White Bullet may be aimed at York

The two-year-old daughter of Exceed And Excel has twice shaped honourably in Listed company and has her third career start in the five-furlong fillies’ stakes as the Go Racing in Yorkshire Summer Festival moves to the East Riding following a successful start at Ripon and Redcar.

A big run by White Bullet at Beverley will tee up a likely assault on the Group Two Pinsent Masons Lowther Stakes at York on August 20.

“She made her debut in the Marygate at York and finished a close third, which gave us plenty of hope,” said Hambleton-based Ryan.

“Then we went to Newmarket with her for the Empress Stakes and she wasn’t beaten far over six furlongs, even though the ground was too fast for her.

“We now just want to try and win a maiden with her and kick on from there. The timing of Beverley’s race is absolutely ideal if we are going to give the Lowther a go. She’s coming back down in trip, but she’ll have no problem with Beverley’s stiff five furlongs. This filly has got a lot of class.”

Ryan has already had a fine season at Beverley with three winners, the most noteworthy of which was Taking Libertys who holds an entry in the Japanese Racing Association Tyros Stakes at Leopardstown on Thursday.

“He’s a horse we like quite a lot, and his form from his two races so far looks really good,” he added. “We’ve just been waiting for some decent ground with a bit of cut in it. If the ground stays on the easy side he’ll probably take his chance in Ireland.”

Yorkshire jockey Tony Hamilton celebrated winning the biggest pay packet of his career after steering Lathom to glory in the £250,000 Weatherbys Super Sprint at Newbury.

Despite giving weight away to all of his rivals, the 28-1 shot made amends for his below-par effort in the Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot to lead home a one-two for Malton trainer Richard Fahey.

Well-supported favourite Excessable motored into the lead inside the final two furlongs, but he could not sustain his effort and was passed late on by the eventual winner down the centre of the track.

Although Mr Lupton finished with a flourish down the stand rails, he could not quite get on terms as his stablemate held on to victory by a neck. Fahey saddled eight horses in the race and also secured fourth spot with David’s Duchess.

Hamilton said: “I have had a couple of Group race winners but in terms of prize-money, this is the biggest race I have ever won.

“I blame myself for his run at Ascot as I chased the American horse and paid the price but this time he switched off and loved that fast ground.”

Sean Levey, who began his career in Britain with Nawton trainer David O’Meara, is likely to be an early beneficiary of the decision by champion jockey 
Richard Hughes to bring forward his retirement to August 1 – the finale of Glorious Goodwood – in order to focus on his new career as a trainer.

Both Levey, and the more experienced Pat Dobbs, will be given higher-profile rides at the yard of champion trainer Richard Hannon.

Saltburn-based James Reveley flew home from France to ride his father Keith’s Brave Spartacus to victory in the £50,000 Betfred Summer Plate at Market Rasen.

He made all on the winner who had seven lengths in hand on the well-regarded runner-up Baby Mix.