Newbury's loss may be Newmarket's gain when the three-day Craven meeting gets under way on Tuesday.
The heavy rain which saw soft going on Friday at the Berkshire course and the abandonment of Saturday's card could lead to Sagitta 1000 and 2000 Guineas contenders having their prep races at Headquarters.
The news that the Lane's End Greenham Stakes has been switched from Newbury to Newmarket on Tuesday muddys the waters as far as the 2000 Guineas hopes are concerned with the thehorsesmouth.co.uk Craven Stakes due to be run on Thursday.
Barry Hills now has a choice of races if ante-post favourite Distant Music is to reappear next week.
The colt was a highly-impressive winner of the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster and the Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket last year and is a worthy market leader for the colts' Classic.
He would have to carry a 3lb penalty in the Craven Stakes so the Greenham might be the better option for the son of Distant View.
Misraah, like Distant Music, was taken out of the Greenham Stakes at the overnight stage.
His trainer Sir Michael Stoute may take the chance to avoid Distant Music in the Greenham and send the son of Lure to the Craven, a race he has won before with the likes of Shadeed, Doyoun, Shaadi, Alnasr Alwasheek and Desert Story.
Misraah was an extremely impressive 10-length winner of a Leicester maiden last season and is prominent in the 2000 Guineas betting.
He will prove difficult to beat should he sidestep Distant Music.
Both High Walden and Seazun missed the Dubai Duty Free Stakes at Newbury because of the underfoot conditions and may clash in the Shadwell Stud Nell Gwyn Stakes at Newmarket on Tuesday.
High Walden has been the subject of strong support for the 1000 Guineas and the Henry Cecil-trained filly has always had a tall reputation.
Indeed the Warren Place trainer said in February: "Of course there's a long way to go but at this stage I like High Walden more than I liked Wince before she won the 1000 Guineas for me last year."
This close relative of 1997 Oaks winner Reams Of Verse is reported to have been working well but has yet to really impress on the racecourse.
Fourth to Bach in the Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot on her debut and the winner of a Leicester maiden, the El Grand Senor filly could only finish second to Agrippina in a Listed contest on her final start, staying on well after a slow start.
One worry is that High Walden has given trouble at the stalls and has worn a blanket to get her into the gate on all her three outings.
It might be safer to side with Mick Channon's Seazun in the Group Three contest.
The Zieten filly won two of her four starts last season for the trainer, who has since moved to the historic West Ilsley stables made famous by Major Dick Hern.
Her last outing saw her best performance when she won the Shadwell Stud Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket.
Ridden by Richard Quinn, the filly showed a good turn of pace to beat Torgau by a head, with the third Crimplene two and a half lengths adrift.
She should have no problems staying this seven-furlong trip and can cement her Classic claims with victory.
Cecil should have better luck on Wednesday when Shiva attempts to win the Weatherbys Earl Of Sefton Stakes for a second time.
Knee problems limited the five-year-old to just one previous outing when lining up for this event last year but she overcame her inexperience to beat Haami by a length and a quarter.
Better was to come at the Curragh on her next start when she beat none other than Daylami in the Group One Tattersalls Gold Cup.
Injured on her next start at Royal Ascot, she did not reappear until October when she finished a gallant runner-up to Alborada in the Dubai Champion Stakes at Newmarket.
Being so lightly-raced she has the scope for further improvement although some rain may be required for her to show her best form.
King's Best will be an interesting proposition if he tackles Wednesday's Victor Chandler Free Handicap rather than Craven Stakes on Thursday.
The Sir Michael Stoute-trained colt looked a star in the making on his first two starts, cruising home in a Newmarket maiden on his debut in August and then beating Shamrock City by two lengths in the Acomb Stakes at York later that month.
However, he ran far too freely in the Dewhurst Stakes on his final start as a juvenile and finished last of the five runners, beaten five and a half lengths by Distant Music.
He should be given a chance to confirm the promise of his first two starts and has a handy racing weight of 8st 8lb.
Sagitta 2000 Guineas: 9-4 Distant Music, 5-1 Giant's Causeway, 7-1 Misraah, 10-1 Monashee Mountain, Western Summer, 16-1 Mull Of Kintyre, Bernstein, Bachir, King's Best 20-1 Bar. Sagitta 1000 Guineas: 8-1 Teggiano, High Walden, 10-1 Petrushka, 14-1 Inkling, 16-1 Lahan, Iftiraas, Seazun, 25-1 Bar.
