Yarmouth Wednesday

FOUR winners at Yarmouth on Wednesday put William Buick 22 ahead of Tom Marquand in the jockeys’ championship, which ends on Champions Day at Ascot on October 21st.

Sapphire Seas played a starring role in the Yarmouth four-timer for Buick, Godolphin and Charlie Appleby, securing a dominant victory in the Listed EBF Stallions John Musker Fillies’ Stakes.

The Godolphin team appears to be hitting form with a vengeance ahead of the final weeks of the season, highlighted by Grade 1 success in Canada last weekend courtesy of Master Of The Seas.

Having already struck gold with a pair of promising juveniles on the undercard in Romantic Style (6/4) and Edge Of Blue (7/2), Sapphire Seas was a 9/2 shot to complete her four-timer in the listed feature after following up successive all-weather wins with a successful turf debut at Haydock.

The daughter of Frankel took the step up in class in her stride, travelling strongly throughout under a confident Buick before extending two and a half lengths clear of Mukaddamah.

Infinite Cosmos emerged with credit in third on her first start since occupying the same position in the Musidora Stakes at York in May, but 10/11 favourite Al Asifah was disappointing in her bid to bounce back from a similarly underwhelming performance at Royal Ascot.

Appleby and Buick’s fourth winner of the day was provided by First Sight (11/2) in the nine-furlong handicap.