Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas (Group 1)

1st

Gstaad (GB)

No. 5, stall 8

3yo, 9-2, OR 120

J: Ryan Moore · T: A P O'Brien

3 9-2 120

Ryan Moore

A P O'Brien

1:35.69

Handy in behind early - third at halfway before edging into second with two furlongs left - driven to the front inside the final furlong - stayed on strongly to win

2nd

Distant Storm (GB) ^p

No. 3, stall 6

3yo, 9-2, OR 114

J: Billy Loughnane · T: Charlie Appleby

3 9-2 114

Billy Loughnane

Charlie Appleby

3

Settled in the pack early - 6th at halfway - urged forward into 4th with 2f left - driven into 2nd inside the final furlong - stayed on but couldn't reach winner

3rd

Pacific Avenue (IRE) ^p

No. 7, stall 5

3yo, 9-2, OR 104

J: Jamie Spencer · T: Charlie Appleby

3 9-2 104

Jamie Spencer

Charlie Appleby

1

Sat behind front pack early - mid-division at the halfway stage - asked for effort wide out approaching final 2f - stayed on strongly to snatch 3rd near the line

4th

Power Blue (IRE)

No. 8, stall 7

3yo, 9-2, OR 110

J: David Egan · T: Robson De Aguiar

3 9-2 110

David Egan

Robson De Aguiar

0.3

Tracked front-runner early - disputed second at halfway - third and driven approaching 2f out - held on gamely inside the final furlong but faded back to 4th late

5th

Alparslan (IRE)

No. 1, stall 3

3yo, 9-2, OR 112

J: Sam James · T: K R Burke

3 9-2 112

Sam James

K R Burke

½

Set the pace early - urged for effort with over 2f left - overtaken with a furlong to go and unable to quicken - slipped back to finish 5th

6th

Thesecretadversary (IRE)

No. 10, stall 1

3yo, 9-2, OR 108

J: Seamie Heffernan · T: J A Stack

3 9-2 108

Seamie Heffernan

J A Stack

0.2

Settled in the pack early - 4th at halfway - urged into 5th with 2f left and squeezed for space approaching the furlong marker - couldn't find more and slipped to 6th close home

7th

Bamako Beach (IRE)

No. 2, stall 9

3yo, 9-2, OR –

J: Colin Keane · T: M D O'Callaghan

3 9-2 –

Colin Keane

M D O'Callaghan

2¼

Held up towards the back - urged forward with over 2f left - asked for effort soon after but unable to find extra pace from a furlong out - finished well held in 7th

8th

Take Charge Star (IRE) ^t

No. 9, stall 2

3yo, 9-2, OR 97

J: Ben Coen · T: J P Murtagh

3 9-2 97

Ben Coen

J P Murtagh

1¼

Held up near back - still 8th at halfway - driven with two furlongs left but made no headway and finished well held

9th

Go Just Do It (GB)

No. 4, stall 4

3yo, 9-2, OR 98

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

3 9-2 98

Dylan Browne McMonagle

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

5

Held up towards the back of the field - 5th at halfway - urged into effort with 2f left - lost place late to finish 9th