Formerly trained by Andre Fabre before being snapped up by Wathnan Racing and joining Hamad Al Jehani, the five-year-old has since been campaigned in Qatar, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and France, with his sole previous success in Britain coming on the all-weather at Newcastle.
Having finished a close third in a Group Three at Chantilly last time out, Make Me King was a 7-2 shot for this Listed assignment and after tracking the pacesetting pair of Prague and Point Lynas into the straight, he finished off strongly under Danny Tudhope to score by a length and a quarter.
The classy Make Me King strikes in our ÂŁ50,000 feature, the Listed @SkyBet Pomfret Stakes, for trainer Hamad Al Jehani, jockey Danny Tudhope and owners Wathnan Racing pic.twitter.com/45gtol0Qjy
â PontefractRacecourse (@ponteraces) July 27, 2025
âWe got a nice position early, they didnât go as quick as I thought they would and I gave my fellow a chance to travel smoothly and when I picked him up he showed a nice turn of foot,â Tudhope told Racing TV.
âI think I was in the right position at the right time and he got the job done. It was a great performance.â
Ciceroâs Gift made late gains in second, with Checkandchallenge coming from even further back to finish third after blowing the start.
Last yearâs winner Point Lynas, a 15-8 favourite to go back-to-back after an excellent second in Ascotâs Summer Mile a fortnight ago, weakened quickly to finish a disappointing last of six.
