Hollie Doyle Blog: Gaining Insight into Derby Prospect Wareeth

This week, Sky Sports Racing ambassador Hollie Doyle will be competing at Newmarket's Craven meeting, with a notable ride on the promising Derby contender Wareeth in the Listed Feilden Stakes. On Wednesday, Wareeth, trained by Archie Watson, will take on the challenge in the Feilden Stakes, providing an opportunity to gauge his potential as a Derby horse. The additional furlong in the Feilden Stakes should suit Wareeth, a son of Sea The Stars, who has shown impressive form after winning his novice race over 1m at Newcastle by 14 lengths. Although Wareeth does not currently hold a Derby entry, his performance has been delightful since his racecourse debut. His progress will be further assessed after this second start. Isaac Newton, trained by Aidan O'Brien, boasts experience, having won his maiden at Goodwood and finished fourth in the Group 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud. With a Derby entry and an official rating of 106, Isaac Newton sets a high standard. Poseidon's Warrior, a Godolphin colt, also makes the leap from novice company after winning over this distance at Goodwood and is entered in the Classic. All three colts are set to compete in the traditional Derby trial, the Group 2 Dante at York next month. ZOULU CHIEF, a sprinter trained by Heather Main, is expected to deliver a strong performance in the Weatherbys With Venatour Racing Handicap on Wednesday. Following a busy winter on the All-Weather, ZOULU CHIEF has shown promising form, including a win at Wolverhampton and a good battle against Completely Random at Lingfield Park. As a five-year-old approaching his prime, he is a few pounds higher than his best winning performance at York in 2023 but appears to be a 90 horse. I have had the opportunity to ride work on Jane Chapple-Hyam's HARLEQUIN BREEZE and believe she is worthy of her place in the Group 3 Lanwades Stud Nell Gwyn Stakes on Wednesday. Despite likely long odds, this tough daughter of New Bay brings potentially smart 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 his ability on turf, receiving 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, Des Donovan's LADY FIZZ will gain experience in the Molson Coors British EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes, taking on fillies from powerful yards over 1m, which may be a minimum trip for her in due course. 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's a powerfully built colt who could prove 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 last month. I have high expectations for Hawk Mountain this year, and I will 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 favorite 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, he can establish himself as a genuine Pattern performer this season.