Newmarket Races
Newmarket
16:40
Qipco 2000 Guineas Stakes (British Champions Series) (Colts)
Newmarket
Date: Sat, 06 May 2023
Distance: 1m
Type: Flat
Going: Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £5.95
Place: £2.10 £17.30 £3.85
Exacta: £442.10
Tricast: £4549.76
Trifecta: £5947.70
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Chaldean (GB) | 2 C | Good | Andrew Balding | 128 lbs | 7/2 | Won | Prominent - ridden to lead inside final furlong - drifted left but kept on well final 110yds(op 5/1) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Hi Royal (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Kevin Ryan | 128 lbs | 125/1 | 1.75 | Led - briefly disputed lead 5f out - hung left 2f out - ridden and hung badly left 1f out - soon headed - kept on (jockey said colt hung left-handed)(op 100/1) | ||
| 3rd | 12 | Royal Scotsman (IRE) | 4 C | AVG | Paul & Oliver Cole | 128 lbs | 11/1 | .5 | Pulled hard - towards rear - slightly hampered 6f out - ridden and headway towards near side over 1f out - soon went third - no chance with winner but kept on inside final furlong (jockey said colt ran too free)(op 10/1) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Galeron (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Charles Hills | 128 lbs | 150/1 | 2.75 | Bit short of room soon after start - in rear - headway from 2f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on and went fourth towards finish | ||
| 5th | 4 | Dubai Mile (IRE) | 3 C | Elite | Charlie Johnston | 128 lbs | 33/1 | 0.3 | Prominent - briefly disputed lead 5f out - ridden and outpaced 2f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 28/1) | ||
| 6th | 11 | Noble Style (GB) | 3 C | AVG | Charlie Appleby | 128 lbs | 10/1 | 0.2 | Took keen hold - midfield on far side of group - ridden and headway over 1f out - soon briefly went fourth - no extra towards finish(op 11/1) | ||
| 7th | 13 | Sakheer (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | Roger Varian | 128 lbs | 16/1 | 1.5 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - ridden and headway towards near side over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 18/1) | ||
| 8th | 3 | Charyn (IRE) | 4 C | AVG | Roger Varian | 128 lbs | 66/1 | 3.5 | Towards rear on near side of group - ridden over 2f out - no impression(op 33/1) | ||
| 9th | 8 | Holloway Boy (GB) | 5 G | AVG | K R Burke | 128 lbs | 18/1 | 2 | Took keen hold - midfield - ridden 2f out - weakened over 1f out | ||
| 10th | 9 | Indestructible (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | K R Burke | 128 lbs | 25/1 | 0.3 | Took keen hold - towards rear - ridden 2f out - weakened over 1f out | ||
| 11th | 14 | Silver Knott (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Charlie Appleby | 128 lbs | 14/1 | 4.75 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - ridden 2f out - soon weakened | ||
| 12th | 1 | Auguste Rodin (IRE) | 4 C | Good | A P O'Brien | 128 lbs | 13/8F | 4.5 | Towards rear - slightly hampered 6f out - ridden under 3f out - soon struggling - weakened 2f out (trainer's rep said the colt never travelled after suffering interference early on in the race)(op 6/4) | ||
| 13th | 5 | Flight Plan (GB) | 5 H | AVG | K R Burke | 128 lbs | 40/1 | 1.5 | Midfield on far side of group - ridden over 2f out - soon weakened(op 66/1) | ||
| 14th | 10 | Little Big Bear (IRE) | 2 C | Good | A P O'Brien | 128 lbs | 5/1 | 0.3 | Pulled hard - in touch with leaders on near side of group - hampered rivals 6f out - ridden 2f out - soon weakened - finished lame (jockey said colt ran too free; vet said colt finished lame on his right hind)(op 6/1 tchd 11/2 and tchd 13/2) |