According to the official result at Warwick, King Of The Story won the Warwick conditional handicap result at 9/1 on Tuesday afternoon. Ciaran O’Shea steered the gelding to victory for trainer Polly Gundry in the Class 5 steeple chase over 2m4f.
The five-length winning margin in the Warwick conditional handicap result proved the authority of the performance. King Of The Story travelled prominently, clipped fences at the 5th and 13th, and moved decisively ahead approaching the final obstacle, running out an easy winner in 4m 50.60s on the good to firm ground.
King Of The Story Emerges Clear In Conditional Jockeys Contest
Passengerontheship, sent off the 5/1 favourite, finished second, five lengths adrift. The runner-up improved into contention from two out but could not close on the winner. Culligran took third at 100/30, having blundered two out when within a length of the leaders before dropping away on the run-in.
Polly Gundry’s training approach with this once-raced novice delivered the dividend. The victory underlines the value in the Warwick conditional handicap result category, where class proves decisive — a theme explored in The Stamina Question: How To Approach Tuesday’s Warwick Steeple Chase Tips.
King Of The Story’s official rating of 74 and performance rating of 79 suggest room for improvement, with potential progression up the weights.
