Ed Crisford backs Arabian Dusk to go close in Group 3 Landwades Stud Nell Gwyn Stakes at Rowley Mile in Newmarket

Ed Crisford expects Arabian Dusk to be “bang there in the mix, if not winning” when she makes her seasonal debut in the Group 3 Lanwades Stud Nell Gwyn Stakes at Newmarket tomorrow afternoon (3.35pm).

The Havana Grey filly arguably sets the standard on juvenile form, having claimed Group 2 honours in the Duchess of Cambridge Stakes on the July Course last summer before rounding off her campaign with a third-place finish behind Lake Victoria in the Cheveley Park Stakes in September.

She will step up to seven furlongs for the first time in Tuesday’s 1,000 Guineas trial, but connections have no concerns about a lack of stamina.

Crisford, who trains Arabian Dusk in partnership with his father Simon at Gainsborough Stables on Newmarket’s Hamilton Road, said: “She’s done very well over the winter, we’re extremely happy with her. She was winning Group Twos and being placed in Cheveley Parks last year, so she brings very good form into the race.

“At this time of year, you never quite know with fillies that have only had one run and are coming through the ranks, but if she turns up as she left off last season, she should be bang there in the mix, if not winning.

“Last year, you could have stepped her up in trip, to be honest. It looks like seven furlongs should be well within her reach.

“She’s shown all the right signs from two to three and I think we’ll learn a lot in terms of where we are with trip and everything – this is what these trials are there for.”