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Wednesday, 7 March 2012

O'Brien and Godolphin Dominate Entries


Trainer Aidan O'Brien and the Godolphin team dominate a 70-strong entry for the Qipco 1000 Guineas at Newmarket on May 6.

O'Brien is responsible for 10 of the possibles at this stage, including the unbeaten filly Maybe, winner of the Group One Moyglare Stud Stakes on her final outing last term.

The Ballydoyle handler, who saddled Virginia Waters to victory in 2005, also has eyecatching Rockfel Stakes winner Wading in his team at this stage along with relatively unknown quantities such as Kissed and Twirl and Breeders' Cup fourth Up.

Godolphin claimed the prize with Blue Bunting in 2011 and have leading hopes in the unbeaten duo of Discourse and Lyric Of Light.

Discourse's two victories both came on Newmarket's July Course and included the Group Three Sweet Solera Stakes, while Lyric Of Light's three successes culminated with a victory over the course and distance in the Group One Fillies' Mile last September.

Another Godolphin entry is last year's Cherry Hinton Stakes heroine Gamilati, who already has a Guineas victory to her name, having taken the UAE version in great style at Meydan last month.

All of Godolphin's contenders are trained by Mahmood Al Zarooni.