Peslier going Native

OLIVIER Peslier has come in for the ride on Ed Dunlop’s Native Khan in the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket next Saturday.

The grey made a winning reappearance in the Craven Stakes at Headquarters earlier this month under Kieren Fallon but with a seven-day suspension ruling the Clareman out of the Guineas meeting, Dunlop needed a new jockey.

Top-class French pilot Peslier has ridden big-race winners all across the globe, including being on board Harbinger when Michael Stoute’s colt routed a small but select field of top class performers in last season’s King George at Ascot, and Dunlop is thrilled to have secured his services for the first Classic of the year.