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"Born To Sea's preparation has all gone according to plan, by all accounts, and the question with him is whether he is good enough. On the evidence of his last run he isn't, but there were excuses for that as he was found to be lame afterwards and he is unexposed and open to improvement," said Kinane.
"I think he's a bit short in the betting for what he's actually achieved. He's around an 8-1 chance and that's mainly because his brother was a great horse.
"He is a different horse to Sea The Stars. We went to Newmarket with him knowing he would get further and just hoping that he'd have enough pace for the mile. With Born To Sea, you'd say he will undoubtedly be suited by the trip. I think the mile will be his perfect distance.
"I'm not sure what the ground will be like, but in 24 hours the ground at Newmarket can dry out a lot. Born To Sea is the horse my heart wants to win, but I don't think he's value."
The red-hot favourite is the Aidan O'Brien-trained Camelot, but Kinane admitted: "Montjeu has never sired a Guineas winner. Stamina looks to be the forte of his progeny and his record suggests that is the case. Camelot might be exceptional and he might be an exception to the rule, but the statistics are against him."
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