Beo heads 25-strong Guineas field

Racing: Finsceal Beo heads a total of 25 possible runners for the Stan James 1000 Guineas at Newmarket on Sunday.

Racing:Finsceal Beo heads a total of 25 possible runners for the Stan James 1000 Guineas at Newmarket on Sunday.

Jim Bolger's three-year-old is the general ante-post favourite for the second Classic of the season having hacked up in the Rockfel Stakes on her last start.

Finsceal Beo could be joined in the final line-up by the Jeremy Noseda-trained Sander Camillo, who was surprisingly defeated at short odds on her seasonal bow in the Nell Gwyn Stakes.

Noseda has also left in Simply Perfect at the five-day confirmation stage but he has taken out Rahiyah, second to Finsceal Beo in the Rockfel.

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Yaqeen, an impressive winner over seven furlongs at Newmarket on her last start, is still involved at this stage - as is Scarlet Runner, who lowered the colours of Sander Camillo in the Nell Gwyn.

Cheveley Park Stakes winner Indian Ink could go to post with stablemate Selinka, while Magic America is an intriguing entry from Criquette Head-Maarek's yard in Chantilly.

Kevin Prendergast's Goffs Million scorer Miss Beatrix is likely to make the trip across the Irish Sea to Headquarters.

Compatriots Arch Swing, trained by John Oxx, and Aidan O'Brien's Theann are also still engaged, but Dermot Weld has taken out Thiella.

Michael Stoute now has one entry in the shape of Kaseema after the withdrawal of Rockfel fourth Shorthand.

Mick Channon could be double-handed with the well-regarded Treat and Sweet Lilly in the Group One contest over a mile.