Sander Camillo to miss Stan James 1000 Guineas
Sunday 6th May, 2007
Sander Camillo pictured above, photo by Steve Cargill
Trainer Jeremy Noseda and owner Sir Robert Ogden pulled her out of the Classic because she is in season.
She had endured a far from perfect preparation and was beaten at odds-on in the Nell Gwyn Stakes last month.
Finsceal Beo heads the field and a win would delight trainer Jim Bolger after ante-post favourite Teofilo missed the 2000 Guineas through injury.
Finsceal Beo was the champion juvenile filly and trainer Bolger is hoping she can justify her hot favouritism.
"She is very well. There have been no problems with her and it has all been plain sailing," he said. "I am expecting a good performance from her."
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Richard Hannon's stable believe they have a good chance of breaking their 1000 Guineas hoodoo with their two runners, Indian Ink, who won last season's Cheveley Parks Stakes, and Selinka.
The East Everleigh trainer has won the 2000 Guineas three times but the fillies' equivalent has eluded him so far.
"Indian Ink is absolutely winging. She's flying at home and she's a very good filly," said the trainer's son, Richard Hannon junior.
Newmarket trainer Noseda still has last year's Meon Valley Stud Fillies' Mile winner, Simply Perfect, in the big race at 1510 BST.
Other highly-rated local challengers include the Sir Michael Stoute-trained Kaseema and the Michael Jarvis-trained Yaqeen.
In addition to Finsceal Beo, three other fillies will make the journey from Ireland - the John Oxx-trained Arch Swing, Kevin Prendergast's Miss Beatrix and Aidan O'Brien's challenger, Theann.
The 23 runners equal the second-biggest field for the fillies' Classic since the World War II.