Legatissimo takes 1000 Guineas

- Ryan Moore made it a Guineas double as he came with a powerful late surge on David Wachman’s Legatissimo to win the Qipco 1000 Guineas at Newmarket yesterday.

Moore - successful in the same colours on Gleneagles 24 hours earlier - bided his time waiting for the right moment to make his move, but it was a fine line as the favourite Lucida went for home.

Jim Bolger’s Lucida shot clear and looked to have put the race to bed, but Legatissimo was really beginning to lengthen.

With Moore in full flow, Wachman’s filly showed the benefit of her stamina, having won over an extended 1800m just a week ago.

Lucida tried in vain to battle back but went down by 0.75 lengths. Tiggy Wiggy made a bold bid from the front and clung on for third, just ahead of Malabar. –

Newmarket