MIKE FRANCIS was more impressed by the 1,000 Guineas that the colts’ race at Newmarket

IT looked that way to the naked eye and the clock backs up the view that the 1,000 Guineas form looks stronger than the colts’ version – at least for the front two. MAWJ (101) and TAHIYRA (99) both look like high-class fillies with the latter in particular looking set for an even more stellar season. Her trainer Dermot Weld made it clear that her preparation hadn’t been 100% but she was good enough to do herself justice which she certainly did. The pair pulled well c...