2000 Guineas news and views John Gosden has expressed his delight with Kingman as the colt attempts to step up on his Newmarket second in the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh. The Khalid Abdullah-owned three-year-old has had a huge reputation since bolting up on his racecourse debut last June and enhanced that when looking potentially top class in the Greenham Stakes on his return to action this year. He dismissed Richard Hannon's Night Of Thunder with ease that afternoon yet had the tables turned on him in the 2000 Guineas at Headquarters, when the field split into two in what most people agreed was a rather unsatisfactory renewal. Classic redemption has been Kingman's aim since, and with the Newmarket winner waiting for Ascot, he has been backed into odds-on favouritism. "He's in good form, he went nicely on Saturday and I'm happy with him now," said Gosden. "We'd like to run on good ground - that's what everyone is looking for so you can show a turn of foot. We don't want it fast for him, but it might go the other way. He's in good order, he came out of his race well and I couldn't be happier." Abdullah's racing manager Teddy Grimthorpe felt the best horse probably won at Newmarket, but there will be no excuses in Ireland. He said: "We were very positive about him before and he's really done everything we'd have hoped. We've got no qualms about the result (at Newmarket). If Kieren's (Fallon) horse (Night Of Thunder) had stayed straight then he'd probably win by further, so you can't complain about that. He was on our side, although he diverted to the middle. "All has been fine with Kingman in the lead-up to the race and they are calling the going yielding, which should be fine." As well as saddling the winner that day, Hannon also provided the fourth in Shifting Power, who was supplemented on Monday. Richard Hughes will be in the saddle this time having been on Toormore at Newmarket. "He should run a good race, I think the ground should be good come the weekend. I've been speaking to my dad (Dessie), who said it hasn't been too bad and keeps improving," said Hughes. "There's no point kidding ourselves, Kingman is the one to beat and I have to make up two lengths, but it's a horse race and anything can happen."
