John Oxx is relishing the prospect of
returning to Newmarket with a leading Classic contender as he prepares to
unleash Skitter Scatter in the QIPCO 1000
Guineas on Sunday.
Other punter fillies standing their ground
are Just
Wonderful, as Ireland's champion trainer bids to register his fifth win
in the race. "Everything has gone well with Just Wonderful. It's all
systems go so far," he said. Fairyland, also
represents Ballydoyle.
O'Brien's son, Joseph, has a strong
candidate himself in Iridessa, winner of the
Fillies' Mile in the autumn and third on her reappearance at Leopardstown. "She's
in good shape and we will see what happens," he said. "It's nice to
go there with what we think is a live chance. She is working well and she had a
nice run on her first run of the year."Hopefully we get a nice draw. We are
looking forward to it."
Angels Hideaway and Dandhu also have entries
Laurens is set to have a
racecourse gallop at Newcastle on Friday ahead of her seasonal reappearance in
the Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes
Godolphin have supplemented Al Hilalee into Saturday's
QIPCO 2000 Guineas for which there were 24 five-day acceptors.The son of Dubawi won both his starts at two for trainer
Charlie Appleby and will making his seasonal reappearance at the weekend. The
trainer told www.godolphin.com: "Al Hilalee pleased us in a racecourse
gallop at Meydan on 20 April and we have decided to supplement him for the
2,000 Guineas. “He won both his starts last season and is fit and well at the
moment. We felt that he deserved a crack at what looks to be an open race.
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