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15:35 Newmarket

Saturday 6 May 2017

All13:5014:2014:5515:3516:1016:4517:20

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

Off time: 15:39 | Winning time: 1m 36.61s

1^st

(3)

Churchill

39-0

6/4f

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Tracked leaders, switched to stand side rail entering final 4f, headway to lead entering final furlong, ran on tchd 11/8 and tchd 7/4

2^nd

(5)

Barney Roy

39-0

7/2

T: R HannonJ: James Doyle

Took keen hold close up, headway between horses over 1f out, stayed on to 2nd towards finish op 4/1

3^rd

(7)

Al Wukair

39-0

11/2

T: A FabreJ: Gregory Benoist

Held up towards rear, headway on outer over 1f out, ridden and stayed on towards finish op 5/1 tchd 9/2

4^th

(4)

Lancaster Bomber

39-0

14/1

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

Led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra and lost 2 places towards finish op 16/1

5^th

1 ¾

(10)

Dream Castle

39-0

8/1

T: S bin SuroorJ: S De Sousa

Keen towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish op 12/1

6^th

(2)

Eminent

39-0

5/1

T: M MeadeJ: Jim Crowley

Raced wide keen in touch, headway to track leaders 3f out, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong op 6/1 tchd 9/2

7^th

(9)

Top Score

39-0

100/1

T: S bin SuroorJ: J Fanning

Dwelt in rear, short lived effort entering final furlong

8^th

1 ½

(8)

Spirit of Valor

39-0

33/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: J A Heffernan

Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong tchd 40/1

9^th

3 ¾

(6)

Larchmont Lad

39-0

33/1

T: R HannonJ: W Buick

In touch, ridden and weakened 2f out op 40/1 tchd 50/1

10^th

(1)

Law And Order

39-0

100/1

T: J TateJ: M Harley

Pressed leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.70Pl:£1.30, £1.40, £1.90EX:£8.60Trifecta:£27.60Tricast:£23.14SF:£6.93Swingers:£2.20, £2.50, £4.30

Forecasts

Churchill (6/4), Barney Roy (7/2), Eminent (5/1), Al Wukair (11/2), Dream Castle (8/1), Lancaster Bomber (14/1), Spirit of Valor (33/1), Larchmont Lad (33/1), Top Score (100/1), Law And Order (100/1)

It's hard to oppose last year's Champion two-year-old, CHURCHILL, in what looks like a fine renewal of the 2,000 Guineas. His form last year sets him apart from the rest of this field and his trainer's record in the race speaks for itself. The absence of a run under his belt this season would be the only concern and if he fails to justify likely favouritism, Dream Castle could be an interesting each-way contender. He's shown a nice turn of foot on both of his starts and the application of a hood could help him settle under the handling of Silvestre De Sousa, who rides him for the first time. Barney Roy produced a professional display to finish ahead of that rival last time and he could be another Godolphin recruit that could give Aidan O'Brien a thing or two to worry about.