Sky Sports Racing ambassador Hollie Doyle is set to compete at Newmarket's Craven meeting, with a notable ride on Derby prospect Wareeth in the Listed Feilden Stakes. This week, I will be riding my boss Archie Watson's exciting colt Wareeth, who stands out as a highlight of the Craven Meeting at Newmarket, in the Listed Feilden Stakes. The additional furlong will 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. Although he does not have a Derby entry, we have been delighted with Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum's colt since his debut.
I had the opportunity to sit on him last week and he felt good, but we will know more after his second start. Aidan O'Brien's Isaac Newton has an edge in terms of experience, having won his maiden at Goodwood and finished fourth in the Group 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud in the autumn. He holds a Derby entry and has an official rating of 106, setting the standard. Both Wareeth and Godolphin's colt Poseidon's Warrior are making the leap from novice company, with Poseidon's Warrior also entered in the Classic.
Notably, all three colts are entered in the traditional Derby trial, the Group 2 Dante at York next month. I also have a ride on Heather Main's sprinter ZOULU CHIEF in the Weatherbys With Venatour Racing Handicap on Wednesday. He ran a great race for me at Newmarket in the autumn, and I expect another strong performance.
Having been busy on the All-Weather over the winter, winning at Wolverhampton and giving a good battle to Completely Random at Lingfield Park, he is approaching his prime as a five-year-old. I have ridden work on Jane Chapple-Hyam's outsider HARLEQUIN BREEZE and believe she is 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. Harlequin Breeze is still a maiden after three starts but has improved with each run and impressed me with her determination over course and distance.
IMPOSSIBLE MISSION needs to demonstrate that he is as good 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. 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 powerful yards over 1m, which may be a minimum trip for her. I am looking forward to riding Marco Botti's Shergar Cup winner PRINCE OF INDIA in the Zyn Abernant Stakes on Thursday. It will be the first time I have ridden him on the track, but I liked him when I sat on him on the gallops last year.
He is a powerfully built colt who could be a force in stakes sprints this summer. The race appears to be wide-open, but this son of Wootton Bassett should be spot on after a creditable comeback in the Listed Lady Wulfruna Stakes at Wolverhampton. I have high expectations for Hawk Mountain this year, and I will be disappointed if he does not 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.