With Aidan O’Brien chasing down his own world record of 28 Group 1 winners in a year, Precise is aiming to do her bit by claiming a third top-level victory of the season in the Tattersalls Sceptre Sessions Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket on Friday.

While she may have disappointed when favourite for the 1000 Guineas, she looked a different proposition in the Irish equivalent, despite Ryan Moore switching to Newmarket winner True Love.

Moore got back on Precise at Royal Ascot, where she was a fairly dominant winner of the Coronation Stakes and with True Love heading to France for the Prix Jean Prat this weekend, the coast could be clear for Precise to continue her winning run on Friday.

“We always thought last year that she would be happy going further, but while it is going so well over a mile we see no reason to change it yet,” said O’Brien.

“We’ve split the two good fillies up this time. True Love is going to France for the Prix Jean Prat at the weekend so she’s dropping down in trip. We just thought she’d be comfortable doing that.

“We’ve been very happy with Precise since the Coronation and hopefully she runs well.”

Another filly to win at Royal Ascot was Andrew Balding’s Blue Bolt.

She was successful in the Duke of Cambridge Stakes and steps back up to the highest level having finished second in the Sun Chariot last autumn.

Balding told Tattersalls: “We’ve been very happy with Blue Bolt since Ascot.

“We were delighted with her performance there and she also ran very well on the Rowley Mile at the back end of last year.

“I don’t think the track will be a problem for her and she seems in great form, but it’s obviously a strong Group One, as it should be.

“We’re just keeping everything crossed that she can perform to the same level she did at Ascot.”

Donnacha O’Brien’s Balantina was a Breeders’ Cup winner at the end of last season and did not reappear until a creditable fifth in the Coronation Stakes.

“Balantina is in good form, and everything has gone to plan since Ascot,” said her trainer.

“We think she has improved a decent amount since that run. The track and trip should suit her at Newmarket, so we’re looking forward to it and think she’ll run a big race.”

Karl Burke’s Evolutionist was second to True Love in the 1000 Guineas before being stepped her up in trip for the Prix de Diane.

“Looking at the prices, I think the bookmakers have overlooked her,” Burke said.

“If she runs back to her Guineas form, and she’s a winner on the July course as well, she broke her maiden on the July course. I’m looking forward to running her.

“As well as being in season when she ran in the Prix de Diane, I don’t think she really stayed that trip either. Nothing went right.

“She was showing a lot more speed in her work leading up to the French Oaks so we sort of had a question mark going into that on trip and so we’ll find out a lot more on Friday.”

Venetian Lace filled the places in the 1000 Guineas and then headed to Epsom for the Oaks but she was beaten a long way out and was not in love with the soft ground.

Charlie Johnston said: “It was a disappointing run in the Oaks but you can put a complete line through that. She hated the ground; she’s very much a fast-ground filly.

“The owners were keen off the back of that for her to come back to a mile and this was the obvious choice. She’s been placed in two Group Ones over a mile at Newmarket so conditions should be ideal for her.

“Precise sets a very high standard, but we’re hopeful that our filly will run a big race.”

Juvenile fillies

Earlier on the card Libertango will seek to underline her classic potential in the Group 2 Duchess of Cambridge Stakes, despite trainer George Boughey warning that, for now, pace remains her superpower.

The No Nay Never filly was made second-favourite for next year’s 1000 Guineas after running out an impressive winner of the Albany Stakes over six furlongs at Royal Ascot, beating highly-touted Ballydoyle contender Sun Goddess by a length.

And while Boughey believes she deserves to be in those sorts of conversations – particularly after Sun Goddess boosted the form winning a Group 2 at the Curragh – he insisted pace is her most potent weapon at the moment.

“That race at the Curragh is usually a strong race and Aidan often wins that race in Ireland, but it is always nice when you see that happen,” said Boughey. “In addition there has been a number of maiden winners and nursery winners come out of the Albany already.

“It looked a strong race going into it, but her work had been good beforehand so we were not surprised either by the win (or quotes for the Guineas) after the race,” he said.

“She has a lot of options open to her going forward and she has a pedigree that suggests she might get a bit further, but she is showing a lot of pace at the moment. We will see where we go in future, but we are delighted with her form coming into this.”

Libertango sticks to six furlongs for the Duchess Of Cambridge Stakes (sponsored By Ultimate Provence) but Senorita Bonita, her main rival according to the market, steps up from five furlongs.

Simon and Ed Crisford’s filly, owned by Victorious Forever, was two lengths behind another Ballydoyle filly in Victorious over the minimum trip in the Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot.

But connections feel the extra furlong will bring significant improvement at Newmarket, with the owners’ representative Chris Wall admitting it had been a close call which race to aim at last month.

“It was six and two threes whether we went for the Albany or the Queen Mary, but we thought the Queen Mary on paper looked the slightly easier contest, although I’m not sure that was the case,” said Wall.

“But we are looking forward to stepping her up to six as the pedigree suggests that is within her compass and we feel the extra distance will suit her better.

“Obviously we have got a very good filly in Libertango to try to beat, but we will know where we stand with her after and we are hopeful of a good run. Then we can make a plan for her from there.”

The market suggests the race is a two-horse race but Joseph O’Brien’s impressive Fairyhouse scorer Alwaysanangel, Karl Burke’s Ripon winner Etonnante and Richard and Peter Fahey’s Carlisle scorer Ruby Moon all bring unbeaten once-raced records to the table.

Juddmonte’s Jolivette was well beaten by Libertango at Ascot but is seeking to get back on track after winning on Newmarket’s Rowley Mile course in May. Acclamation Star (James Owen) and Troublesome Guest (George Margarson) complete the eight-strong line-up.