Next stop Deauville for Guineas favourite

Holy Roman Emperor is set for a quick return to action after an emphatic display in the Independent Waterford Wedgwood Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh saw him shoot to 2000 Guineas favouritism.

Such luminaries as Johannesburg, One Cool Cat and George Washington have taken the six-furlong race in recent times for Aidan O’Brien, with only Damson two years ago breaking a winning run stretching back to 1998.