BACK at the scene of a juvenile Group 1 victory, Native Trail was odds-on to win another, the Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas, on Saturday, and he delivered. He was adding to earlier wins in the English and French versions of the mile classic for Godolphin and Appleby.

Runner-up to his stablemate Coroebus in Newmarket, beaten less than a length, Native Trail made amends and now can claim that half of his six wins have been at Group 1 level, including both the Dewhurst and National Stakes at two. His defeat at Newmarket has been his only one to date.