Kingsgate Native
Ridden by George Baker he started a 66/1 outsider in a twenty-runner field but belied his position in the betting market by finishing second, a head behind the winner Drawnfromthepast.
[9] In August, Kingsgate Native was stepped up to Group One level and matched against older horses in the Nunthorpe Stakes at York Racecourse where he was ridden for the first time by Jimmy Quinn.
He took the lead a furlong out and stayed on well despite hanging left in the closing stages to win by one and three quarter lengths from Desert Lord with Dandy Man taking third ahead of Red Clubs, Wi Dud and Amadeus Wolf.
[12] On his final appearance of the season, Kingsgate Native was sent to France and was again matched against older horses in the Prix de l'Abbaye over 1000 metres at Longchamp Racecourse.
On Tuesday 17 June, the first day of the meeting, he ran in the King's Stand Stakes over five furlongs and started the 8/1 fourth favourite behind Fleeting Spirit, the Australian champion Takeover Target and Magnus.
Four days later, Kingsgate Native, ridden for the first time by Seb Sanders started a 33/1 outsider in the six furlong Golden Jubilee Stakes.
Kingsgate Native made a forward move approaching the final furlong, overtook Takeover Target 100 yards from the finish and won by one and a quarter lengths from War Artist.
A month later, the colt attempted to repeat his 2007 success in the Nunthorpe Stakes, run that year at Newmarket after the York meeting was abandoned.
Ridden by Ryan Moore who became his regular jockey, he was restrained in the early stages before finishind strongly to take third behind Borderlescott and the South African mare National Colour.
[15] Completely infertile and useless for breeding purposes, the horse was returned to training, joining the Newmarket stable of Michael Stoute.
The colt made his comeback in the Golden Jubilee Stakes on 20 June and finished thirteenth of fourteen behind Art Connoisseur after being eased down by Moore in the closing stages.
After tracking the leaders on the near-side (the left-hand side from the jockeys' viewpoint) Kingsgate Native accelerated through a gap to take the lead a furlong out won in "impressive" style by two and three quarter lengths from the three-year-old Total Gallery.
He finished sixth to Equiano in the King's Stand Stakes and fourth to Starspangledbanner in the July Cup before running unplaced in the Nunthorpe.
He began the year by finishing second to Sole Power in the Temple Stakes and produced his best subsequent effort when running fourth to Margot Did in the Nunthorpe.
His best performance came in the World Trophy at Newbury Racecourse in September when he finished strongly but failed by a short head to catch the three-year-old Swiss Spirit.
Kelly tracked the leaders before taking the lead a furlong out the gelding ran on strongly in the closing stages to win by a neck and a head from Swiss Spirit and Reckless Abandon with Sole Power in fourth.
Unplaced finishes in his next four starts led his connections to consider retiring the horse[22] before he ended his season in a minor stakes race at Beverley Racecourse.
After struggling to obtain a clear run in the closing stages he took the lead 75 yards from the finish and won by a length and three quarters from the three-year-old Green Door.
[26] A statement on Cowell's website stated "He will be sorely missed here as his antics around the yard never fail to make us laugh and he certainly still has the ability to act like a youngster and be extremely naughty at times...
