Big Evs back on path Appleby team hopes is paved with sprinting gold
York first up, then all systems go for Royal Ascot.
Sprinting star Big Evs makes his comeback in the British Stallion Studs EBF Westow Stakes at York on Thursday. The Mick Appleby-trained Blue Point colt was a huge success story as a two-year-old, winning the Windsor Castle at Royal Ascot and the Molecomb at Goodwood before stepping out of the juvenile division to chance his arm on the Knavesmire in the Nunthorpe Stakes. There he was defeated when considered to have been returned to the track too quickly after his last run, but in the Flying Childers he bounced straight back to form and his trade was then plied with great success overseas when he brought home the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint.“He’s been very well, he’s wintered well and he’s in good order,” said Appleby. “All has been going well and we hope he’ll come out and win. “It’s a nice place to start out, we’re just hopeful we don’t get too much more rain. “All being well we’ll run him here and go to Royal Ascot, that’s the plan.”
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