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Friday, 3 May 2019

2019 Flat - News before the off


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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