Newmarket-based trainer George Boughey has already tasted Classic success with his 1000 Guineas heroine Cachet and will be looking to add the Group 1 2000 Guineas (1600m) to his growing record with Bow Echo at Newmarket, one of nine World Pool races on Saturday’s card.

The unbeaten three-year-old enjoyed an unblemished juvenile campaign, winning at Newbury over 1600m on debut before stepping up into Black Type company with victories in the Listed Ascendant Stakes (1600m) at Haydock and the Group 2 Royal Lodge Stakes (1600m) at Newmarket.

Boughey had remained steadfast that Bow Echo would go straight to the 2000 Guineas without a prep race and the colt has completed two racecourse gallops at Kempton and Newmarket.

"He is a horse that is very good fresh,” he explained. “He has been to Kempton Park to gallop and he has galloped on the racecourse at Newmarket so we have got his blood up a couple of times.

“The trials are the trials; there will be horses that are improving for the run and we are where we are, we were never going to go for a trial.”

Bow Echo could face strong opposition in search of a fourth straight success and the presence of stronger stayers in the field is deemed a positive.

“The one thing he's always shown is that he can relax and I think the harder they go the better. There's a few horses in there who have stamina in their pedigrees - they should go a nice gallop and as long as he can follow the horse, I'd be happy wherever he lands.”

The promising colt remains at the head of the market after the traditional trial races (Group 2 Craven Stakes (1600m) and the Group 2 Greenham Stakes (1400m)) and his reputation appears justified.

“To have a colt that is favourite for the 2000 Guineas is very special,” added Boughey. “We have done it with some fillies so far and he has been the best colt we have had, and I’ve been pretty clear to say that.

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