Henry Cecil hopes Jacqueline Quest can set the record straight in the Coronation Stakes after her crushing relegation into second place in the 1000 Guineas.

BETHRAH came with a flying late challenge to give Dermot Weld his fourth win in the Etihad Airways Irish 1000 Guineas at the Curragh yesterday.

MALE and female, the Classic generation’s milers are the most difficult groups to get a handle on and it’s not certain that this weekend’s Guineas at the Curragh will make the picture all that much clearer. In today’s colts’ Classic, the talent is all at the top of the market but there are enough doubts about Canford Cliffs’ stamina and Steinbeck’s readiness to advise a watching brief.

Kieren Fallon should be freed up to ride Blue Maiden in Sunday’s Etihad Airways Irish 1000 Guineas.

BALLYDOYLE, who are usually mob-handed in the Classics, will rely solely on Devoted To You in Sunday’s StanJames.com 1000 Guineas at Newmarket.

KIEREN Fallon’s decision to ride Seta in the StanJames.com 1000 Guineas was a consequence of her sparkling home-work.

Balducci put his previous experience to good use in the Alex Scott Maiden Stakes at Newmarket today.