15:35 Newmarket

Saturday 2 May 2026

Premier Race Day Text
All13:1013:4514:2014:5515:3516:1016:4517:2017:55

Betfred 2000 Guineas Stakes (Group 1)

  • 3YO only  |   Class 1  |   1m  |   15 Runners  |   Turf
Odds by:
The word Sky in blue and Bet in white with a red background.
Live Odds
Odds
6
Gstaad
4
Bow Echo
5
Distant Storm
11
Oxagon
8
King's Trail
10
Needle Match
2
Avicenna
14
Thesecretadversary
7
Into The Sky
1
Alparslan
13
Power Blue
12
Padraig Dawn
15
Venetian Prince
3
Billecart
9
Lord Britain
SP Book Percentage 131.06

Forecasts

Gstaad (11/4), Bow Echo (3/1), Distant Storm (7/2), King's Trail (8/1), Oxagon (10/1), Needle Match (14/1), Alparslan (14/1), Avicenna (14/1), Thesecretadversary (20/1), Into The Sky (25/1), Power Blue (33/1), Padraig Dawn (33/1), Billecart (100/1), Venetian Prince (100/1), Lord Britain (200/1)

Verdict

The Charlie Appleby stable has been the dominant force in this in recent times and that trend may continue courtesy of DISTANT STORM, who quickened up in very good style to win a 7f course Group 3 last autumn. That devastating turn of foot was missing when third (Gstaad second) in the Dewhurst but he's taken to bounce back with a bang on his return. Unbeaten Royal Lodge winner Bow Echo is second choice ahead of Gstaad and the selection's stablemate King's Trail.

  1. DISTANT STORM
  2. BOW ECHO (IRE)
  3. GSTAAD

Previous Winners

2025
Ruling Court
Weight: 9-2  |Age: 3
J: W Buick  |  T: C Appleby
9/2

Prize Money

1st: £297,728.002nd: £112,875.003rd: £56,490.004th: £28,140.005th: £14,122.006th: £7,088.00

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