Silca gives Channon strong hand

MICK CHANNON now trains the first and second in the market for next year’s 1000 Guineas after Silca’s Sister was the surprise winner of the Darley Prix Morny at Deauville yesterday.

The chestnut filly is as short as 10-1 for the Newmarket Classic after her Group One success, and is only behind stablemate Flashy Wings, who took the Lowther Stakes at York.

Eoghan O’Neill’s Always Hopeful made most of the running before the Aidan O’Brien-trained favourite Ivan Denisovich took over with around two furlongs to run.