Hollie Doyle's Blog: Gaining Insight into Derby Prospect Wareeth

Sky Sports Racing ambassador Hollie Doyle will be in action at the Craven meeting in Newmarket, with a notable ride on the promising Derby hopeful Wareeth in the Listed Feilden Stakes. This week, I have a thrilling ride on my boss Archie Watson's talented colt Wareeth, who will be competing in the Listed Feilden Stakes at the Craven Meeting in Newmarket. Wareeth, the son of Sea The Stars, will be stepping up in class after a commanding 14-length victory in his novice race over 1m at Newcastle last month. Although he doesn't have a Derby entry, we've been impressed with Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum's colt since his racecourse debut. I had the chance to sit on him last week and he felt good, but we'll know 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 fourth in the Group 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud in the autumn. He holds a Derby entry and boasts an official rating of 106. Like Wareeth, Godolphin's colt Poseidon's Warrior will be making the leap from novice company after winning over this distance at Goodwood and is 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'm expecting a strong performance from Heather Main's sprinter ZOULU CHIEF in the Weatherbys With Venatour Racing Handicap on Wednesday. He's been active on the All-Weather over the winter, winning at Wolverhampton and giving a good battle to subsequent Listed dead-heater Completely Random at Lingfield Park. As a five-year-old approaching his prime, he's a few pounds higher than his best winning performance at York in 2023 but appears to be every bit a 90 horse. I've had the opportunity to ride work on 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 odds, this tough daughter of New Bay brings some impressive form into this Betfred 1000 Guineas trial after getting 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 demonstrate that 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 when he was just too keen. 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. I'm looking forward to riding Marco Botti's Shergar Cup winner PRINCE OF INDIA in the Zyn Abernant Stakes on Thursday. 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. It looks like being a wide-open race, 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 have high expectations for 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 at Headquarter. 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 girth, can establish himself as a genuine Pattern performer this season. Hollie Doyle was speaking to Sky Sports Racing's Simon Mapletoft.