Ruling Court can rule the rest in 2000 Guineas

Ruling Court can make it three wins in four years for Charlie Appleby in the Betfred 2000 Guineas.

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RULING Court can make it three wins in four years for Charlie Appleby in the Betfred 2000 Guineas.

Coroebus got the Godolphin han-dicap off the mark in the Newmarket Classic in 2022 before Notable Speech added a second triumph for the team 12 months ago.

The Justify colt - who significantly is the pick of stable jockey William Buick over Shadow Of Light - was a Sandown maiden winner at the first time of asking last July, prompting Appleby to raise his sights to Group Three level when sent off favourite for the Acomb at York.

He perhaps did not have the best draw when coming home third to The Lion In Winter, but it was nev-ertheless a decent effort and he already has a win on his tally this year, having won the Jumeirah 2000 Guineas at Meydan in March.

Ruling Court's six-length dis-missal of The Fingal Raven does not amount to much in terms of form, but he demonstrated he stays the mile trip and showed a very nice turn of foot in the process.