The British flat racing season of 2023 will be truly underway tomorrow as Newmarket hosts the 2000 Guineas.
The 1 mile Group 1 for 3-year-olds, first run in 1809 and named after its original prize fund, will tomorrow net the winner £283,550.
14 runners are in the hunt for the prize and are headed in the market by Auguste Rodin, the 2.75 favourite with William Hill.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: May 5th, 2:00 P.M. (BST)
Saddled by Aidan O’Brien, who is the leading trainer in the race with 10 victories, Auguste Rodin had four runs in his maiden season last year, beginning with a second at The Curragh and a win at Naas, before taking graded wins in the Champions Juvenile Stakes at Leopardstown and the Futurity Trophy at Doncaster.
Ryan Moore was on board for three of those runs and will be again tomorrow.
Wayne Lordan rides the second favourite, Little Big Bear, who is currently 6.00 and also from O’Brien’s yard.
A remarkably similar career to the favourite, he was second on debut before four straight wins, rather than three, with the most recent being the Keeneland Phoenix Stakes, a Grade 1 at The Curragh last August.
As with Auguste Rodin, Moore was on board for all but one ride, so it could be telling that he has chosen to ride the favourite this time. Despite his success, Little Big Bear is yet to run anything over six furlongs.
Frankie Dettori is looking for his third win in this race and will be on board 8.50 shot Chaldean, trained by Andrew Balding.
Dettori suffered a rare unseating at the start on the horse last time out, in the Grade 3 Greenham Stakes at Newbury in April, which ended a run of four straight wins, including the Grade 1 Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket in October.
Royal Scotsman could win on Coronation Day at 9.50. He was beaten by Chaldean in his most recent outing, the Darley Dewhurst. He took the Richmond Stakes at Goodwood in July before a disappointing fifth behind Noble Style (17.00) in the Gimcrack Stakes at York. Jim Crowley rides.
This will be just the fourth career appearance for Sakheer, all of which have come under David Egan’s stewardship. Roger Varian’s colt is at 10.00 having most recently won the Grade 2 Mill Reef Stakes at Newbury but is also stepping up in trip for the first time.
Silver Knott (12.00) and William Buick came back from the USA with a second place in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf at Keeneland for Charlie Appleby, last year’s winning trainer.
Holloway Boy (17.00) and Indestructible (23.00) are also among the each way hopes.
