Hollie Doyle's star horse and dual Group 1 winner Trueshan is poised to make an early comeback.
Alan King has next week's Listed Barry Hills Further Flight Stakes at Nottingham on the champion stayer's agenda. The six-year-old was steered to a Group 1 success in the Goodwood Cup by Doyle last season. The pair also combined when the top jockey became the first female in her profession to win on Champions Day at Ascot in 2020 – and followed up 12 months on. Trueshan also made a successful debut racing in France when he took the Prix du Cadran at Paris-Longchamp.
King is keen to send him back to the racecourse where he made his low key debut in 2018. Sixth of nine runners, he was ridden by Tom Marquand, who married Doyle last week. Trueshan then blossomed and is now ready to target the race the trainer claimed in 2011 with The Betchworth Kid.
