Pair of impressive fillies strengthen Godolphin's Classic hand - but 25-1 shot from Ballydoyle has Oaks potential

With The Lion In Winter missing the Dewhurst, it turned out there was far more change in the markets for the fillies’ Classics at the weekend than those for the colts’ versions.

Desert Flower was a stunning winner of the Fillies’ Mile and is now just 4-1 for the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket, for which she is nestled just behind Aidan O’Brien’s 7-2 favourite Lake Victoria. The pair also head the Oaks market at 10-1.

Verse Of Love, also a Friday winner at Newmarket, was another mover for the same races. She fairly hosed up on her debut in a 7f fillies’ event, the winning margin being five lengths, and she looks smart and adds strength in depth to the Godolphin challenge for next year.