Clemmie favourite for 1000 Guineas after Cheveley Park romp

Star juvenile has shone this term

The Aidan O’Brien trained Clemmie has been installed as the 4/1 favourite for the 2018 1000 Guineas.

It comes after another excellent display, this time in last Saturday’s Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket. O’Brien’s charge was prominent throughout and kept with the leaders right up until the final furlong pole.

Then, jockey Ryan Moore said go. Clemmie showed what is fast becoming her trademark turn of foot to assert a lead inside the last half-furlong. She stayed on well to secure a comfortable distance victory.

In victory over Different League, the two-year-old also showed her credentials when it comes to a possible step up in trip over a mile.

A fine season

Clemmie’s Newmarket success made it a hat-trick for the filly at Group level this season. Her progression has been impressive, with each victory coming in different conditions.

After a narrow maiden defeat at the Curragh, she finished seventh of 20 in the Group 3 Albany Stakes in June. Since then, however, the daughter of Galileo has not looked back.

A first black-type success came at her native Curragh in July. As the 6/4 favourite she stayed on inside the final furlong to secure a first group win.

That was followed by a confident victory from Nyaleti in the Group 2 Duchess of Cambridge Stakes. As has become her trademark, the two-year-old chased the leaders before launching an assault to lead inside the final furlong.

1000 Guineas pedigree

After impressing over 6f, the step-up to a mile looks natural for Clemmie. She appears to have plenty more to give and it’s no surprise that she’s been installed as favourite for the 1000 Guineas.