Ryan Moore hopes he can secure his first Guineas victory in the season’s opening Classics at Newmarket this weekend.

The Sussex jockey has been named by Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien to ride Roderic O’Connor in the 2,000 Guineas, in which Frankel is odds-on favourite, on Saturday Moore’s best chance of glory seerms to be on board Havant, trained by his stable boss Sir Michael Stoute, in the 1,000 Guineas the following day.

Moore, from Brighton said: “I rode Havant when she won a Group Three (the Oh So Sharp Stakes) last year over seven furlongs, so she has plenty of pace.

“I wouldn’t be worried about her not having a prep race. That won’t be a problem.”

Havant is rated second favourite at 5-1 behind Moonlight Cloud (4-1) by Ladbrokes.

Roderic O’Connor, ridden by then O’Brien stable jockey Johnny Murtagh, chased home Frankel in the Group One Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket last October. He is rated third favourite at 14-1, with Frankel 8-13, by Timeform.

Moore confesses it will be tough to equal last year’s achievements.

He rode to Derby and Arc glory on Workforce and secured English and Irish Oaks triumphs, plus Japan’s Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup and Hong Kong Cup wins, on Snow Fairy in 2010.

Moore is upbeat, though, and said: “It is going to be hard to top what I did last year.

“But Workforce (entered in the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh next month and the Coronation Cup at Epsom and the Prince of Wales Stakes at Royal Ascot in June) is still in training and so is Snow Fairy ( Prince of Wales Stakes and Coronation Cup).

“There are also a few younger horses I am looking forward to riding.

“Hopefully if they and the likes of Workforce and Snow Fairy perform to their abilities, it should be a good year.

“Sir Michael Stoute has a reasonable stable. He’s had a reasonable stable for 30 years. I’m enjoying my racing. I enjoy riding good horses in good races.”

The 27-year-old son of Lower Beeding trainer Gary is evens to win his fourth champion jockey crown ahead of Kieren Fallon (7-2) and title holder Paul Hanagan (5-1).

He has been boosted by his pre-season efforts in Dubai.

Moore said: “Dubai ended well with a nice winner.

“I was disappointed Snow Fairy didn’t run in the Sheema Classic (knee injury) and the World Cup turned into a farcical race but Presvis won well showing himself to be a talented horse in good shape and we got a bit of luck.”

He has already won on Derby hope Quest For Peace, quoted at 16-1 for the Classic, at Leopardstown to give him his first win for trainer Aidan O’Brien in Ireland.

But this weekend he will have to bounce back from disappointment in Hong Kong on Monday.

Moore rode Presvis to sixth behind winner Xtension in the BMW Champions Mile at Sha Tin.

He had hoped for his eighth win in 13 rides on the seven-year-old.

His horse had been aimed at the race instead of Hong Kong’s QE II Cup – which they won together in 2009 – this Sunday because Moore was unavailable.

But Moore was unable to guide the favourite through the field after being at the back in the early stages.

It came a day after Moore partnered O’Brien’s Jackaroo to sixth in the first Derby trial at Sandown.