Hollie Doyle's Blog: Gaining Valuable Insight into Derby Contender Wareeth

This week, I'm excited to be riding at Newmarket's Craven meeting, with a key mount on the promising Derby hopeful Wareeth in the Listed Feilden Stakes. On Wednesday, my standout ride, Wareeth, trained by Archie Watson, will take on the challenge in the Listed Feilden Stakes. The extra distance will suit the son of Sea The Stars, who is stepping up in class after a commanding 14-length victory in his novice race over 1m at Newcastle. Although he doesn't have a Derby entry, we've been impressed with Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum's colt since his debut. I had the opportunity to ride him last week and felt good, but we'll learn more after this second start. Aidan O'Brien's Isaac Newton has the edge of experience, having won his maiden at Goodwood and finishing 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 Poseidon's Warrior are making the leap from novice company, with the latter also entered in the Classic. All three colts are set to compete in the traditional Derby trial, the Group 2 Dante at York next month. I'm looking forward to riding 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 Completely Random at Lingfield Park. Now 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 odds, this tough daughter of New Bay brings potentially smart form into this Betfred 1000 Guineas trial. Harlequin Breeze is still a maiden after three starts but has improved with every run and impressed me with her determination over course and distance. IMPOSSIBLE MISSION needs to prove himself 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. Meanwhile, Des Donovan's LADY FIZZ will focus on gaining experience 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 in due course. On Thursday, I'll be 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 be 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. I have high expectations for Hawk Mountain this year, and 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 and can strengthen his own Derby claims. Another favorite of mine, Karl Burke's Boiling Point, 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.