Holly Doyle is looking forward to Thursday's race at York Racecourse with excitement, where Virle will go up against three rivals in the day's key event; her upcoming appearances include riding Tadeja in the 2.25pm Two-Year-Old Sprint.
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Sky Sports Racing Ambassadors will partner the race for Archie Watson's Horse of the Season Tadej in Thursday's main auction at the Ebor Festival in York.
Tadej is the favorite in the Dash race
Intriguingly, leader Tadej has a chance of challenging for the £500,000 Harry's Half Million By Goffs (2.25) for two-year-old sprinters at York after his triumph in the Group 2 race in France last month.
My mentor Archie Watson had been planning this start since his charge Ardada won a similar six-furlong novice race at Knavsmayr in May. Since then the horse has improved considerably, as his performance at Deauville confirmed.
I haven't had the chance to work with Tadej since then, but he seems to be in great shape. We head into the race with as much confidence as possible in these conditions. In such a big competition, where every element counts, any mistake can be fatal – as happened to the favourite Havana Hurricane in the Newbury Super Sprint.
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However, I will be riding the strongest horse in the race, so I hope that everything will go well from the first meters of the distance.
Special Dividend is aiming for success
I am particularly excited about Special Dividend's start in the Mews Hotel Ossett EBF Stallions Nursery Handicap (4.45) on Thursday, hoping for a repeat of his success.
The powerful stallion, trained by Jamie Insole and Dr Richard Newland, has already demonstrated his potential twice, making his debut with a win in the six-furlong novice race at Wolverhampton and then successfully coping with the extra load in the same race at Southwell.
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