Alparslan sinks Zavateri and Albert Einstein in Greenham

Alparslan emerged as a genuine contender for the 2000 Guineas when denting some lofty reputations in the Watership Down Stud Too Darn Hot Greenham Stakes at Newbury.

The betting was dominated by Aidan O'Brien's Albert Einstein and Eve Johnson Houghton's Group One winner Zavateri, but Karl Burke's Alparslan, winner of a valuable sales race in Ireland in his juvenile campaign but behind Zavateri in the Dewhurst, was allowed the run of the race in front under Clifford Lee.