Guineas heroes poised for Palace thriller
CLASSIC BAGGED: Field Of Gold cruises to victory in the Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh. Picture: Morgan Treacy/Inpho
A St James's Palace Stakes to savour after the Derby was robbed of arguably its star attraction is the reward for everyone with even a remote interest in racing, as Ruling Court and Field Of Gold take each other on in a rematch of the 2000 Guineas at Royal Ascot.
Field Of Gold might have been even closer than he was to Ruling Court at Newmarket had things played out in his favour, but he showed his worth in the Irish Guineas. The Ruling Court team opted to wait for Epsom, but he was a late absentee as the ground was deemed too soft. As if round two is not enough on its own, Aidan O'Brien's French Guineas winner Henri Matisse joins the battle.
