Ballylinch Stud "Red Rocks" 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes (Group 3)

Leopardstown

14:35

Date 2023-04-02

Distance 7f18y

Class Class 1

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize €32,450

Winning Time 1m 38.03s (slow by 10.33s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Hans Andersen (GB) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	8/13F	Won
2nd	Bold Discovery (USA) Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington	9/4	2.5
3rd	Carracci (USA) Seamie Heffernan · A P O'Brien	5/1	3
4th	Empty Metaphor (IRE) W J Lee · Ms Claire O'Connell	100/1	2.5
5th	Eyeeye (GB) Ben Coen · Thomas Mullins	50/1	2.5

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
NR (5)	Sea Chariot Bay J:TBC T:John Joseph Murphy	J: T:John Joseph Murphy	131	—	61	-	91	-	9d	—	—	—	10	—	—
Still looked inexperienced when winning an auction maiden nine days ago, faces stiff task
NR (4)	Signatory Bay J:TBC T:John Joseph Murphy	J: T:John Joseph Murphy	131	—	2	-	85	-	79d	—	—	—	5	—	—
Looked a likely future maiden winner on debut at Dundalk in January, up against it here
1 (6)	Bold Discovery Bay J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	131	—	13-	100	107	85	169d	—	—	—	22.5	—	—
Coped with yielding-to-soft ground when third in the Killavullan Stakes, should go close
2 (1)	Carracci Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:A P Obrien	J:Seamie Heffernan T:A P Obrien	131	—	51-	89	97	38	151d	—	—	—	19.8	—	—
Rated 16lb inferior to stablemate Hans Anderson, potential for improvement
3 (3)	Empty Metaphor Bay J:W J Lee T:Ms Claire Oconnell	J:W J Lee T:Ms Claire Oconnell	131	—	46-	-	85	-	116d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Two Dundalk runs last year, the first more encouraging than the second, huge task here
4 (2)	Eyeeye Bay J:Ben Coen T:Thomas Mullins	J:Ben Coen T:Thomas Mullins	131	—	67380-	82	91	53	147d	—	—	—	9.5	—	—
82-rated maiden, placed only once from five starts at two, no appeal at this level
5 (7)	Hans Andersen Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P Obrien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P Obrien	131	—	2125-	105	113	99	203d	—	—	—	23.8	—	—
Soundly beaten in the National Stakes, previous Group 2 second sets a good standard

No odds data available.

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Hans Andersen

23.8

OR: 13.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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2nd

Bold Discovery

22.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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3rd

Carracci

19.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Sea Chariot

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Eyeeye

9.5

OR: 8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Signatory

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Empty Metaphor

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Hans Andersen	105	113	99
Bold Discovery	100	107	85
Carracci	89	97	38
Eyeeye	82	91	53
Sea Chariot	—	91	—
Signatory	—	85	—
Empty Metaphor	—	85	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sea Chariot	9d ago	Quick return
Signatory	79d ago	Fresh
Empty Metaphor	116d ago	Long break
Eyeeye	147d ago	Long break
Carracci	151d ago	Long break
Bold Discovery	169d ago	Long break
Hans Andersen	203d ago	Long break