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OISIN Murphy will replace Shane Foley aboard Millisle in Sunday's Qipco 1000 Guineas at Newmarket.
Foley partnered the Jessica Harrington-trained filly in four of her five starts last season, including when winning the Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket, but he has decided to forego the ride in Sunday's race due to quarantine restrictions.
Millisle is third favourite in most betting lists for the 1000 Guineas, behind Roger Charlton's Quadrilateral and Ryan Moore's mount, Love, the sole representative of trainer Aidan O'Brien.
Quadrilateral did little wrong in winning on her debut at Newbury in August, before really impressing next time out and then heading to the Fillies’ Mile in September over the classic course and distance.
Victory at one stage looked unlikely, but Jason Watson got a nice gap when he needed it and his mount came home strongly to deny Powerful Breeze.
Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager to owner Khalid Abdullah, reports all to have gone well through the winter months with the daughter of Frankel.
He said: “Everything has been fine, she’s been straightforward and Roger has been happy with her. She’s had a good winter and a good spring, she’s had no interruptions.
“She has strengthened – I’ve not seen that much of her for obvious reasons, but everything I have seen of her suggests she’s in good nick.”
When winning the Cheveley Park, Millisle accounted for Raffle Prize, who represents Mark Johnston. That trainer will also run Rose Of Kildare.
Aidan O’Brien has won three of the last four runnings and this year relies solely on Fillies’ Mile third Love. Rockfel Stakes third Cloak Of Spirits takes her chance for Richard Hannon, while John Gosden and Frankie Dettori team up with Shimmering and James Tate runs Under The Stars.
Summer Romance was one place behind Millisle when they met at Salisbury and will bid to reverse the form for Charlie Appleby.
Final Song (Saeed bin Suroor), Boomer (Tom Dascombe), Graceful Magic (Eve Johnson Houghton), Les Hogues (George Baker), Romsey (Hughie Morrison) and Yes Always (Karl Burke) complete the line-up.
1000 Guineas runners: Boomer, Cloak Of Spirits, Final Song, Graceful Magic, Les Hogues, Love, Millisle, Quadrilateral, Raffle Prize, Romsey, Rose Of Kildare, Shimmering, Summer Romance, Under The Stars, Yes Always.
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