14:10 Leopardstown

Saturday 6 April 2019

All13:4014:1014:4515:1515:5016:2516:55

Ballylinch Stud 'Red Rocks' 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 14:12 | Winning time: 1m 32.01s

1^st

(1)

Never No More

39-3

5/2

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Tracked leaders on inner, 4th halfway, pushed along early straight, switched right and ridden over 1f out, headway to lead final 100 yards, kept on well op 3/1 tchd 10/3

2^nd

(6)

Madhmoon

39-6

4/6f

T: K PrendergastJ: Chris Hayes

Dwelt, soon headway on outer into mid-division and 3rd halfway, pushed along 2f out and ridden to lead 1f out, headed final 100 yards, kept on one pace op 4/5 tchd 5/6

3^rd

(8)

Could Be King

39-3

10/1

T: J M OxxJ: Ronan Whelan

Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along entering straight and ridden to challenge over 1f out, 3rd and no impression final 100 yards op 9/1

4^th

(3)

Wargrave

39-3

12/1

T: J A StackJ: Leigh Roche

Reared slightly from stalls, soon led, pushed along entering straight, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

5^th

(2)

The Irish Rover

39-3

22/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: Seamie Heffernan

Towards rear, ridden and some headway on inner in 5th 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong op 20/1

6^th

(5)

Copia Verborum

39-3

50/1

T: J S BolgerJ: K J Manning

Mid-division, 5th halfway and pushed along approaching straight, no impression under 2f out and soon no extra op 66/1

7^th

2 ¾

(7)

San Andreas

39-3

14/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: D O'Brien

Broke well, settled back towards rear, pushed along on outer entering straight, soon ridden and no extra under 2f out op 12/1

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Non-Runners

(4)

Breaking Story¹⁶⁸

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: S Lavery J: Robbie Colgan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.50Pl:€1.30, €1.10EX:€6.70Trifecta:€19.10SF:€4.73

Forecasts

Madhmoon (4/6), Never No More (5/2), Could Be King (10/1), Wargrave (12/1), San Andreas (14/1), The Irish Rover (22/1), Breaking Story (25/1), Copia Verborum (50/1)

Madhmoon is a class act but this is a different surface for him having looked impressive in both his victories last season on good ground, and there is a chance that NEVER NO MORE, proven on the ground and with fitness on his side can take his scalp on this occasion. San Andreas is likely to get much closer to the selection this time and can make the frame.

Never No More
Madhmoon
San Andreas

Previous Winners

2018

Gustav Klimt

Weight: 9-6 |Age: 3

J: R L Moore | T: A P O'Brien

6/4

Prize Money

1st: €29,500.002nd: €9,500.003rd: €4,500.004th: €2,000.005th: €1,000.006th: €500.00