The John Gosden-trained colt’s turn of foot should be decisive in a clash with the Newmarket Guineas winner Magna Grecia
Immediate redemption awaits Too Darn Hot (3.35), who lost his unbeaten record but ran to a high level in the Dante, when asked to make up a lot of ground. Returning to a mile should help and he can land the Irish 2,000 Guineas at The Curragh, provided he can pick his way through a 14-strong field.
On the face of it the Newmarket Guineas worked out well for Magna Grecia, when he was one of three to race against the stands’ rail. He might lack Too Darn Hot’s turn of foot. It will be interesting to see whether Phoenix Of Spain can build on what he did last year, when he was runner-up to both Too Darn Hot and Magna Grecia; he did look the type to do better again at three.
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