Bunting prompts Guineas party

Godolphin’s Blue Bunting finished with a late surge to land the Qipco 1000 Guineas at Newmarket in the hands of Frankie Dettori.

Group One-winning filly Hooray adopted her customary front-running tactics but was a spent force heading inside the final furlong, while Memory blew any chance of winning with a very slow start.

Together was the first to commit for home and looked the likely winner when taking a couple of lengths out of the field passing the furlong marker, but Mahmood Al Zarooni’s 16-1 chance Blue Bunting flashed home to score by three-quarters of a length.

Dettori said: "That was great and a pleasant surprise. The lads had been telling me she was working well, but obviously she had a lot to prove on form. Things worked out really well as they went a good pace, which was what I needed.

“It’s fantastic as I haven’t won a Classic for a while and I’m based here in Newmarket. This is my home town.

“I’m delighted for the Godolphin team. Mahmood told me she was more of an Oaks filly, so what ever she was going to do today was a bonus. To win is fantastic.”