JAMES DOYLE will be back on board hot favourite Crystal Ocean in the Juddmonte International at York on Wednesday.
Doyle partnered the Sir Michael Stoute five-year-old for the first time in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot last month, when the pair finished a heroic neck second to Enable.
And Stoute has opted to keep the partnership intact for Crystal Ocean’s bid for atonement in the 10-furlong Group 1.
“We’ve decided to stick with James Doyle,” said the master of Freemason Lodge on Thursday. “He rode the horse at Ascot. Ryan [Moore] has ridden him more than anyone, but he’s not available.”
Crystal Ocean, winner of the Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot in June, is a best-priced 11-8 market leader to notch a second career Group 1.
“It was a good race - nearly a great race!” added Stoute. “We’ve declared him for next week, so we are happy with him.
“He gives everything - he doesn’t know how to give in.”
