QUEEN'S Logic looked the princess waiting to be crowned queen when she preserved her unbeaten record with a dazzling comeback victory in the Dubai Duty Free Stakes at Newbury on Saturday.

A local triumph in next month's Sagitta 1,000 Guineas looks on the cards for the chestnut and her trainer and jockey, Mick Channon and Steve Drowne, following this summary dismissal of admittedly inferior rivals.

Queen's Logic, winner of the Queen Mary, Lowther and Cheveley Park Stakes last season, was running away with Drowne and cantering over her rivals until asked to go and win approaching the distance. She quickly accelerated clear and comfortably held the late rally of Roundtree, who had a length and threequarters to find at the line.

Channon, who is seeking a first British Classic triumph, was completely satisfied with the performance and said: "I thought it was better to take the freshness out of her rather than have her too fresh for Newmarket and I'm delighted with the way she did it.

"I never had any doubt that she'd trained on and that she is just as good as she was as a two-year-old."

The Tote slashed Queen's Logic into 13-8 favourite for the Guineas but Coral were less impressed and left her at a tempting 9-4.

Redback's clear-cut triumph in the other Classic trial, the Lane's End Greenham Stakes, cast little light on the 2,000 Guineas picture as the winner had been well-beaten by Flat Spin (who let the form down in the Craven Stakes last week) on his reappearance at Kempton's Easter meeting.

In a sense it did boost the Guineas claims of Craven winner King Of Happiness, however. The latter scored a silky-smooth success at headquarters but my view is that what he does in a fortnight can be further improved upon in the Derby, remembering that his dam had abundant stamina.

Back at Newbury, Zindabad laid down his claim for the top middle-distance and cup races with a battling victory over St Expedit in the Dubai Irish Village Stakes.

Trainer Mark Johnston now intends pointing his much-travelled winner at York's Yorkshire Cup over a quarter-mile farther. He said: "After his run in the Canadian International, he went off the boil but he did extremely well in the winter and came back a full 20 kilos heavier than the beginning of last year.

"York was to be his starting point because we didn't expect the ground to come right for him this early."

Johnston sees Zindabad as a fine dual-purpose stallion prospect.

On the jumping front, there was a thrilling finish to the Scottish National at Ayr with Take Control getting the best of a blanket finish in which he held Shotgun Willy by half a length. The winner, trained by Martin Pipe, was a spare ride for Ruby Walsh whose intended mount in the race was withdrawn.