Ibn Khaldun has emerged as Godolphin’s leading contender for Saturday’s stanjamesuk.com 2000 Guineas at Newmarket.

GODOLPHIN hope to have two runners in the stanjamesuk.com 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday but are in no hurry to decide which of their three possibles will represent them.

Ibn Khaldun justified favouritism at 11-4 for Godolphin when producing a taking performance to win the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster.

Ibn Khaldun takes the leap from nurseries to Pattern company in the Deloitte Autumn Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.

Frankie Dettori and Godolphin continued the party after Ramonti’s success in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes as Ibn Khaldun bolted up in the opener at Ascot.