Hannon Aiming To End Guineas Hoodoo

Richard Hannon's stable believe they have a good chance of breaking their 1000 Guineas hoodoo when Indian Ink and Selinka go for glory in the Stan James-sponsored Classic on Sunday.

The East Everleigh trainer has won the 2000 Guineas three times but the fillies' equivalent has eluded him so far ? a statistic the team hope to rectify this weekend.

Indian Ink, winner of last season's Cheveley Park Stakes, has benefited from her reappearance in the Dubai Duty Free Stakes at Newbury when she was runner-up to Majestic Roi.

'Indian Ink is absolutely winging. She's flying at home and she's a very good filly,' said the trainer's son, Richard Hannon junior.

'I think she's proved that she is crying out for a mile which is great and she will have come on for the race last time.

'She goes on any ground so I think she'll be fine on this.

'I think she represents excellent value at 12-1 and I've had a little bit myself. I think she'll be hard to beat as she is a Group One winner.'

Hannon junior has noticed an improvement in Selinka, a Listed winner over Newmarket's seven furlongs in September, as the race has approached.

'Selinka has taken her time to come to hand but the last week or so she has really come to herself and she's going to need all of the mile,' he went on.

'The faster they go the better for her and she's won at the course before.'

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