Titania stands Guineas ground The John Oxx-trained My Titania is still in contention for Sunday's Qipco 1000 Guineas at Newmarket. The daughter of Sea The Stars signed off an excellent juvenile campaign with victory in the Group Three C.L. Weld Park Stakes at the Curragh in September and has been popular in the ante-post market in recent weeks. Tapestry appears the best of Aidan O'Brien's pair ahead of Bracelet, while Clive Brittain's Moyglare Stud Stakes heroine Rizeena is the pick of the UK team among the list of 26 possibles Lucky Kristale, George Margarson's dual Group Two winner, remains in the frame, as doesAndre Fabre's Miss France, who disappointed when beaten on her reappearance in the Prix Imprudence, a race in which last year's Cheveley Park Stakes winner Vorda, who also holds a Guineas entry, finished second. Godolphin can choose from Ihtimal, who won twice in Dubai for trainer Saeed bin Suroor earlier in the year, and the Charlie Appleby-trained Majeyda. Owners Qatar Racing could also be double-handed with Cheveley Park third Kiyoshi and likely outsider Alutiq, who was beaten on All-Weather Finals day. Trainer Eve Johnston Houghton said of Alutiq: "It's a possibility, but we will see what the owners want to do. She had a desperate draw (stall 14) at Lingfield last time. Only one of the first five was drawn in double figures and there weren't that many placed horse from high draws all afternoon, which I think speaks for itself." The respective first five home in the Fred Darling - J Wonder, Al Thakhira, Joyeuse, Lady Lara and Manderley - all stand their ground. Nell Gwyn first and second, Sandiva and the supplemented Euro Charline, could renew rivalry, while Amazing Maria is another leading fancy for Ed Dunlop.
