Guineas favourite Quadrilateral pressing Classic claims in strong Fillies' Mile

3.35 Newmarket
bet365 Fillies' Mile | Group 1 | 1m | 2yo fillies | ITV4/RTV

Newmarket's Gold season reaches its climax this weekend and first to take centre stage are this year's crop of juvenile fillies on a bumper day of terrestrial TV action.

The bet365 Fillies' Mile is the highlight of eight live races on ITV4, with quality Flat fare from Newmarket and York, while Chepstow gets in on the act as the jumps season begins hotting up.

While last weekend may not have yielded a historic third Arc for Enable, her owner Khalid Abdullah has a quick opportunity to seek some Group 1 solace with the unbeaten Quadrilateral.

A daughter of Frankel, the Roger Charlton-trained Quadrilateral shot to the head of next season's 1,000 Guineas market after a nine-length romp on her second Newbury outing.

Quadrilateral holds sway in the ante-post betting at 10-1, and those odds will only contract for next year's Classic should she succeed on the Rowley Mile.

While it is a big step up in class, Quadrilateral is favourite to deliver for Charlton and give him a second Group 1 of the season after Aspetar's victory in the Preis von Europa.

Teddy Grimthorpe, representing owner Abdullah, said: "She is a nice-looking filly but it's a big step up from a conditions race to a Group 1.

"First time out at Newbury was a good education as she looked a slow learner, picking up nicely in the closing stages to win. She was always travelling well second time and put a lot of daylight between herself and the others. She has worked well since and we will have a better idea about her after this."

Cayenne Pepper and Shane Foley on their way to winning the Flame Of Tara Stakes at the CurraghCredit: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)

Hot, hot, heat: Cayenne Pepper primed as Harrington chases Group 1 treble

Irish-trained horses have held the key to the race in recent seasons and the Jessica Harrington-trained Cayenne Pepper could be the latest to take the prize across the Irish Sea.

Harrington has had a fantastic season with her juveniles at home and abroad, and victory for Cayenne Pepper would complete a Group 1 trifecta inside a month.

Millisle got the ball rolling with victory in the Cheveley Park last month, then last weekend Albigna triumphed at Longchamp in the Prix Marcel Boussac.

Now it is time for Cayenne Pepper to test her mettle at the highest level and attempt to stay unbeaten after three wins so far.

Jockey Shane Foley has already said Cayenne Pepper is his favourite juvenile among Harrington's team, and the daughter of Australia holds strong claims.

She won over a mile last time and has proved versatile ground-wise. Harrington said: "We have always liked Cayenne Pepper and what she’s done is already on the board. She’s three-from-three, she’s won on good ground, she’s won on fast ground and she won with a bit of ease in the ground at the Curragh last time.

"I was delighted with her victory in the Flame Of Tara Stakes where she saw the mile out well. She made the running then and also on her previous start, but she doesn't have to lead.

"She's a straightforward filly who is very laid back so I can't imagine the travelling over to Newmarket would worry her and she’s a well-balanced individual who has won on a variety of tracks here in Ireland so the dip should not be a problem either."

Love: Moyglare winner represents Aidan O'BrienCredit: Alan Crowhurst (Getty Images)

O'Brien out for another victory with Love

Aidan O'Brien has a real affection for this Group 1 and Love is seeking to become his sixth winner of the race.

Sunspangled opened his account in 1998, while Listen (2007), Together Forever (2014), Minding (2015) and Rhododendron (2016) have all done the business for the Ballydoyle-based trainer, who is a win away from equalling Sir Henry Cecil's total of six.

Love is already a Group 1 winner, having stayed on strongly to land the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh last month, and is by far the most experienced runner in the field having already had six starts.

O'Brien said: "Love hasn't done a lot since her Moyglare win, but she seems in good form. We've always thought she would be comfortable stepping up to a mile."

The form of Love's Moyglare win has been boosted on three occasions since with Daahyeh (second) and Under The Stars (fifth) both winning next time, while Albigna (sixth) was a runaway winner of the Prix Marcel Boussac at Longchamp on Sunday.

Powerful Breeze and Boomer battling again

Powerful Breeze and Boomer are closely matched on their May Hill Stakes form and the pair square off again here.

Last time out at Doncaster Powerful Breeze came out on top by a length in the Group 2, but Boomer's trainer Tom Dascombe is hopeful of reversing that form.

Dascombe said: "She's done well so far and ran a good race at Doncaster. I think we can ride her with a bit more confidence this time as we weren't sure she would get a mile, but she definitely did.

"It's a very good race but she's fit, happy and healthy. She'll run her race and we'll find out if that's good enough."

When John Gosden has winners at Newcastle they can be worth following and Anastarsia was successful at the course last time out.

She takes a big jump in class at Newmarket on Friday, and Gosden said: "It looks a very strong race this year and they will be competing on what probably is the best ground left in Europe.

"Anastarsia won well at Newcastle when she made most of the running and deserves to take her chance, and is the sort of filly who will thrive over middle-distances next year."

Queen Daenerys, a course-and-distance winner last time, represents Roger Varian, with outsiders Ananya and West End Girl completing the field.

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