CONNECTIONS of Canford Cliffs are in bullish mood as they prepare the exciting colt for a tilt at the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket in May.

No racecourse generates greater betting turnover than Ascot during its Royal Meeting and so it was apt that Partners In Jazz landed a gamble in the totesport Victoria Cup, the feature event as racing returned following a gap of a year and a half for redevelopment.

Horatio Nelson, second-favourite for next year’s 2000 Guineas, heads the list of 11 runners left in Thursday’s Shadwell Stud Middle Park Stakes at the five-day stage.