Andrew Nelis racing

Pyledriver delivered a power-packed performance to register his second Group Two triumph in the Sky Bet Great Voltigeur Stakes at York. The King Edward VII Stakes winner put an unfortunate run in the Derby behind him to show his true his colours in terrific fashion and strike for trainer William Muir and jockey Martin Dwyer, his son-in-law. Subjectivist set the pace with Berkshire Rocco and Roberto Escobarr close up and Pyledriver towards the rear..                     Andrew Nelis Racing 

William Muir is targeting a tilt at the Cesarewitch with his surprise Goodwood winner Just Hubert. The four-year-old was a widely unconsidered 25-1 shot for Wednesday’s two-and-a-half-mile handicap on the Sussex Downs, but lunged late to claim top honours by a neck from Rochester House. While the victory was a surprise for many, Muir has always held the gelded son of Dunaden in high regard. He said: “He is a very good horse, but I’ve said that all along. He has still got enough pace to go back to two miles, even though he took all of the trip to get there at Goodwood – he won over a mile and six (furlongs) at Sandown last season. “The owners have been fantastic. We sat down afterwards and we are thinking about the Cesarewitch. That end of season ground with cut in it will be great. “You have also got those big staying races in France at the end of the season and you could look at the Doncaster Cup, but as a trainer you are told if you have a handicapper you should stay in th...

Pyledriver could try for Group One glory in Germany, once he has had time to recover from his unfortunate passage in the Investec Derby at Epsom. Trainer William Muir has the Preis von Europa at Cologne in mind for his stable star, whose hopes of Classic success were dashed soon after the start on Saturday. "Once he got knocked over that was our race gone," said Muir..