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Hollie Doyle set for first British Group 1 ride in next weekend's Sprint Cup

Jockey of the moment follows up Saturday's five-timer with a Yarmouth hat-trick

On a high: Hollie Doyle achieved a historic five-timer at Windsor on Saturday
On a high: Hollie Doyle achieved a historic five-timer at Windsor on SaturdayCredit: Edward Whitaker

Record-breaking Hollie Doyle will take another significant step in her blossoming career when she has her first mount in a British Group 1 race next weekend.

Fresh from becoming the first woman to ride a five-timer on Saturday at Windsor, which she followed up with a treble at Yarmouth on Sunday, she is looking forward to partnering the Archie Watson-trained Glen Shiel in the £225,000 in the Betfair Sprint Cup at Haydock.

Doyle has won twice previously on the six-year-old, who is on a hat-trick after victories in a conditions event at Newcastle and a Group 3 event at the Curragh this month.

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