City Style out of Craven City Style has been scratched from this afternoon's banshahousestables.com Craven Stakes at Newmarket after scoping badly. Godolphin had also issued a warning earlier in the week that City Style, twice a winner in Dubai during the winter, would only run if the ground was suitable. The Brian Meehan-trained Delegator is sure to go off a warm favourite now against six rivals in the chief 2000 Guineas trial having impressed in his home work recently. The Dansili colt was as big as 33/1 for the first Classic of the season two weeks ago but now finds himself as low as 7/1 second-favourite behind Mastercraftsman with most firms. Delegator won his maiden at Newmarket beating Palavicini and Four Winds, who both have Derby aspirations, with Epsom favourite and stablemate Crowded House back in tenth. Meehan thought enough of his youngster to send him to the Dewhurst to tackle the best around and despite running green, Delegator showed immense promise in fifth, beaten less than two lengths. 'He's very, very well and he's very fit. The Dewhurst was last season and we've moved on from that now, and I think he should take all the beating,' said Meehan. 'On breeding a mile should not be any problem at all and it may prove to be his ideal trip. The Guineas is the plan, that is what we are looking at with him.' One intriguing runner is Sir Michael Stoute's Glass Harmonium, who won a Yarmouth maiden on his second start last September. Owned by Ballymacoll Stud, the Verglas colt is related to the likes of Hard Top and Conduit. 'He's a nice pedigree but he's interestingly bred being by a miler out of a staying mare so it's a bit of a mixture. We were trying to put a bit of speed into the family and I don't know whether I've overdone it or not,' said Peter Reynolds, racing manager for the stud. 'I think he's been pleasing him (Stoute) and he has improved recently. He was going to run in the Dewhurst but Sir Michael just didn't think he was ready for it after only two runs.' John Gosden runs Close Alliance, winner of his debut at Great Leighs in October before having a troubled run in the Kentucky Derby Challenge last month. 'He could have run in the Feilden but we are running him in the Craven,' said Gosden. 'He had a bit of a rough old trip round Kempton in the Kentucky Derby Trial. He's in good form and he should put up a nice showing, but I probably see him ending up as a mile and a quarter horse.'
