CONNECTIONS of tough-as-teak two-year-old Bucanero Fuerte believe they could have a genuine 2000 Guineas contender on their hands after the high-class prospect prevailed in a cracking battle with Ballydoyle’s Unquestionable in the Gain Railway Stakes.

It was the second time that owners Amo Racing managed to claim the Group 2 event with a juvenile who had been beaten at Royal Ascot, as Go Bears Go also landed the prize in 2021 after being touched off in the Norfolk Stakes.