With the Racing League moving to Windsor, Leonna Mayor brought in Silvestre De Souza to strengthen the Yorkshire side in week four; the White Rose currently sit third in the table, behind London & South and league leaders East.
Image: Leonna Mair – Yorkshire team captain
Yorkshire are third ahead of week four at Windsor, which will be shown live on Sky Sports Racing, with Silvestre de Souza and Jane Chapple-Hyam key figures in the team.
Sylvester is our trump card at Windsor
After a successful performance at Chepstow, my Yorkshire team are in good shape and head into week four of the Racing League at Windsor on Thursday night, which will be shown live on Sky Sports Racing, with a trump card in hand.
The top two teams, East and London & South, are certainly on our radar after two wins on the Welsh track. In fact, just 26 points separate us from Matt Chapman's side, who are just 16 points off the leaders.
So, it's all on the line at Thames and I'm delighted to welcome the world's best jockey, Silvestre de Souza, to the festivities, who will be riding in the white jersey for four races. My trainers are as happy as I am to have him with us at this crucial moment in the competition.
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My Brazilian star will start with Jane Chapple-Hyam's lightweight colt Hinchinbrook in the ten-furlong (17:30). The Cracksman colt is best judged on two wins in good maiden races and could give us a great start for Jane, who put us in a strong position last week with her winner St George's Flag.
Pictured: Silvestre De Souza is set to join the Yorkshire squad
I also hope he will partner handicap debutant Jane Boxtel, who is making progress in the 18.30. He was gelded after being slightly under-performing in a good maiden race at Newbury last autumn, scaring fourth Minister of Defence at the Qatar Goodwood Festival at Newmarket, and has been doing well of late.
Jane will ride her former Royal Ascot winner Claymore over ten furlongs at 8pm. He is a six-year-old who returned to winning ways at Newmarket in July and is off a still manageable 95. He is difficult to predict as he often misses the start, but hopefully Sylvester can get the best out of him.
Easterby duo bid for White Rose
While the event presents a logistical challenge for my trainers based in the north, I am delighted that 11 of the 14 possible entries are in the seven heats, five of which have been secured by the wonderful Tim Easterby. He continues to be a great supporter, transporting horses from his base at Great Habton, near Malton in North Yorkshire, for the benefit of the team.
Pictured: Tim Easterby was a keen Yorkshire fan.
Tim's Mount King could be his best chance in the 1m (7.00) handicap as the stable's jockey David Allan, who was so successful for us at Chepstow, will renew his partnership with the gelding he rode to victory at Pontefract in June. Rain-soaked ground on the opening day at Ya
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