The headquarters of racing maybe getting more well known for its Newmarket nights on Friday, but it’s the classics, the 2,000 and 1,000 Guineas remain at the head of the interest pile for racing purists.

Anyone that denies that Frankel is the rightful the favourite for Saturday’s Qipco 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday needs their head testing especially as he showed at Newbury in the Greenham Stakes that he has trained on.

My personal view is that Cecil’s charge shows so much speed that he could readily be crowned champion sprinter in a weak division this year, but obviously the classic route is the more rewarding to go as regards stud valuation.

A friend of mine who works at Newmarket told me Frankel had hardly had a big blow on the gallops before his seasonal debut and that the stable are underplaying how much he will have come on for the run.

Thank goodness then that there are alternative markets available to bet without the favourite to maximise the most of your hard earned to make profits.

And top of the shop has to be exciting Irish raider PATHFORK who like the ante-post favourite will relish the likely fast conditions at Newmarket on Saturday afternoon.

This impressive individual was unbeaten in three starts as a juvenile and landed his toughest challenge, the National Stakes from Casamento, despite the soft ground that afternoon.

Back on a quick surface, the son of Distorted Humor should take all the beating, bar the favourite, and at around 3.45 looks an outstanding wager to see off the likes of Native Khan, Casamento again and Roderic O’Connor in the w/o Frankel book.

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