No ifs or buts, it’s Maybe

The market for tomorrow’s 1000 Guineas at Newmarket is remarkably similar to that of this afternoon’s 2000 Guineas, with an Aidan O’Brien hot-pot entirely dominant. But there are essential differences.

In this case, Maybe has less to prove than her stable companion, Camelot, as she was a winner on all five outings as a two-year-old, proved herself on a range of conditions, and her performances got better with each run, culminating in victory in the Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh.

She’s been off the track since then but her trainer reported that she came back in early and has had plenty of work in advance of this race.