryakana will run very well. Last time at Saint-Cloud she finished very well in third. I won the race and Youmzain finished second but I think she was a bit unlucky as there wasn't much pace. I think Youmzain could run well because the race at Saint-Cloud was not run at a fast pace which he prefers. "Workforce is a very nice horse and he won well (at Epsom) but this is tough competition. The King George is a very good race, it's like the Arc de Triomphe, all the best horses run in it."

Meanwhile, Frankie Dettori displayed no signs of the illness which kept him off the track on Monday as the Italian fired in a 26-1 treble at Lingfield courtesy of Introvert, Rutterkin and Zigato.

The Italian missed Monday's meeting at Windsor and returned to the saddle without success at Yarmouth 24 hours later. Having ridden Campanologist to Group One glory in Germany on Saturday afternoon, he hit the target for the first time since as Introvert took division one of the Ashurst Wood Median Auction Maiden Stakes.

Mahmood Al Zarooni's 1-4 favourite had been turned over on his first two racecourse appearances, but was much more streetwise on this occasion and made all to brush aside 25-1 chance Tagansky.

Al Zarooni was also on the Group One trail over the weekend with Buzzword another to win in Germany.

Division two was not quite so straightforward, as Rutterkin (3-1) went from cruising to running on empty and found the line coming just in time to cling on by a short head from the fast-finishing Jacobs Son.

Zigato completed the Dettori hat-trick and also provided John Gosden with the second leg of a near 20-1 double with a neck success in division two of the Bet Tri-Nations Rugby - Betdaq Maiden Stakes.

The market indicated Kansai Spirit was the less fancied of Gosden's two runners in division one, but the 10-1 chance pulled over four lengths clear of stablemate Joseph Lister to provide the stable with a one-two. Sir Mark Prescott was on hand to saddle Mme De Stael (6-1) in the Bet World Matchplay Darts - Betdaq Handicap and was duly satisfied as the filly came four lengths clear under Jimmy Quinn.

"She has made me work a bit and has arrived at the start on three occasions without her jockey," explained Prescott.

"I brought her here on Saturday and she went around the track before and after racing. She had blinkers and a hood on today and I would have been out of ideas if they had not worked!"

Dvinsky registered his 16th career win on his 158th start as he defied top weight in the six-furlong Godstone Handicap.

The Ian Mongan-ridden 14-1 chance came with a late dash to sweep by the front-running Not My Choice, the nine-year-old passing the judge with three-quarters of a length in hand to provide trainer Paul Howling with his first win in 62 days.

Scottish Glen (12-1) broke his duck stepped out of maiden company as he flew late to take the five-furlong Hindleap Walk Handicap. Patrick Chamings' half-brother to Lush Lashes benefited from the fast and furious pace set by Island Legend and Pressed For Time to pick the pair off and deny 13-8 favourite Green Velvet by a head. Chamings said: "He had a smashed knee when he was younger so we gave him time. That was just his fourth run and it is lovely to see him win."