THE crowds may not have come to the Curragh last weekend, but that did not affect the quality of the racing as we had a high-class redemption story in the 2000 Guineas, the champion juvenile filly of last season reasserting herself in the 1000 Guineas, and a Tattersalls Gold Cup as deep as any recent running.

Field Of Gold produced a good overall time in the 2000 Guineas, one and a half seconds quicker than the big field handicap for older horses next on the card, and a fast finish; those two aspects usually the sign of a good horse and he marked himself the best of his generation around this trip.