THE classic hopeful Juncture was the star turn of the night as she outclassed her opponents the Listed Patton Stakes to fuel thoughts of a 1000 Guineas bid in a couple of months’ time.

Off the track since taking second in the Group 3 Silver Flash Stakes in July, the 98-rated Juddmonte-owned daughter of Dark Angel was operating on a different level to her rivals. When Colin Keane came to the outside off the last bend he looked to have any amount of horse underneath him and the closing stages of this one-mile affair bore out that view.