1000 Guineas runners: Tahiyra rated the one to beat

Meditate @ 5/1

Aidan O’Brien’s charge was put in her place by Tahiyra and again had to settle for second best behind Lezoo in the Cheveley Park at Newmarket a fortnight later, but her final run as a two-year-old could hardly have been more impressive.

When stepping up to a mile in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Keeneland, Meditate came with a late surge to score by two and a half lengths, despite only hitting the front well inside the final furlong.

That was a seventh outing for the daughter of No Nay Never, who picked up Group-class wins in the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Debutante Stakes at the Curragh over the summer months, so she is very much a battle-hardened campaigner already.

Mammas Girl @ 7/1

Owned by Kia Joorabchian’s Amo Racing and trained by Richard Hannon, she was an impressive winner of a seven-furlong HQ maiden at the end of last season, but still started out as an unheralded 16/1 chance in the Nell Gwyn on her return to action.

However, Mammas Girl made a mockery of that price when she crept into contention from the rear and then produced an electric turn of foot to shoot two and three-quarter lengths clear of Charlie Appleby’s Fairy Cross at the line.

Hannon said: “She’s worked very well all spring and I thought she’d run very well, although I must admit she’s surprised me slightly in the way she’s won. What I like about her is she’s gone slightly under the radar, but we’ve always loved her at home.”

She picks them up and spits them out!! 🤯

Mammas Girl comes from way back to win the Lanwades Stud Nell Gwyn Stakes 🥇

WOW. Even @RichardHoiles is surprised by that one!#ITVRacing | @NewmarketRace | @LeveySean | @rhannonracing pic.twitter.com/kRuy7fkYkc

— ITV Racing (@itvracing) April 19, 2023

Dream Of Love @ 13/2

Yet to build on a promising debut strike at Newmarket, finishing third here in Listed company next time out and then going down by a short-head as an odds-on favourite for the Jumeirah Fillies Classic at Meydan.

Punters will take note of the fact that William Buick has kept the faith with his mount, though, preferring her to Dubai conqueror Mawj, who went on to romp home by a wide margin in the Jumeirah Fillies Guineas ahead of another Godolphin filly in Fairy Cross.

Mawj was not far off Lezoo and Meditate in the Cheveley Park and Fairy Cross chased home Mammas Girl last month, so if Buick is right and Dream Of Love is better than that pair, she may prove a dark horse for top honours among the 1000 Guineas runners.

Remarquee @ 7/1

Ralph Beckett will saddle two runners in search of his first victory in the race, with Lezoo also poised to step out onto the Rowley Mile, but this one has been better backed than her stablemate.

Remarquee was given a patient ride in the Fred Darling at Newbury and showed signs of greenness when asked to quicken, but she motored once the penny dropped and eased past Magical Sunset, with Rob Hornby only needing hands and heels to ride her out for a neck success.

The daughter of Kingman is from the family of Beckett’s Oaks winner Look Here and the trainer said: “She doesn’t know very much, but she will know more after today. It’s great – everything I’d hoped for and more.”

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