Hollie Doyle's Blog: Gaining Insights on Derby Prospect Wareeth

This week, I'm excited to be riding at Newmarket's Craven meeting, where I'll be partnering with the promising Derby hopeful Wareeth in the Listed Feilden Stakes. On Wednesday, my standout ride will be Archie Watson's exciting colt Wareeth, who will be competing in the Listed Feilden Stakes. The extra distance is expected to suit the son of Sea The Stars, who is taking a significant step up in class after winning his novice race over 1m at Newcastle by an impressive 14 lengths last month. Although Wareeth doesn't currently hold a Derby entry, we've been delighted with his progress since his debut, and I had the opportunity to sit on him last week. However, we'll learn more about his potential after this second start. Aidan O'Brien's Isaac Newton has an edge in terms of experience, having won his maiden at Goodwood and finished a promising fourth in the Group 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud. He holds a Derby entry and boasts an official rating of 106. Both Wareeth and Godolphin's colt Poseidon's Warrior will be making the leap from novice company, with Poseidon's Warrior having won over this distance at Goodwood. Notably, all three colts are entered in the traditional Derby trial, the Group 2 Dante at York next month. I'm also looking forward to riding Heather Main's sprinter Zoulu Chief in the Weatherbys With Venatour Racing Handicap on Wednesday. Having run a lovely race at Newmarket in the autumn, I anticipate another strong performance from him. Approaching his prime as a five-year-old, he's a few pounds higher than his best winning performance at York in 2023 but appears to be a 90 horse. I've had the chance to ride Jane Chapple-Hyam's outsider Harlequin Breeze and believe she's worth her place in the Group 3 Lanwades Stud Nell Gwyn Stakes on Wednesday. Despite likely being an outsider, this tough daughter of New Bay brings some promising form into this Betfred 1000 Guineas trial, having gotten within a neck of William Haggas's well-regarded Zooming. Harlequin Breeze is still a maiden after three starts but has shown improvement with every run and impressed me with her determination over course and distance back in November. Impossible Mission needs to prove he's as effective on turf as he is on the All-Weather when he receives weight from all his rivals in the National Stud Handicap on Wednesday. John Butler's three-year-old made a winning handicap debut under Neil Callan at Wolverhampton in November and should have come on for his reappearance there last month. Meanwhile, it will be all about experience for Des Donovan's Lady Fizz in the Molson Coors British EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes. This debutant takes on fillies from some powerful yards over 1m, which may be a minimum trip for her in due course, being out of a 10f winning daughter of Golden Horn. On Thursday, I'm looking forward to riding Marco Botti's Shergar Cup winner Prince Of India in the Zyn Abernant Stakes. It'll be the first time I've ridden him on the track, but I liked him when I sat on him on the gallops last year. He's a powerfully built colt who could prove a force in stakes sprints this summer. The race appears wide-open, but this son of Wootton Bassett should be spot on after a creditable comeback in the Listed Lady Wulfruna Stakes at Wolverhampton last month. I'm expecting big things from Hawk Mountain this year, so I'll be disappointed if he doesn't make a winning return in the Group 3 Betway Craven Stakes at Newmarket on Thursday. Aidan O'Brien's son of Wootton Bassett is already a Group 1 winner after taking the Futurity Trophy at Doncaster last October and can strengthen his own Derby claims. Another favourite of mine is Karl Burke's Boiling Point, who returns to turf in the Group 3 Betway Earl Of Sefton Stakes on Wednesday. The Cambridgeshire winner probably needed the outing in a steadily run Winter Derby, but with that run under his belt, he can establish himself as a genuine Pattern performer this season.