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Charlie Appleby has confirmed that Native Trail will stay in training as a four-year-old.
The champion two-year-old in 2021, he was sent off the 5-4 favourite for the 2000 Guineas following an emphatic victory over the course and distance in the Craven on his reappearance.
He had to settle for second behind stablemate Coroebus in that first Classic of the season, but won the Irish equivalent at the Curragh three weeks later as Appleby achieved the enviable feat of winning the English, Irish and French Guineas in the same season as Modern Games won in Paris.
🤩 THE DADDY IS BACK! 🤩
Native Trail delivers to win the @Tattersalls1766 Irish 2,000 Guineas 🏆
Charlie Appleby becomes the first trainer to win the English, French and Irish 2000 Guineas in the same season! 🤩#ITVRacing | @curraghrace | @godolphin pic.twitter.com/4huGj26Fua
— ITV Racing (@itvracing) May 21, 2022
Upped in trip for the Eclipse following his Classic success, he was not disgraced when third, beaten only half a length by Vadeni. However, following a below-par performance in the Juddmonte International at York, the Moulton Paddocks team decided to put a halt on his campaign and take stock ahead of a four-year-old career back at his Classic-winning distance.
“Native Trail is still in at Ascot, but he won’t run,” said Appleby. “He had a hard enough campaign and I think you could see it was beginning to tell.
“He is going to stay in training next season. As a team we decided to just see what the mile division is stacking up like next year and we’ll have a nice fresh horse to start off again with next season.”
