Hamilton-bound Laugh A Minute puts smile on Varian's face

Laugh A MinuteTrainer: Roger Varian
After only 2mm of rain overnight, Varian paid his first visit of the year to the watered gallop on Wednesday morning where as usual he was first in the queue at 5.55am. Andrea Atzeni made best use of a generous strip of ground on the right disc when coming through on the recent Group 3 Pavilion Stakes fourth in a trio that also numbered the classy Emmaus (John Lowe). Varian's racing secretary Chris Humpleby has found a conditions race at Hamilton next Wednesday for the son of Mayson.

John Gosden
The one-time 1,000 Guineas fancy was picked up by Gosden on behalf of Godolphin for a cool one million guineas as part of the Ballymacoll Stud dispersal at last year's Tattersalls December Sales. Formerly with Sir Michael Stoute, the daughter of Leroidesanimaux has taken some time to come to hand but Robert Havlin was getting a decent tune out of the three-year-old at second lot on the Al Bahathri.

Pretty Pollyanna
Michael Bell
Named after Bill Gredley's daughter, the juvenile was easy to spot even without jockey Hayley Turner's obligatory luminous orange jacket, which helps the owner distinguish his horses from the rest. The daughter of Oasis Dream, a half-sister to winning stablemate Roulette, was well on top of her two companions at the end of a six-furlong workout on the watered gallop.