John Best is plotting a fruitful New Year with his quickly-progressing Lingfield winner Mr Willis

JOHN BEST’S audacious attempt to land the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes with a two-year-old without even a win to his name paid off spectacularly as Kingsgate Native routed his elders at York yesterday.

Kieren Fallon flew in to partner one of his favourite horses, Cover Up, to a last-gasp victory in the Group Three Hesmonds Stud Sagaro Stakes at Lingfield.

Richard Hughes returned to Britain for his first rides of the year and started as he means to go on with the win of Arctic Desert at Lingfield.