15:40 Newmarket

Saturday 1 May 2021

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:4016:1516:5017:25

Qipco 2000 Guineas Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series)

Off time: 15:43 | Winning time: 1m 35.69s

1^st

(4)

Poetic Flare

39-0

16/1

T: J S BolgerJ: K J Manning

Tracked leaders, pushed along and slightly outpaced halfway, headway to chase leader over 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, soon joined, headed briefly close home, won on the nod

2^nd

(2)

Master Of The Seas

39-0

6/1

T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick

Held up towards rear, wide and headway entering final 2f, ridden and joined winner inside final furlong, led briefly close home, lost on the nod op 5/1

3^rd

(3)

Lucky Vega

39-0

12/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Shane Foley

Close up, ridden and headway over 1f out, pressed leading pair inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish

4^th

2 ½

(11)

Naval Crown

39-0

50/1

T: C ApplebyJ: A Kirby

Led, ridden 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace op 40/1

5^th

1 ¼

(14)

Chindit

39-0

12/1

T: R HannonJ: P J Dobbs

Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish tchd 11/1

6^th

(7)

One Ruler

39-0

10/1

T: C ApplebyJ: James Doyle

Tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 12/1

7^th

(12)

Mutasaabeq

39-0

6/1

T: C HillsJ: Jim Crowley

Close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace op 9/2

8^th

1 ¼

(9)

Van Gogh

39-0

20/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: Seamie Heffernan

Towards rear, never nearer op 16/1

9^th

(5)

Legion Of Honour

39-0

80/1

T: R VarianJ: David Egan

Dwelt held up, ridden 2f out, never nearer op 66/1

10^th

(13)

Mystery Smiles

39-0

66/1

T: A M BaldingJ: S De Sousa

Dwelt in rear, never on terms

11^th

(8)

Wembley

39-0

13/2

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

In touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened and eased final furlong op 6/1

12^th

(1)

Devilwala

39-0

100/1

T: R M BeckettJ: Rossa Ryan

Tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out tchd 125/1

13^th

1 ½

(15)

Battleground

39-0

9/2f

T: A P O'BrienJ: L Dettori

In touch, pushed along 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 15/2 tchd 8/1

14^th

3 ½

(10)

Thunder Moon

39-0

11/2

T: J P O'BrienJ: Declan McDonogh

Always towards rear op 9/2 tc

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Non-Runners

(6)

Albadri⁵⁹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: Jane Chapple-Hyam J: Hollie Doyle

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£16.40Pl:£5.60, £2.75, £3.55EX:£143.50Trifecta:£1,778.00Tricast:£827.17SF:£103.14Swingers:£23.05, £35.55, £17.35

Forecasts

Battleground (9/2), Thunder Moon (11/2), Master Of The Seas (6/1), Mutasaabeq (6/1), Wembley (13/2), One Ruler (10/1), Lucky Vega (12/1), Chindit (12/1), Poetic Flare (16/1), Van Gogh (20/1), Naval Crown (50/1), Mystery Smiles (66/1), Legion Of Honour (80/1), Devilwala (100/1), Albadri (200/1)

This looks a particularly open renewal. THUNDER MOON was behind Wembley in the Dewhurst but had been very impressive when beating him in the National Stakes prior to that and is taken to provide his trainer with a second successive British Classic win after Galileo Chrome's Leger triumph last autumn. Battleground and Godolphin-pair Master of The Seas and One Ruler are others likely to have a say.

THUNDER MOON (IRE)
WEMBLEY (IRE)
BATTLEGROUND (USA)

Previous Winners

2020

Kameko

Weight: 9-0 |Age: 3

J: Oisin Murphy | T: A M Balding

10/1

Prize Money

1st: £227,019.002nd: £86,068.003rd: £43,074.004th: £21,457.005th: £10,768.006th: £5,404.00