Sean Levey Newmarket day one rides blog: 'The step up in trip is really going to suit him'

Sean Levey has shared his latest blog with Ladbrokes' horse racing fans, with the leading jockey previewing his day one Newmarket rides on July 10, all with good chances as far as the odds are concerned.

Nightime Dancer is a horse I've won on before - obviously he ran in the Derby recently, which was a massive step up, with his placing in the trials beforehand. I've always thought he was a Queen's Vase horse, and this race is basically a rematch of the Queen's Vase, and he's the only one who didn't take part in that race.

The trip will definitely suit him, he's been crying out to step up in trip. The ground will suit him; we could probably do with a little bit of rain, but that looks unlikely now. He's got a huge chance, though. You know, he's gone under the radar in my opinion, if you look at where he sat in the Derby, and how much ground he made up. I think the step up in trip is really going to suit him here.

There's not a lot to go off when it comes to Princess Billyboy, but her work at home has been good, and she's just ready to get going now. You know, I',m sure she's going to run well, but at the same time we're going to find out exactly what to do with her going forward, depending on how she gets on here.

King Of Cities is a horse I know well - it took him a bit of time to come round as a two-year-old, but won nicely when he ran at Chester last year. He doesn't lack speed at all, being a half-brother to Inisherin. He's improved as a three-year-old and ran a huge race at Newmarket back in April. He then took a significant step up to run in the French Derby, and he wasn't beaten that far in the French Derby by any means.

This is a great opportunity on a track that he'll like. He's in great form at home and while he will be coming up against tough opposition here, we're very happy with him.

Boyfriend - like Classic - is owned by Julie Wood, and he's a horse who won nicely last time out at Nottingham, without having the clearest of runs there. He's a very straightforward horse and I'm sure he'll like the track at Newmarket. I'd imagine he'll be very competitive in this one.

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