Proviso faces mile mission

Connections of ante-post 1000 Guineas favourite Proviso concede the unbeaten filly faces her toughest task to date in Saturday’s Meon Valley Stud Fillies’ Mile.

The daughter of Dansili shot to prominence with a smooth success over Laureldean Gale at Longchamp last month but takes a big step up in class in Ascot’s Group One contest.

However, everyone involved with the Andre Fabre-trained filly has been delighted with her progress ahead of her first major test.

Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager for owner Prince Khalid Abdullah, said: “She’s done very well so far and seems to have come out of the race in Deauville nicely.

“We think she has come on since, but she’ll need to have as it will be a really tough race.

“Everyone seems to be really pleased with her at the moment and hopefully she can prove she is a really good filly.”