REVOQUE can seal a second triumph in the race for Peter Chapple Hyam and a first for jockey John Reid when the Flat season comes to life with the first Classic, the Pertemps 2000 Guineas, at Newmarket today.

Europe's top rated two year old last year showed every sign of having trained on when a respectable second in Newbury's Greenham Stakes a fortnight ago behind Michael Stoute's Yalaietanee.

It was no secret before the race that connections thought Revoque would come on enormously for his seasonal reappearance.

In the circumstances, the Manton charge did well over an inadequate seven furlongs and only a steady pace to go down by a head to his rival whose connections chose not to reoppose here.

Against many less exposed types, it may pay to rely on the cast iron form of Robert Sangster's colt and hope that in a truly run race he is able to use his impressive turn of foot to show his rivals a clean pair of hooves.

Elsewhere on the Newmarket card, Gay Kelleway looks to have a excellent chance of bolstering her reputation as an up and coming trainer with a win in the Torch Motor Policies At Lloyds Rated Stakes.

Her charge, Forza Figlio, got no sort of a run on the rails in Newbury's Ladbroke Spring Cup under Olivier Peslier when looking as if the race would bring him on.

With the benefit of that outing under his belt, the four year old colt is strongly fancied to run a big race at a decent price, particularly in the hands of multiple champion jockey Pat Eddery.

Later on, Hever Golf Rose is presented with an opportunity to compensate for a host of placed efforts in the highest company last year with victory in the Dubai Racing Club Palace House Stakes.

Joe Naughton's ultra consistent mare may have most to fear from the Godolphin owned Clever Caption, trained in France by Andre Fabre last year and winner of his only start.

A good card at Haydock features the Crowther Homes Swinton Handicap Hurdle which can go to Edelweis du Moulin.

The five year old may still be improving.