WEST WIND BLOWS is fancied to breeze to victory in the Group 2 Jockey Club Stakes (3.35) at Newmarket.
Although he lost his unbeaten record when ninth to Desert Crown in the Derby last June, the son of Teofilo, trained in tandem by Simon and Ed Crisford, went on to score at Group 3 level at Longchamp in September.
Jamie Spencer’s mount still has more to offer on the eighth outing of his career and, with a record that suggests he will be ready to fire on his first outing of the campaign, gets the nod to lift this prize before a return to the top level.
The Group 2 bet365 Mile, salvaged from Sandown Park a week ago, is the perfect opportunity for NATIVE TRAIL to make a winning comeback after a Classic campaign in 2022 that included a second in the 2,000 Guineas and a triumph in the Irish equivalent.
Stablemate VICTORY DANCE is the choice to initiate a Charlie Appleby double in the opening Listed Newmarket Stakes (1.15).
The Godolphin trainer saddles favourite Majestic Pride for the Listed King Charles II Stakes (2.25) but preference is for ICONIC MOMENT.
There is no standout candidate among the eight runners for the Nyetimber Handicap (3.00), but a fall in the weights and the re-application of a visor make DARKNESS of definite interest.
NEWSBOY TIPS
NEWMARKET
1.15 VICTORY DANCE
1.50 NATIVE TRAIL
2.25 ICONIC MOMENT
3.00 DARKNESS (NB)
3.35 WEST WIND BLOWS (NAP)
4.10 FLY PASS
4.45 INFINITE COSMOS
5.20 AZANO
GOODWOOD
1.30 DUBAI HILLS
2.05 TIME LOCK
2.35 DREAM COMPOSER
3.10 SPANISH STAR
3.45 KOLSAI
4.20 LUNARSCAPE
4.55 JUSTUS
MUSSELBURGH
1.40 VICTORY FLAGSHIP
3.15 CODE PURPLE
2.45 THERMOSCOPE
3.20 PRIMO’S COMET
3.50 LEDNIKOV
4.25 PURPLE MARTINI
5.00 FANZONE
CHELTENHAM
4.50 FIER JAGUEN
5.25 ALL IS TRUE
6.00 MORATORIUM
6.35 PREMIER MAGIC
7.10 SINE NOMINE
7.45 LAW OF GOLD
8.17 NOT THAT FUISSE
NEWCASTLE
5.35 IDEAL DREAM
6.10 FLYING CIRCUS
6.45 PAGE THREE
7.20 ALL THE KING’S MEN
7.55 NORTHERN SPIRIT
8.25 BOARHUNT
9.00 LATIN FIVE
DOUBLE: WEST WIND BLOWS and DARKNESS
