Jim Crowley: “This trip is fine and Qaader should take all the beating”

She will need to take a step forward in this Listed contest. It looks fairly strong for the grade so if she can make that step forward she might have an each-way squeak.

Newmarket 14:25 – Al Aasy

Al Aasy is another smashing horse who I’m really looking forward to riding. Initially I was a little bit disappointed with his first run this year but the winner that day, Mishriff, has gone on to the win the French Derby, so it was obviously a decent race.

My fellow made no mistake next time out, bolting up by ten lengths. At one time we even thought of this horse as a potential Derby horse, so I’d hope he can take this step up to Group 3 class in his stride.

Newmarket 15.00 – Qaader

Another lovely ride for Sheikh Hamdan, Qaader made a quick reappearance after his Newbury debut victory to run a great race in the Coventry Stakes, finishing second.

He deserves to be favourite here. He will definitely stay further than six furlongs in time but for now this trip is fine and he should take all the beating.

Newmarket 15:35 – Golden Dragon

It’s my first time on Golden Dragon, who won a couple of races at Windsor last year, and was down the field on his return at the Royal meeting. But that run should bring him forward and at a big price he could well have an each way chance.

Newmarket 16:10 – Enbihaar

It’s very unusual for the boss to keep fillies in training beyond three years old but his decision to keep her in training at four paid off when she won three in a row.

Those wins included the Park Hill Stakes, before the very soft ground at Longchamp last autumn found her out, although she still ran a big race to finish third in a Group 1.

She’s now back as a five-year-old and our aim is to try to make her into a Group 1 winner, and this is a good place to start. She could have run in the Lancashire Oaks on Sunday – a race she won last year – but we were worried about the Haydock ground getting too soft, so the going here should be perfect.

She’s a proper mare, a real favourite of mine, and I’d hope she’d go close here.

Jim