15:35 Newmarket

Sunday 4 May 2025

All13:4514:2014:5515:3516:1016:4517:20

Betfred 1000 Guineas Stakes (Fillies' Group 1)

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 1m 36.81s

(5)

Chantilly Lace²¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R M Beckett

25/1

Lope De Vega filly who looked a useful prospect when seeing off a next-time-out winner on her 7f Salisbury debut in October. Could be capable of quite a bit better for her leading yard but she's very much pitched in at the deep end on her return.

Form: 1-

(1)

Desert Flower²⁰⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| OR: 117| CD

1/1

Unbeaten in 4 outings at 2, culminating with a hugely impressive 5½-length defeat of January in the Fillies' Mile over C&D (good to soft). Likely even more to come and selected to make it 5-5.

Form: 1111-

(6)

Duty First²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 109

22/1

Came up a little short in Group races on soft ground at 2 but it was a different story when faced with a quicker surface on her reappearance, winning the Group 3 Fred Darling at Newbury (7f) by 3¼ lengths from Hey Boo. Likely to stay 1m.

Form: 4123-1

(3)

Elwateen²⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jim Crowley| T: S bin Suroor

22/1

Impressed when making a successful start to her career in a 7f Kempton novice last August. The stable has tasted recent success in this race but it's a big ask for her to win this on second start.

Form: 1-

(10)

Flight²⁰⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Oisin Murphy| T: Ollie Sangster| OR: 100

28/1

Useful 2-y-o, finishing third in the May Hill at Doncaster (1m, good) and Oh So Sharp here (7f, good to soft) in the autumn. Significant improvement will be required if she's to get heavily involved here, though.

Form: 22133-

(4)

Hey Boo^h²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: George Bass| T: J Channon| OR: 101

50/1

Didn't make her debut until February and has come a long way in a short time, winning maiden/novice events over 7f at Chelmsford before chasing home Duty First in the Fred Darling at Newbury (7f, good). 1m should be within range.

Form: 112

(7)

Lake Victoria¹⁸⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 119| C| D

9/4

Frankel filly who had an outstanding juvenile campaign, winning all 5 starts, including Group 1s over 6f (Cheveley Park here), 7f (Moyglare) and 1m (Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf). Unlikely to give up her unbeaten record without a fight.

Form: 11111-

(9)

Red Letter²³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 111

15/2

Had 3 outings over 7f at the Curragh last year, going down narrowly to Lake Victoria on her debut before easily landing short odds in another maiden. Beaten by Lake Victoria again in the Moyglare but she lost momentum at a crucial stage and remains one who could make her mark at the highest level.

Form: 214-

(8)

Remaat¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Watson| T: A M Balding| OR: 101

125/1

Daughter of Kodiac who was absent for nearly 10 months after winning a July Course maiden last summer but made a good return to action when 2¼ lengths third of 10 to Zanzoun in Nell Gwyn over 7f here (good to soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 621-3

(2)

Simmering²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: Ollie Sangster| OR: 109| BF

33/1

Won at Group 2/3 level last summer. Also chased home Lake Victoria in the Moyglare but an underwhelming reappearance in the Fred Darling leaves her with something to prove here.

Form: 21124-7

Forecasts

Desert Flower (1/1), Lake Victoria (9/4), Red Letter (15/2), Elwateen (22/1), Duty First (22/1), Chantilly Lace (25/1), Flight (28/1), Simmering (33/1), Hey Boo (50/1), Remaat (125/1)

A mouthwatering clash between unbeaten pair DESERT FLOWER and Lake Victoria. The latter won Group 1s over 3 different trips last season and isn't opposed lightly but Godolphin's charge couldn't have been more impressive in the Fillies' Mile over C&D and is narrowly preferred. Best of the rest could be Red Letter, who pushed Lake Victoria close on her debut and wasn't too far behind her in the Moyglare either despite things not going her way.