Treble gets Doyle in mood

JAMES DOYLE warmed up for what is arguably the biggest week of his career to date by riding a treble at Bath.

Doyle has the mount on the red-hot Qipco 2000 Guineas favourite Kingman on Saturday and for a jockey who can list wins at Royal Ascot and on Dubai World Cup night, a British Classic is still missing.

While victories on Whipphound (8-1), Sleep Walk (1-9 favourite) and Eco Warrior (12-1) were at a much lower level, they will not have done any harm to his confidence.

Whipphound provided trainer Mark Brisbourne with his first winner of 2014 in the 32Red Free £10 Bonus Slot Handicap and recorded his first win on turf in the process in beating Perfect Muse by two lengths.