Betfred 2000 Guineas Stakes (Group 1)

1st

Bow Echo (IRE)

No. 4, stall 15

3yo, 9-2, OR 115

J: Billy Loughnane · T: George Boughey

3 9-2 115

Billy Loughnane

George Boughey

1:35.59 £297,728

Settled in the pack - moving well near the far rail - looking comfortable 3f out - pushed along and advanced to the front 2f out - pulled clear inside the final furlong to win with plenty in hand

2nd

Gstaad (GB)

No. 6, stall 7

3yo, 9-2, OR 119

J: Ryan Moore · T: A P O'Brien

3 9-2 119

Ryan Moore

A P O'Brien

2¾ £112,875

Settled handy on the inner - asked for effort 3f out - improved into contention 2f out - moved onto winner's heels - stayed on well inside final furlong - held for second

3rd

Distant Storm (GB)

No. 5, stall 2

3yo, 9-2, OR 115

J: William Buick · T: Charlie Appleby

3 9-2 115

William Buick

Charlie Appleby

8 £56,490

Tracked the pace on the far flank - pushed along three furlongs out - made progress with two to go - moved into third close home - couldn't get on terms with the front pair

4th

Into The Sky (IRE)

No. 7, stall 3

3yo, 9-2, OR 107

J: Kieran Shoemark · T: Jim Boyle

3 9-2 107

Kieran Shoemark

Jim Boyle

1¼ £28,140

Settled on far flank in share of front spot - pushed along and hit front 2f out - quickly overhauled by rivals - dropped to fourth close home

5th

Thesecretadversary (IRE)

No. 14, stall 5

3yo, 9-2, OR 109

J: Seamie Heffernan · T: J A Stack

3 9-2 109

Seamie Heffernan

J A Stack

0.2 £14,123

Fought for control early on far rail - settled towards back - pressed for effort 3f out - still close to front pair 2f out - stayed on at one gait late to finish 5th

6th

Oxagon (FR) ^p

No. 11, stall 10

3yo, 9-2, OR 112

J: Oisin Murphy · T: John & Thady Gosden

3 9-2 112

Oisin Murphy

John & Thady Gosden

½ £7,088

Settled towards the back early on the near rail - pushed along with 3f left - moved right and made progress 2f out - stayed on at one level inside the final furlong to finish sixth

7th

Power Blue (IRE)

No. 13, stall 9

3yo, 9-2, OR 113

J: David Egan · T: Robson De Aguiar

3 9-2 113

David Egan

Robson De Aguiar

½

Settled towards the stands rail in the pack - pushed along with 3f left - found a bit of extra pace 2f out - then dropped away quickly to finish seventh

8th

Padraig Dawn (IRE)

No. 12, stall 12

3yo, 9-2, OR 105

J: Edward Greatrex · T: Charlie Pike

3 9-2 105

Edward Greatrex

Charlie Pike

0.1

Pulled hard early travelling towards the far rail - settled towards the back - pressed for effort with 3f left - stayed on late into the final furlong - never a threat for the finish

9th

King's Trail (GB)

No. 8, stall 13

3yo, 9-2, OR 101

J: James Doyle · T: Charlie Appleby

3 9-2 101

James Doyle

Charlie Appleby

0.1

Settled just behind the pack near the stands rail - moved into contention 3f out - pressed for effort soon after - stayed on at one gait inside the final furlong - finished ninth well beaten

10th

Venetian Prince (GB) ^p

No. 15, stall 11

3yo, 9-2, OR 102

J: P J McDonald · T: Andrew Balding

3 9-2 102

P J McDonald

Andrew Balding

5½

Went forward on the near rail - hit the front early - pressed for effort and lost command 3f out - dropped away steadily approaching final furlongs to finish well held

11th

Lord Britain (GB) ^t

No. 9, stall 14

3yo, 9-2, OR 84

J: Benoit De La Sayette · T: Ismail Mohammed

3 9-2 84

Benoit De La Sayette

Ismail Mohammed

1

Settled towards rear from the off - never involved in the finish - well beaten in 11th

12th

Billecart (IRE)

No. 3, stall 6

3yo, 9-2, OR 95

J: Rowan Scott · T: K R Burke

3 9-2 95

Rowan Scott

K R Burke

0.3

Went on far flank early - shared front spot before being caught 2f out under pressure - soon dropped away well held

13th

Needle Match (GB)

No. 10, stall 1

3yo, 9-2, OR 106

J: Tom Marquand · T: William Haggas

3 9-2 106

Tom Marquand

William Haggas

1¼

Settled among the front group on the far flank - pressed for effort with 3f remaining - lost ground inside the final furlong - eventually well held in 13th

14th

Avicenna (IRE)

No. 2, stall 8

3yo, 9-2, OR 105

J: Ray Dawson · T: Roger Varian

3 9-2 105

Ray Dawson

Roger Varian

8

Settled among the pack towards the near rail - pushed along with 3f left - dropped away soon after and beaten a long way