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'I'm confident he'll be a top-end performer' - 2,000 Guineas fourth Ghostwriter set for French date

Notable Speech wins the 2,000 Guineas under William Buick
Ghostwriter (purple sleeves): ran a race full of promise in the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket on SaturdayCredit: Alan Crowhurst

The Prix du Jockey Club will be the next port of call for Saturday's 2,000 Guineas fourth Ghostwriter, with his trainer Clive Cox adamant the step up to a mile and a quarter will bring out improvement in the "top-end performer".

Ghostwriter was one of four unbeaten colts going into the Newmarket Classic after handsome successes at Ascot and both Newmarket courses, including the Group 2 Royal Lodge in September.

He emerges from Saturday's Group 1 with his reputation still intact, as he stayed on dourly after stumbling at the start and then becoming unbalanced as his rivals quickened into the Dip. 

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Maddy PlayleDigital journalist

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