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
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Prominent - ridden to lead inside final furlong - drifted left but kept on well final 110yds(op 5/1)
2 C Good Andrew Balding 128 lbs 7/2 Won
2nd
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)
5 G Poor Kevin Ryan 128 lbs 125/1 1.75
3rd
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)
4 C AVG Paul & Oliver Cole 128 lbs 11/1 .5
4th
Bit short of room soon after start - in rear - headway from 2f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on and went fourth towards finish
5 G Poor Charles Hills 128 lbs 150/1 2.75
5th
Prominent - briefly disputed lead 5f out - ridden and outpaced 2f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 28/1)
3 C Elite Charlie Johnston 128 lbs 33/1 0.3
6th
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)
3 C Good Charlie Appleby 128 lbs 10/1 0.2
7th
Took keen hold - held up in rear - ridden and headway towards near side over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 18/1)
3 C Good Roger Varian 128 lbs 16/1 1.5
8th
Towards rear on near side of group - ridden over 2f out - no impression(op 33/1)
4 C AVG Roger Varian 128 lbs 66/1 3.5
9th
Took keen hold - midfield - ridden 2f out - weakened over 1f out
5 G AVG K R Burke 128 lbs 18/1 2
10th
Took keen hold - towards rear - ridden 2f out - weakened over 1f out
3 C AVG K R Burke 128 lbs 25/1 0.3
11th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - ridden 2f out - soon weakened
5 G AVG Charlie Appleby 128 lbs 14/1 4.75
12th
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)
4 C Good A P O'Brien 128 lbs 13/8F 4.5
13th
Midfield on far side of group - ridden over 2f out - soon weakened(op 66/1)
5 H AVG K R Burke 128 lbs 40/1 1.5
14th
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)
2 C Good A P O'Brien 128 lbs 5/1 0.3