Jockey claims her seventh Group One win at Newmarket while Azure Blue looks the best choice for July Cup glory
Hollie Doyle was not entirely sure what her career total of Group One wins had just increased to after her easy success on Nashwa, a 4-1 chance, in the Falmouth Stakes here on Friday. It can only be a sign of how well her career is progressing that she has now started to lose count.
The answer – currently – is seven, with Nashwa back to her very best form in Friday’s race, having been the beaten favourite in her first two starts of the season. John Gosden’s filly shrugged off the drop back to a mile for the first time since April 2022, surging into the lead over a furlong out before completing a five-length defeat of Remarquee that should have her spot on for the Group One Nassau Stakes at Goodwood next month.
