Dandhu put down a tidy marker for the QIPCO 1000 Guineas with victory in Saturday’s Fred Darling at Newbury, after which she was cut to a general 12/1 for the fillies’ Classic.

Gerald Mosse seemed at pains not to give her a particularly hard race on her first run since September so it bodes well for the rest of her campaign that the daughter of Dandy Man was still able to edge out Iconic Choice, So Perfect and Star Terms.

If you’re wanting to be harsh then only a couple of short-heads and three-quarters of a length split the first quartet, but it looks solid enough form despite the runner-up going into it rated 101 after a nine-race juvenile campaign.

Dandhu’s victory did, however, pay a pretty significant compliment to one of her potential Newmarket rivals, namely Just Wonderful, who had a length and a quarter to spare over David Elsworth’s filly in second when winning the Rockfel over seven furlongs of the Rowley Mile last season.