Coppice's Guineas credentials to be tested in Nell Gwyn

Frankie Dettori gets the leg-up on Coppice when she puts her Qipco 1000 Guineas aspirations to the test in the Lanwades Stud Nell Gwyn Stakes at Newmarket.

Trained by John and Thady Gosden, she is a full -sister to Clarehaven's Coventry winner Calyx and created a taking impression when scoring on debut at Kempton last October.

A general 7-1 chance for the fillies’ Classic on 7 May, connections are now keen to see if she can make the leap from maiden company to Group level in this seven-furlong assignment.

"She’s a lovely filly and won her maiden very well at the back-end of last year on the all-weather," said Barry Mahon of owners Juddmonte.

"She’s wintered well and the team at Clarehaven are happy with her. She’s a full-sister to Calyx and it’s a good family – there’s plenty of speed in the family.

"She has the double-edged sword of stepping out of maiden company and her first time on grass, which is never ideal. But she is a nice filly and hopefully she can run a good race that might lead us to a Classic somewhere if she runs well.

"We’re on a learning mission with her to see where her ability lies and with it being her first start on grass, it will be interesting."

Coppice is joined by stablemate and Kempton scorer Inner Space – who is the mount of Robert Havlin – while Charlie Appleby’s Fairy Cross completed a fine two-year-old campaign by beating a useful cast to claim the Prestige Fillies’ Stakes at Goodwood.

The daughter of Dubawi had to settle for second behind Mawj in Dubai most recently, but the Moulton Paddocks handler is confident of a bold show on the Rowley Mile.

"I’m pleased with her," he told www.godolphin.com. "She’s come forward for that last run and she has done well at home. She should be a key player in the