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New Approach On Course For Guineas

Jim Bolger today expressed his confidence ahead of ante-post favourite New Approach?s bid for Classic glory in the stanjamesuk.com 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday, May 3.

The Galileo colt - who will race in the colours of Princess Haya of Jordan this season - was paraded at Bolger?s Coolcullen stables in Co Carlow, Ireland, this morning at a media event organised by Newmarket Racecourses and big-race sponsor Stan James.

"I?m very confident in the horse?s ability and couldn?t be happier with him," said Bolger. "Everything about the horse suggests he?s exceptional and he just has to do another two spins and I?m happy that he?s on target.

"I?ll be leaving the tactics to Kevin (Manning) on the day. Once the stalls open, he?ll see how the race unfolds.

"We?ve had no hitches whatsoever with New Approach, the only slight thing was that when we took him to work at the Curragh he didn?t get the ground we?d have liked but apart from that everything has gone smoothly.