Qipco 2000 Guineas Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Colts)

Newmarket

16:40

Date 2023-05-06

Distance 1m

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £283,550

Winning Time 1m 41.64s (slow by 5.74s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Chaldean (GB) Frankie Dettori · Andrew Balding	7/2	Won
2nd	Hi Royal (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Kevin Ryan	125/1	1.75
3rd	Royal Scotsman (IRE) Jim Crowley · Paul & Oliver Cole	11/1	.5
4th	Galeron (IRE) Kieran Shoemark · Charles Hills	150/1	2.75
5th	Dubai Mile (IRE) Daniel Muscutt · Charlie Johnston	33/1	0.3
6th	Noble Style (GB) James Doyle · Charlie Appleby	10/1	0.2
7th	Sakheer (IRE) David Egan · Roger Varian	16/1	1.5
8th	Charyn (IRE) Sean Levey · Roger Varian	66/1	3.5
9th	Holloway Boy (GB) Christophe Soumillon · K R Burke	18/1	2
10th	Indestructible (IRE) Kevin Stott · K R Burke	25/1	0.3
11th	Silver Knott (GB) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	14/1	4.75
12th	Auguste Rodin (IRE) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	13/8F	4.5
13th	Flight Plan (GB) Daniel Tudhope · K R Burke	40/1	1.5
14th	Little Big Bear (IRE) Wayne Lordan · A P O'Brien	5/1	0.3

Runners (14)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (12)	Auguste Rodin Brown J:Ryan Moore T:A P Obrien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P Obrien	128	—	2111-	118	132	106	196d	—	—	+17	51.2	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Will probably be suited by further but he's one of the proven class performers in this
2 (3)	Chaldean Chestnut J:Frankie Dettori T:Andrew Balding	J:Frankie Dettori T:Andrew Balding	128	—	1111-U	119	130	118	14d	—	—	+6	21.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Mishap on reappearance but he was one of the top 2yos and may well stay 1m
10 (13)	Little Big Bear Bay J:Wayne Lordan T:A P Obrien	J:Wayne Lordan T:A P Obrien	128	—	21111-	124	135	111	273d	—	—	+35	46.8	1.50/1	7 14%
Irish 6f Group 1 on final start was last year's top-rated performance by a European 2yo
14 (7)	Silver Knott Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	128	—	11312-	115	127	117	183d	—	—	+31	36.1	3.25/1	14 7%
Not quite the star quality of some of these but battle-hardened and has shown he stays 1m
12 (11)	Royal Scotsman Bay J:Jim Crowley T:Paul & Oliver Cole	J:Jim Crowley T:Paul & Oliver Cole	128	—	13152-	118	129	117	210d	—	—	+24	32	2.50/1	11 9%
He was gaining on Chaldean in the Group 1 Dewhurst here (7f, good) but beaten a head
11 (2)	Noble Style Bay J:James Doyle T:Charlie Appleby	J:James Doyle T:Charlie Appleby	128	—	111-	117	131	115	260d	—	—	+34	40.7	2.75/1	12 8%
Looks all class (Group 2 win over 6f) but there is a significant question over his stamina
13 (10)	Sakheer Bay J:David Egan T:Roger Varian	J:David Egan T:Roger Varian	128	—	211-	114	127	94	231d	—	—	+32	36.9	4.75/1	20 5%
Impressed over 6f as 2yo (Group 2 final start) and may well stay 1m; exciting prospect
8 (5)	Holloway Boy Chestnut J:Christophe Soumillon T:K R Burke	J:Christophe Soumillon T:K R Burke	128	v	12233-	109	120	108	196d	—	—	+23	27.1	4.25/1	18 6%
For all his meanderings at Doncaster, hard to envisage turning the tables on Auguste Rodin
4 (6)	Dubai Mile Chestnut J:Daniel Muscutt T:Charlie Johnston	J:Daniel Muscutt T:Charlie Johnston	128	—	41121-	114	125	75	196d	—	—	+35	38.4	8.00/1	33 3%
Rallied his way to a narrow Group 1 win at Saint-Cloud (1m2f, heavy) in October
9 (9)	Indestructible Bay J:Kevin Stott T:K R Burke	J:Kevin Stott T:K R Burke	128	—	5122-1	112	124	98	16d	—	—	+23	26.5	6.75/1	28 4%
Recent Craven win over C&D (good) was improved form but today's rivals demand so much more
3 (14)	Charyn Grey J:Sean Levey T:Roger Varian	J:Sean Levey T:Roger Varian	128	—	1231-2	110	121	103	14d	—	—	+18	20.7	8.00/1	33 3%
Stuck to his task very well over 7f on soft at Newbury but no match for the winner
5 (1)	Flight Plan Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:K R Burke	J:Daniel Tudhope T:K R Burke	128	—	51-2	102	115	42	29d	—	—	+16	18.6	16.25/1	66 2%
Looks capable of further improvement but it's needed in a major way in this top race
7 (4)	Hi Royal Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Kevin Ryan	J:Oisin Murphy T:Kevin Ryan	128	—	31-4	91	103	86	18d	—	—	+9	10.6	31.00/1	125 1%
Has potential but he's miles adrift of what others in this line-up have achieved
6 (8)	Galeron Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Charles Hills	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Charles Hills	128	—	6641-3	97	114	103	29d	—	—	+14	15.1	49.75/1	200 1%
Respectable third at Newcastle (1m, AW) in April but Flight Plan had his measure that day

