Pathfork primed for big run in 2000 Guineas

PEOPLE might think that I should be used to the build-up for all these marquee races now but while some trainers can be very relaxed, I don’t think it’s something I could ever get used to.

The nerves are jangling, a little sharp, but I travelled to Newmarket yesterday having heard from Eamonn that Pathfork and Laughing Lashes had both settled in well and that was a relief. They’ve made it now and I can’t do anymore.

This is different to bringing the likes of Moscow Flyer, Mac’s Joy, Oscars Wells and Bostons Angel to Cheltenham, not so much because I’m chasing my first Classic and have live contenders in two of them, but because I know Cheltenham like the back of my hand. I’ve only been racing in Newmarket once since they rebuilt it and don’t really know where anything is. I don’t like not being familiar with a place as I’ll be out of my comfort zone. You end up having to think about things where in other places they’re second nature. Where do I go? How do I get there? But I’ll survive.