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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