The purple colours of Kia Joorabchian’s Amo Racing operation have yet to be carried to victory in a Group One event, but the high-profile football agent expects to have two big chances to break his duck in the space of three days next month after the emphatic last-to-first success of Mammas Girl in the Nell Gwyn Stakes.
Richard Hannon’s filly was behind all 14 of her rivals with a quarter of a mile to run, but found such an impressive turn of foot when she met the rising ground a furlong out that she crossed the line nearly three lengths clear. She is now top-priced at around 7-1 (from 50-1) for the 1,000 Guineas on 7 May.
