COSMIC YEAR EARNS IRISH GUINEAS DATE

COSMIC YEAR is the new 2-1 favourite for the Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh three weeks today after defending his unbeaten record in style at Newmarket yesterday.

- BY DAVID YATES

Connections chose to swerve this afternoon's 2,000 Guineas with the son of Kingman and Group 1 heroine Passage Of Time, who followed an impressive winning debut at Sandown last September with a five-length comeback success at Kempton last month.