16 Abr. GB. L.H.Memorial Nell Gwyn S. G3. Newmarket. 7f. Turf. 50.000 £
1.- INFALLIBLE (J.Fortune)
2.- KYLAYNE (J.Egan)
3.- FESTIVALE (K.McEvoy)


ONE out, one in. Such is the strength in depth among John Gosden's three-year-old academy that after losing leading Classic hope Sense Of Joy to injury, the trainer yesterday produced not just another contender but the new favourite for the 1,000 Guineas in Infallible.

Sense Of Joy was as low as 8-1 when she was ruled out by a soft-tissue injury 24 hours earlier, but Infallible immediately filled the gap with a stylish win in the Leslie Harrison Memorial Nell Gwyn Stakes that impressed bookmakers so much that she replaced Natagora and Muthabara at the head of the ante-post betting for the Stan James-sponsored Classic.

A 20-1 chance before this Group 3 race, she was as low as 3-1 with Coral and a top-priced 4-1 with Ladbrokes, William Hill, Stan James and VCbet after she beat 66-1 outsider Kylayne by three and a half lengths, with Festivale, a stablemate of Muthabara, in third.

The most inexperienced runner in the field, Infallible was last away from the stalls but, ridden with patience by Jimmy Fortune, she comfortably made up the ground to collar Kylayne over a furlong out and pull clear without her jockey needing to get serious.

Gosden said: "She got left today. They weren't going a great pace and they got seven or eight lengths on her, but Jimmy knew he was sitting on plenty of horse.
She is looking and learning. You could see that because when she got to the front, up came the ears.

"I like her, but she is going to have to be darn good to take on that grey French filly Natagora. She will give her a race.

"When you win a back-end maiden you can't get carried away, but her work has been consistently pleasing, although she's never been asked to come off the bridle. She's not very experienced to go to the Guineas, but we ought to go there."

The filly's owners, Cheveley Park Stud, also have Spacious, a 7-1 chance, in the Classic, but could run both, according to managing director Chris Richardson.
He said: "It will be up to Mr and Mrs Thompson to decide, but there's no reason why we wouldn't run two in the Guineas. They are great supporters of Newmarket and they were thrilled to win the race with Russian Rhythm, but it would be even better to win with a home-bred, which both these fillies are."

In contrast to the winner, Kylayne ran ten times last year, getting off the mark on the last of her appearances after previous efforts in Group and Listed company. Leading early in the race, she kept on when passed by Infallible and finished three lengths clear of the third.

Trainer Paul d'Arcy said: "I did tell the Racing Post she had an each-way chance. She won't be going to the Guineas.

We'll see if we can find a nice Listed race for her. She won her maiden last year and was sick. She's an easy filly to get fit. The trip was fine."

John Dunlop said no parallels should be drawn between Festivale's run and the prospects of Muthabara, with whom she has worked and who runs on Saturday in the Fred Darling Stakes.

"I am pleased with her," he said. "It doesn't reflect badly on the other one!"