2000 Guineas 2018 Tips
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The 2000 Guineas is a Group 1 run over a mile on the Rowley Course at Newmarket and is the first Classic of the season. It usually takes place in late-April or early-May, and is also the first leg of the Flat Triple Crown, followed by the Derby at Epsom and the St Leger at Doncaster, however it is a notoriously hard feat to achieve, with Nijinsky the last horse to complete the famous treble in 1970.
The 2000 Guineas is seen by many as the best trial for the Derby, with Camelot in 2012 the last horse to do the double. The 2018 Derby winner, Masar, finished third in the 2000 Guineas.
2000 Guineas Top Trainer
Aidan O'Brien– 9 wins
King of Kings (1998), Rock of Gibraltar (2002), Footstepsinthesand (2005), George Washington (2006), Henrythenavigator (2008), Camelot (2012), Gleneagles (2015), Churchill (2017), Saxon Warrior (2018)
2000 Guineas Top Jockey in recent times
Lester Piggott – 5 wins
Crepello (1957), Sir Ivor (1968), Nijinsky (1970), Shadeed (1985), Rodrigo de Triano (1992)
Kieren Fallon – 5 wins
King’s Best (2000), Golan (2001), Footstepsinthesand (2005), George Washington (2006), Night of Thunder (2014)
Aidan O’Brien – Leading Trainer in the 2000 Guineas
2000 Guineas Racecard
The 2000 Guineas is the feature race, but the supporting card has plenty of depth to it, the Jockey Club Stakes and Palace House Stakes other pattern races which often attract competitive fields. Races include:
Spring Lodge Stakes (Handicap) - A nine-furlong handicap for horses aged three and older
Palace House Stakes – A Group 3 over five furlongs for horses aged three and older
Jockey Club Stakes – A Group 2 over a mile and a half for horses aged four and older
2000 Guineas – The feature race of the day
Newmarket Stakes – A listed race over a mile and a quarter for three-year-old colts and geldings
Frankel (right) put up one of the best performances in the 2000 Guineas when running his rivals into the ground in 2011
2000 Guineas Betting
Being the first Classic of the season, there is a big interest in betting on the 2000 Guineas both with the online and betting shop bookies in the UK & Ireland. The 2000 Guineas is usually shown on ITVand a huge audience will tune in to cheer on the UK & Irish runners. Some online bookies will offer enhanced each-way terms on the day, and boosted odds, so it is advised that you shop around before placing your bets.
2000 Guineas Free Bets & Betting Offers
As with any big race, the top online bookies like Paddy Power and Betfairwill have 2000 Guineas Free Betsand 2000 Guineas Betting Offers. Often the bookies will give you an enhanced price on one of the favourites, or they may offer a Bet Through The Card – get free bets when you bet on the first race of the 2000 Guineas meeting. Either way, we have you covered here with the best sign-up offer and betting specials for the 2000 Guineas.
2000 Guineas Runners & Form
Timeform is your best bet for finding the winner of the 2000 Guineas. When the race card for 2000 Guineas Day is available over on our Races page, you will be able to find the latest form and insight on all of the 2000 Guineas runners from the team of expert tipsters at Timeform. Our 2000 Guineas runner-by-runner guides will be available on our website and on our mobile app.
2000 Guineas Tips
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2000 Guineas Latest News, Odds & Results
Follow all the build up to the 2000 Guineas on the News pages at Timeform. Whether you are after the latest betting odds, market movers, going updates and non-runners, plus the latest from the stables of the top horses for the 2000 Guineas, you’ll find it right here. Simply want to know which horse was first past the post? Then go to our Results page to get the latest2000 Guineas results.
2000 Guineas Past Winners – this Century
| 2000 Guineas Stakes | |
| Location | Newmarket Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 5 May 2018 |
| Winning horse | Saxon Warrior |
| Starting price | 3/1 |
| Jockey | Donnacha O'Brien |
| Trainer | Aidan O'Brien |
| Owner | Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor |
| Conditions | Good |
The 2018 2000 Guineas Stakes was the 210th running of the 2000 Guineas Stakeshorse race. It was run over one mile on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket Racecourse on 5 May 2018, a hot and sunny day. The winner was the Japanese bred Saxon Warrior, trained by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by his son Donnacha O'Brien. Tip Two Win was in second place a length and a half behind and the favourite, Masar, was in third place.[1]
Race details[edit]
- Sponsor: QIPCO
- Winner's prize money: £283,550
- Going: Good
- Number of runners: 14
- Winner's time: 1 minute, 36.55 seconds[2]
Full result[edit]
| Dist * | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | SP | |
| 1 | Saxon Warrior | Donnacha O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien | 3/1 | |
| 2 | 1½ | Tip Two Win | David Probert | Roger Teal | 50/1 |
| 3 | head | Masar | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | 5/2 fav |
| 4 | ½ | Elarqam | Jim Crowley | Mark Johnston | 5/1 |
| 5 | neck | Roaring Lion | Oisin Murphy | John Gosden | 14/1 |
| 6 | 1¼ | Gustav Klimt | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | 4/1 |
| 7 | ½ | James Garfield | Frankie Dettori | George Scott | 25/1 |
| 8 | 1¼ | Raid | Martin Harley | David Simcock | 33/1 |
| 9 | ½ | Murillo | Wayne Lordan | Aidan O'Brien | 40/1 |
| 10 | 3½ | Expert Eye | Andrea Atzeni | Sir Michael Stoute | 12/1 |
| 11 | 3¼ | Cardsharp | James Doyle | Mark Johnston | 80/1 |
| 12 | ½ | Headway | Jamie Spencer | William Haggas | 20/1 |
| 13 | 4 | Rajasinghe | Adam Kirby | Richard Spencer | 15/1 |
| 14 | 12 | Nebo | Silvestre De Sousa | Charles Hills | 100/1 |
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths. All the runners were three-year-old colts and carried 9 stone.[2]
Reaction[edit]
After the race winning jockey Donnacha O'Brien said of Saxon Warrior: 'He's a very good horse, he's a proper horse.'[1]
Race build-up[edit]
The Aidan O'Brien trained colt Gustav Klimt became an early ante-post favourite for the race after winning the Superlative Stakes at Newmarket in July 2017,[3] but after an impressive win in the Vintage Stakes at Glorious Goodwood, Sir Michael Stoute's Expert Eye then took over as the market leader.[4] Stoute stated it was 'too early to tell if he's a Guineas horse' but jockey Andrea Atzeni was more positive, saying, 'I don’t think I’ve ever sat on a two-year-old as good as this'.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ ab'2000 Guineas: Saxon Warrior wins at Newmarket for Aidan O'Brien'. BBC. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ ab'2000 Guineas result'. Racing Post. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^Metcalf, David. 'Gustav Klimt odds head 2018 2000 Guineas ante post betting after Superlative Stakes success'. Cheltenham Bet. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^Kerr, Tom (1 August 2017). 'Expert Eye new Guineas favourite after devastating success'. Racing Post. Retrieved 15 October 2017.