George Washington heads Guineas field

Racing : George Washington heads 14 entries at the final 48-hour declaration stage for Saturday's Stan James 2000 Guineas at…

Racing: George Washington heads 14 entries at the final 48-hour declaration stage for Saturday's Stan James 2000 Guineas at Newmarket.

The long-time ante-post favourite is one of three left in the colts' Classic by Aidan O'Brien - successful 12 months ago with Footstepsinthesand - as he also has Horatio Nelson and Frost Giant engaged.

O'Brien's Amadeus Mozart and James Joyce along with Jim Bolger's Heliostatic and the Hughie Morrison-trained Supaseus were the only withdrawals.

Barry Hills will be triple-handed with Craven Stakes winner Killybegs, Greenham victor Red Clubs and Olympian Odyssey while Godolphin will run Opera Cape.

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The latter was last seen finishing third behind Sir Percy - who reopposes - and Horatio Nelson in the Dewhurst Stakes last October when trained by Sylvester Kirk.

Easter Stakes winner Asset is the sole representative from Richard Hannon's yard with northern interests represented by Kevin Ryan's Middle Park Stakes winner Amadeus Wolf and Bryan Smart's Misu Bond.

Araafa, trained by Jeremy Noseda, Terry Mills' Close To You, and the Sir Michael Stoute-trained Final Verse complete the line-up.