William Buick is “hungrier and more focused” as he bids to erase the memory of a frustrating 2019 aboard Pinatubo in the QIPCO 2,000 Guineas.
Buick and boss Charlie Appleby could do little wrong two summers ago, uniting to lift the Investec Derby aboard Masar among a host of big race triumphs.
But the jockey was forced to miss 12 weeks of last year’s campaign - he was sidelined with a head injury between May and August - and is keen to get this season off to a flying start when champion two-year-old Pinatubo bids to justify his status as the odds-on favourite for the colts’ Classic at Newmarket on Saturday week. “When you’re a jockey - or any other athlete - when you're injured and missing out, it is always frustrating,” said Buick, whose
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