Native Leads Blues Cruise For Appleby

NATIVE TRAIL goes into his winter quarters as the 5-2 favourite for next year's QIPCO 2,000 Guineas after preserving his perfect record in Newmarket's Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes.

- David Yates

The victory capped a perfect day for trainer Charlie Appleby, who left the Rowley Mile with the first two in the Guineas betting - Coroebus ran away with the Group 3 Autumn Stakes - and a Derby hope, courtesy of Goldspur's Group 3 Zetland Stakes win.

The hat-trick also propelled Godolphin's trainer past Andrew Balding at the top of the trainers' table - he now has a lead in excess of £300,000 - as Appleby seeks to land the title for the first time.