Quarter Moon to shine brightest

Quarter Moon looks the best of Aidan O'Brien's four runners in today's Sagitta 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket (3.45) and should relish this first attempt at a mile after running on strongly in her two runs over seven furlongs last term.

She had stablemate Sophisticat in third when landing the Group One Moyglare Stud Stakes at The Curragh by three-quarters of a length and that form makes her look a better prospect than Lahinch, who has already proved herself on the racecourse this season by winning a trial at Leopardstown last month.

Quarter Moon 's pedigree strongly suggests that she will be even better over 10 furlongs and the Oaks looks an obvious target for this daughter of Sadler's Wells but stamina will be a handy weapon in what should be an end-to-end gallop on the Rowley Mile.

With the dramatic news yesterday morning that Queen's Logic is lame and a doubtful runner, Gossamer is now a very short-priced favourite. Whilst Luca Cumani's filly has been pleasing on the Newmarket gallops, a couple of things worry me about her. One is that Cumani says that she has not grown since last year and the other that her decent form is on much softer ground.

She has, however, already proved herself over the mile when beating another O'Brien representative, Maryinsky, on her final outing at Ascot in September and has shown a terrific turn of foot but the slight doubts are enough to put me off at the price.

Misterah did nothing wrong in winning the Nell Gwyn and I am confident Marcus Tregoning's likeable filly will again finish in front of the well-touted Nell Gwyn fourth Alasha, who met trouble in running.

Sulk looked a different animal when fitted with a visor on Arc day at Longchamp last year and looks the best outsider, whilst Roundtree ran well behind Queen's Logic at Newbury and at Royal Ascot last year.

Roundtree was caught behind horses when Queen's Logic quickened clear at Newbury last month and she came home best of all to be second. The fourth Lady Dominatrix has franked the form by winning at Ascot since.

The Tregoning stable should come away with at least one winner in the shape of Esloob in the R L Davison Pretty Polly Stakes at 3.05.

She was third to Gossamer in the Ascot race and the fourth, Half Glance, looks safely held on 7lb worse terms.

Common Thought looks a worthy favourite for the Mail On Sunday/Tote Mile Handicap (2.30) on the basis of his recent win at Ripon. He had to work his way over from an unfavourable draw at the Yorkshire course and, though it was only by a neck that he beat Start Over, the runner-up has since run a good sixth in a handicap at Sandown, just behind last Friday's winner Takes Tutu, so Common Thought could be leniently treated with only a 3lb rise.

Further back at Ripon was Shifty, also drawn badly, who did well to be beaten less than eight lengths considering he was hampered . At four or five times the price of Common Thought, Shifty is the bet.

Border Subject was allowed to dominate at Windsor last Monday and won very easily as a result. His assignment in the Curtis Medical Rated Stakes Handicap (2.00) should be more difficult, though with a draw near the rails and mainly out-of-form rivals I expect him to make all.

Seven No Trumps has plenty on his plate giving Border Subject 11lb but Hurricane Floyd had excuses for his last run and could bounce back to form under Kieren Fallon.

Presto Vento is a possible for the Queen Mary at Royal Ascot and if she is to be worth her place she must make short work of the opposition in the Autecnique Alfa Romeo Fillies' Stakes at Salisbury (3.30).

At Hamilton, Prix Star should find Francport his most dangerous rival in the intelliBET David Cooper Memorial Handicap (2.45). A drop in class combined with a rise in trip may do the trick for Philgirl in the first division of the claimer (3.55).

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