- Colt confirms status as 2,000 Guineas favourite
- William Buick closes on Oisin Murphy in Flat jockeys’ standings
Native Trail extended his unbeaten record to four races and confirmed his status as the winter favourite for the 2,000 Guineas with a convincing success in the Group One Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket, surging into the lead a furlong out and staying on strongly to beat Dubawi Legend by two lengths.
There was a euphoric yell of delight from William Buick, Native Trail’s rider, as Charlie Appleby’s colt crossed the line and he had been cut to about 7-2 for the Guineas by the time he had been pulled up.