Chindit can strike Guineas gold for Hannon at Newmarket

Chindit can give trainer Richard Hannon a second Qipco 2000 Guineas success in the colts Classic at Newmarket today.

The Marlborough handler took the tried-and-tested route with Chindit, by running him in the Greenham Stakes at Newbury two weeks ago.

Night Of Thunder, who won the Guineas for Hannon in 2014, was runner-up to Kingman in the seven-furlong Group Three before turning the tables in the big race itself.

Night Of Thunder was sent off 40-1 that day, whereas Chindit will start at only a fraction of those odds after getting his three-year-old campaign off to a flier in the Greenham.

Chindit may have only got home in a finish of necks, but he was on top at the line to suggest there could be more improvement to come when he is stepped up to a mile.

He was beaten just once as a two-year-old, and that was over this course in the Dewhurst Stakes, but he can be forgiven that because he was denied a clear run when about to make his move and could never get into a challenging position afterwards.

Having shown he has trained on, Chindit can keep the Aidan

O'brien team at bay to clinch Classic glory.

Meanwhile, Jim Goldie was in great form at Musselburgh yesterday as the Uplawmoor trainer recorded a 74-1 double courtesy of Ayr Poet and Primo’s Comet. The former was successful in the William Hill Scratch Of The Day Handicap over 1m 1f while Primo’s Comet sprung a 14-1 upset in the five-furlong William Hill Play Responsibly Handicap.

Ayr Poet was only pipped by a head at Ayr on Tuesday night and Goldie said: “I was hoping he might have come here after winning at Ayr but it’s still not a bad week for him! He’s a half brother to some good horses we’ve had including Euchen Glen and he should give his owners plenty of fun again this season.”

Paul Hanagan, who rode Ayr Poet, went on to compete a 53-1 treble aboard Richard Faheypair Kodiac Brown Bear and Yoshimi.