Queen`s romps to head of Guineas market

Queen`s Logic galloped to favouritism for next year`s Sagitta 1000 Guineas with a spectacular display at Newmarket today.

She ran her rivals into the rain-softened ground to give Mick Channon a second win in three years in the Shadwell Stud Cheveley Park Stakes - and crown jockey Steven Drowne`s comeback from injury with a first career Group One victory.

Queen`s Logic, winner of the Queen Mary Stakes and Lowther Stakes on her previous two starts, started 10-11 favourite for this six-furlong test - run on officially soft ground, with five of her intended rivals withdrawn.

Her backers never had a moment`s worry as she eased to the front quarter of a mile from home and then burst well clear once asked to quicken in side the final furlong.

The Aidan O'Brien-trained Sophisticat, who had chased her home in the Queen Mary and Lowther, was second again but beaten fully seven lengths this time.

The rest were well beaten off and Ladbrokes were impressed enough to make Queen`s Logic 5-2 favourite for the Guineas, ahead of last Saturday`s Ascot winner Gossamer (5-1), though Coral Eurobet make the pair 7-2 joint favourites, William Hill go 3-1 Gossamer, 4-1 Queen`s Logic and the Tote go 7-2 Gossamer, 5 Queen`s Logic (from 10s).

'She is a proper racehorse,' Channon said, hailing the winner.

'She has got such class and she has improved all year. My only worry was the ground - she wants good ground. She will get a mile standing on her head next year, the way she settles.

Aidan O`Brien was not dismayed by the defeat of Sophisticat, saying: 'The winner is a very good filly. Sophisticat is a lovely filly but we have some lovely fillies to come out.'