Good start in Britain by Saeed bin Suroor

Saeed bin Suroor, Godolphin’s longest-serving trainer, is looking forward to his 23rd European season in 2017.

He has sent out nine winners from Godolphin Stables in Newmarket since returning to Britain from Dubai at the end of March.

He said: "I am pleased with my stable and we have made a good start to the season with nine winners already.

“My horses are a month ahead than usual and they are running really well.”

Winning Story gave Saeed bin Suroor success at the Lingfield Park’s All-Weather Championships on Friday, April 14 in the £150,000 Betway All-Weather Marathon Championships in a course record time of 3m 15.18s.

The trainer remarked: "Winning Story did really well in the race and may go next to the Chester Cup or the Yorkshire Cup.”

Benbatl, by Dubawi, and Dream Castle, by Frankel, won three-year-old maidens impressively on their debuts at Doncaster on April 2 and both hold entries in the G3 Greenham Stakes, a Classic trial, at Newbury on Saturday, April 22.

Saeed bin Suroor added: “The Dubai World Cup Carnival went well this year and I was champion trainer there again. Thunder Snow winning the UAE Derby on Dubai World Cup night was the highlight.

“All the team are back in England now and I am looking forward to having plenty of runners in the big races.

“We have some nice colts and fillies this year. Benbatl and Dream Castle could run in the Greenham Stakes at Newbury on Saturday and then we will see how good they are.”