Al Mubhir (GB)

Charlie Appleby has two strong hands to play in the upcoming 2000 Guineas and one of them, the European champion juvenile Native Trail (GB) (Oasis Dream (GB), enjoys a surprise if welcome prep in Wednesday's G3 bet365 Craven S. at Newmarket. It's the age-old question, can the one who was at the apex the previous year maintain his dominion after the winter sojourn? It is necessary to go back to the mid-nineties and the likes of Alhaarth (Ire) (Unfuwain) and Xaar (GB) (Zafonic) to recall reigning champions taking in this...

Frankel (GB) already had 18 TDN Rising Stars to boast of before Saturday and there was another to add to the list on Newmarket's Sun Chariot undercard with the William Haggas-trained newcomer Al Mubhir (GB) showing abundant promise in the seven-furlong MansionBet Beaten By A Head Maiden S. Sent off at 9-2, Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum's homebred first foal out of his G3 Darley S. winner Muffri'Ha (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}) was held up early worse than mid-division by William Buick racing on the wing. All hands and heels running down...