THE veteran Invincible Spirit (Green Desert) had a big part to play in the outcome of the Group 1 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday, and he featured prominently also 24 hours later after the fillies’ equivalent.

Notable Speech was making his first start on grass when he won the colts’ classic, while Elmalka (Kingman) made her only start at two a winning one on Southwell’s all-weather, before narrowly missing out behind Folgaria and Regal Jubilee by two necks in the Group 3 Fred Darling Stakes on her only start before Sunday’s big race. She won the Group 1 1000 Guineas by a neck in a blanket finish, about a length covering the first five home.