Bin Jahwar stays unbeaten in Haynes Hanson at Newbury Bin Jahwar had to work a little harder than expected to remain unbeaten in the Haynes Hanson & Clark Conditions Stakes at Newbury. Perhaps a sign that the Charlie Appleby-trained Ghaiyyath colt is highly thought of was the sight of the Moulton Paddocks handler at the Berkshire track on a Friday afternoon, and while the margin was a narrow one he liked what he saw. The giant 2-5 favourite towered over most of his rivals, but had a battle on his hands a furlong out with Flying Pirate and King High challenging on either side of him, a different experience to winning a three-runner race on his debut. However, when William Buick gathered him up and got him to use his impressive stride, he began to pull away and ultimately won by a neck from King High without looking fully extended. The race has a habit of throwing up a smart colt going back to Henbit and Shergar in 1979 and 1980, with the likes of Rainbow Quest, Unfuwain and Nayef other winners and plenty of other top-class horses such as Westover being beaten in the race. Appleby – who flew in by helicopter from Newmarket for the meeting – said: “He’s a big boy and Manobo, his half-brother, was also a big unit. People might have said he’s too big to run, but he’s going to be the same size next year and even stronger. “I felt he learned nothing at Newmarket and he’s learned today. People might have wanted to see him win more emphatically, but he was going out there today with me not sitting on the fence because I love the horse, but I felt the quick ground and a straight mile might just be sharp enough for him. “He got into a lovely rhythm there and he made it at Newmarket, but I was pleased to see everything he did there. “I was delighted to see him roll his sleeves up and when you get passed, being such a big old unit they don’t always quicken and can just gallop away – he quickened though to be fair to him and once he gets stronger he will be better. Paddy Power made Bin Jahwar a 16-1 chance for next season’s Derby, with Coral unchanged at 20-1, but he will have to wait until early next season to further state his Epsom credentials, with Appleby content to call time on his two-year-old career while unbeaten. “He’s a mile-and-a-quarter horse and even a mile-and-a-half horse for next season and that will be him done now, we’ll put him away. It was always the plan,” continued Appleby. “All being well we’ll see him in a trial in the spring and he’ll have learned plenty there. “We’ll have a look at all the trials and maybe he could go straight into a Dante. He’s a horse you wouldn’t want to put too many runs into him in the spring. “Whether he’s a Derby horse, well there’s plenty of water to go under the bridge yet. Thinking about the Derby, the course itself might just be challenging enough for a big horse like him, whereas York for the Dante would be a lovely track to start him off.”
