Betfred 2000 Guineas Stakes (Group 1)

1st

Ruling Court (USA) ^t

No. 5, stall 11

3yo, 9-2, OR 112

J: William Buick · T: Charlie Appleby

3 9-2 112

William Buick

Charlie Appleby

1:37.28 £297,728

Settled towards the back early - made ground steadily approaching 3f out - moved into second inside the final furlong - pushed along and kept responding through the final furlong - edged in front close home to score

2nd

Field Of Gold (IRE)

No. 3, stall 10

3yo, 9-2, OR 118

J: Kieran Shoemark · T: John & Thady Gosden

3 9-2 118

Kieran Shoemark

John & Thady Gosden

½ £112,875

Settled towards the rear early - made progress wide of rivals with 2f left - lost fluency briefly on the descent - pushed along and kept responding inside the closing furlong - moved into second close home but unable to get past the winner

3rd

Shadow Of Light (GB) ^t

No. 8, stall 2

3yo, 9-2, OR 120

J: Mickael Barzalona · T: Charlie Appleby

3 9-2 120

Mickael Barzalona

Charlie Appleby

½ £56,490

Settled towards the back early - moved through from off the pace over 2f out - hit the front approaching 2f out - challenged hard inside the final furlong - overtaken inside the last 110 yards and edged out of the frame late

4th

Tornado Alert (IRE)

No. 9, stall 6

3yo, 9-2, OR –

J: Silvestre De Sousa · T: Saeed bin Suroor

3 9-2 –

Silvestre De Sousa

Saeed bin Suroor

3½ £28,140

Took a strong hold in front early - pushed along and overtaken inside final 2f - dropped away in the last furlong to finish fourth

5th

Wimbledon Hawkeye (GB)

No. 10, stall 5

3yo, 9-2, OR 114

J: Harry Davies · T: James Owen

3 9-2 114

Harry Davies

James Owen

1½ £14,123

Sat close to the front group early - driven up around halfway then lost balance briefly - dropped away in the closing stages to finish fifth beaten 6 lengths

6th

Green Impact (IRE)

No. 4, stall 7

3yo, 9-2, OR 112

J: Shane Foley · T: Mrs John Harrington

3 9-2 112

Shane Foley

Mrs John Harrington

¾ £7,088

Midfield on the near flank - moved up behind the front pair over 2f out - drifted right under pressure before fading inside the final furlong

7th

Scorthy Champ (IRE)

No. 6, stall 1

3yo, 9-2, OR 116

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

3 9-2 116

Dylan Browne McMonagle

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

¾

Sat close to pace early - dropped back into the pack under pressure over 2f out - faded from the front group inside the final furlong

8th

Yah Mo Be There (GB)

No. 11, stall 4

3yo, 9-2, OR 99

J: Jamie Spencer · T: Richard Spencer

3 9-2 99

Jamie Spencer

Richard Spencer

0.3

Checked and knocked about early - settled towards the back - made no impact through the contest - finished well off the pace in 8th

9th

Expanded (IRE)

No. 2, stall 3

3yo, 9-2, OR 118

J: Ryan Moore · T: A P O'Brien

3 9-2 118

Ryan Moore

A P O'Brien

1¼

Settled just behind the front pack wide of rivals - urged forward 3f out - driven but faded in final two furlongs - finished ninth beaten 9 lengths

10th

Benevento (IRE)

No. 1, stall 9

3yo, 9-2, OR 109

J: David Egan · T: Raphael E Freire

3 9-2 109

David Egan

Raphael E Freire

0.1

Settled off the pace early - moved into contention approaching final 2f - dropped away under pressure inside closing stages - finished 10th

11th

Seagulls Eleven (IRE)

No. 7, stall 8

3yo, 9-2, OR 112

J: Tom Marquand · T: Hugo Palmer

3 9-2 112

Tom Marquand

Hugo Palmer

6½

Held up eager just off the pace towards the outer - asked for effort with 2f left - lost momentum and balance approaching the low point - well held at the finish