NAYEF TOPS GUINEAS ENTRY Ante-post favourite Nayef, trained by Marcus Tregoning, topped 86 entries unveiled today for the Sagitta 2000 Guineas. Hamdan Al Maktoum`s unbeaten colt is quoted as short as 4-1 by William Hill for the first colts` Classic, which was won 12 years ago by his half-brother Nashwan - whose trainer Dick Hern was assisted by Tregoning. Godolphin supply 16 of the entries for a one-mile race they have taken with Mark Of Esteem and Island Sands in recent years - Dewhurst winner Tobougg plus the very promising pair Celtic Silence and West Order head their team. Aidan O`Brien, successful with King Of Kings three years ago, has 12 colts engaged in the May 5TH event, including Group One winners Minardi and Beckett. A 20 per cent boost in prize money for the following day`s Sagitta 1000 Guineas - to match the stg£300,000 on in the 2000 - has been rewarded by an entry of 81. Sir Michael Stoute, who scored with Musical Bliss in 1989 and has had numerous fillies placed in therace, has a very strong hand. His six entries include Cheveley Park Stakes winner and current favourite Regal Rose, Prix Marcel Boussac runner-up Karasta, Lowther Stakes scorer Enthused and The Queen`s Flight Of Fancy. O`Brien`s team is headed by Moyglare Stud Stakes winner Sequoyah, while Godolphin have entered last night`s UAE 1000 Guineas victor Muwakleh. Henry Cecil has won three of the last five runnings of the 1000 Guineas and his five-strong entry includes the unbeaten once-raced trio Autumn Rhythm, Fully Invested and Quick To Please.William Hill betting:Sagitta 2000 Guineas: 4-1 Nayef, 6-1 Tobougg, 7-1 Minardi, 10-1 Hemingway, 14-1 Rumpold, Tamburlane, 20-1 bar.Sagitta 1000 Guineas: 6-1 Regal Rose, 8-1 Crystal Music, Enthused, Karasta, 12-1 Autumn Rhythm, 16-1 Quick to Please, 20-1 bar.
