James Doyle will take over within the saddle aboard Irish Derby runner-up Sunway within the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes at Ascot on Saturday, dwell on Sky Sports activities Racing.
A Group One winner in final season’s Criterium Worldwide, David Menuisier’s colt ran the perfect race of his three-year-old marketing campaign up to now when pushing Los Angeles shut on the Curragh final month.
Oisin Murphy, retained rider for part-owners Qatar Racing, has guided the son of Galiway on every of his eight profession begins up to now, however as he’s set to experience John and Thady Gosden’s Qatar-owned Center Earth on this weekend’s Group One function, Sunway can have a brand new accomplice.
“James Doyle is going to ride,” Menuisier confirmed.
“He won’t need any riding instructions – he knows his way around!”
Sunway is a 10-1 shot with William Hill, who on Tuesday morning trimmed the chances of Ralph Beckett’s top-class filly Bluestocking to 5-1 from 7-1. Auguste Rodin is the 5-4 favorite.
Menuisier acknowledges his star colt might want to elevate his sport if he’s to be aggressive when he takes on his elders for the primary time, however is blissful to roll the cube.
“He had a stretch of the legs this morning and seems A1 and in very good form. Fingers crossed, all being well between now and then, he’ll go to Ascot,” he added.
“The horse ran really well in Ireland and we know that if you’re a good three-year-old, getting 11lb in the King George is definitely a plus.
“The opposition is robust, however we really feel the horse is on the up and we really feel he may enhance with first rate floor as properly, so we must attempt actually and take it from there.”
