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G3 The HKJC World Pool Palace House Stakes (S2-4, 1000m)

This looks a good opportunity for defending champion RUMSTAR (image: Focus On Racing) to lower the colours of star sprint attraction Asfoora. Though campaigned slightly differently this year, the Australian mare may still need her first run of the season before heading to Royal Ascot in June.

A winter gelding operation may allow Night Raider to show his true potential, but he’s yet to win over this 1000m trip, and a bigger danger could be the Godolphin runner Beckford’s Folly who should be fitter for his reappearance run here last month.

G1 2000 Guineas (S2-5, 1600m)

George Boughey has described his unbeaten 2000 Guineas favourite Bow Echo as ‘the best colt we've had’ and the Royal Lodge winner is respected, but Charlie Appleby has targeted this race in recent years, so DISTANT STORM is fancied to reverse Dewhurst form with Gstaad.

That end of season contest has worked out strongly, with the re-opposing Oxagon and Alparslan both winning recognised Guineas trials this spring, and the Godolphin runner is bred to improve further now tackling 1600m.