 Cape Verdi returned from Dubai in May 1998 and was sent straight to the 1000 Guineas without a prep race.Cape Verdi was made 100/30 joint favourite and produced the best performance of her career.Ridden for the first time by Frankie Dettori, she moved up to take the lead a furlong out before "surging" clear and winning by a growing margin of five lengths from the Irish-trained Shahtoush.