Poetic Flare won the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket for racing’s enduring combination of jockey Kevin Manning and trainer Jim Bolger.

The winner, a son of 2013 victor Dawn Approach, edged out Master Of The Seas by a short head, with Lucky Vega third.

Manning, 54, is the oldest jockey to win a British Classic since a 56-year-old Lester Piggott won the Guineas on Rodrigo De Triano in 1992.

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