Bookmakers wary of Proviso threat

Bookmakers have unsurprisingly installed next season’s 1000 Guineas favourite Proviso at the head of the market for Saturday’s Meon Valley Stud Fillies’ Mile at Ascot.

Andre Fabre’s juvenile sprung to prominence with a commanding display in the Prix du Calvados last month, in which she maintained her unblemished record with a half-length call over Laureldean Gale.