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Auguste Rodin	6/4	13/8	6/4	11/8	6/4
Chaldean	5	4	9/2	5	9/2
Little Big Bear	6	7	7	11/2	6
Silver Knott	14	14	14	14	14
Royal Scotsman	11	11	10	10	10
Noble Style	12	11	10	11	10
Sakheer	16	18	20	16	16
Holloway Boy	18	18	18	18	18
Dubai Mile	33	25	25	28	28
Indestructible	25	28	25	22	25
Charyn	33	28	33	33	33
Flight Plan	66	40	66	66	66
Hi Royal	125	100	100	100	100
Galeron	200	150	150	150	150

Predictor

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

1st

Auguste Rodin

51.2

OR: 17 Form: 23.5 Odds: 10.7

13/8

2nd

Little Big Bear

46.8

OR: 18.5 Form: 25 Odds: 3.3

3rd

Noble Style

40.7

OR: 16.8 Form: 22 Odds: 1.9

Dubai Mile

38.4

OR: 16 Form: 21.5 Odds: 0.9

Sakheer

36.9

OR: 16 Form: 19.5 Odds: 1.4

Silver Knott

36.1

OR: 16.3 Form: 18.5 Odds: 1.4

Royal Scotsman

OR: 17 Form: 12.9 Odds: 2.1

Holloway Boy

27.1

OR: 14.8 Form: 11.1 Odds: 1.2

Indestructible

26.5

OR: 15.5 Form: 10 Odds: 1

Chaldean

21.7

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Charyn

20.7

OR: 15 Form: 5 Odds: 0.7

Flight Plan

18.6

OR: 13 Form: 5 Odds: 0.6

Galeron

15.1

OR: 11.8 Form: 3 Odds: 0.3

200

Hi Royal

10.6

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

125

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Little Big Bear	124	135	111
Chaldean	119	130	118
Auguste Rodin	118	132	106
Royal Scotsman	118	129	117
Noble Style	117	131	115
Silver Knott	115	127	117
Sakheer	114	127	94
Dubai Mile	114	125	75
Indestructible	112	124	98
Charyn	110	121	103
Holloway Boy	109	120	108
Flight Plan	102	115	42
Galeron	97	114	103
Hi Royal	91	103	86

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Chaldean	14d ago	Fit
Charyn	14d ago	Fit
Indestructible	16d ago	Fit
Hi Royal	18d ago	Fit
Flight Plan	29d ago	Fit
Galeron	29d ago	Fit
Silver Knott	183d ago	Long break
Auguste Rodin	196d ago	Long break
Holloway Boy	196d ago	Long break
Dubai Mile	196d ago	Long break
Royal Scotsman	210d ago	Long break
Sakheer	231d ago	Long break
Noble Style	260d ago	Long break
Little Big Bear	273d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Chaldean	Prominent
Auguste Rodin	Hold Up
Royal Scotsman	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 3 of 14 runners classified.