2018 2000 Guineas Stakes

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2018 2000 Guineas Stakes
2000 Guineas Stakes
2018 2000 Guineas finish.jpg
Saxon Warrior (far right) approaches the finish
LocationNewmarket Racecourse
Date5 May 2018
Winning horseSaxon Warrior
Starting price3/1
JockeyDonnacha O'Brien
TrainerAidan O'Brien
OwnerDerrick Smith, Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor
ConditionsGood

The 2018 2000 Guineas Stakes was the 210th running of the 2000 Guineas Stakes horse 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[]

  • 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[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "2000 Guineas: Saxon Warrior wins at Newmarket for Aidan O'Brien". BBC. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b "2000 Guineas result". Racing Post. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Kerr, Tom (1 August 2017). "Expert Eye new Guineas favourite after devastating success". Racing Post. Retrieved 15 October 2017.


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