Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas (Group 1) (No Geldings)

Curragh

15:40

Date 2023-05-27

Distance 1m

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize €285,000

Winning Time 1m 40.80s (slow by 4.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Paddington (GB) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	3/1	Won
2nd	Cairo (IRE) Wayne Lordan · A P O'Brien	14/1	2
3rd	Hi Royal (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Kevin Ryan	11/2	.75
4th	Charyn (IRE) David Egan · Roger Varian	14/1	.5
5th	Galeron (IRE) Colin Keane · Charles Hills	16/1	0.2
6th	Quar Shamar (GER) Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington	28/1	.75
7th	Proud And Regal (IRE) Gavin Ryan · Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	7/1	2
8th	Alexander John (IRE) Nathan Crosse · Luke Comer	200/1	1
9th	Royal Scotsman (IRE) Jamie Spencer · Paul & Oliver Cole	6/4F	0.2
10th	Age Of Kings (IRE) Seamie Heffernan · A P O'Brien	28/1	0.3
11th	Bold Discovery (USA) W J Lee · Mrs John Harrington	66/1	2

Runners (11)

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
11 (7)	Royal Scotsman Bay J:Jamie Spencer T:Paul & Oliver Cole	J:Jamie Spencer T:Paul & Oliver Cole	128	—	3152-3	118	129	117	21d	—	—	0	28.9	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Newmarket third; decent chance of getting his head in front here with that under his belt
8 (3)	Paddington Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P Obrien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P Obrien	128	—	51-11	105	122	78	26d	—	—	-5	21.8	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Much stiffer test and all of his best form is on soft ground; Ballydoyle first-string
7 (2)	Hi Royal Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Kevin Ryan	J:Oisin Murphy T:Kevin Ryan	128	—	31-42	115	127	104	21d	—	—	+6	20.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Back on good ground here and sets the standard on his Newmarket run; the one to beat
9 (9)	Proud And Regal Chestnut J:Gavin Ryan T:Donnacha Aidan Obrien	J:Gavin Ryan T:Donnacha Aidan Obrien	128	—	1321-3	112	124	108	20d	—	—	+8	22.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Back to 1m here on quicker ground is another test; interesting runner but others preferred
6 (8)	Galeron Bay J:Colin Keane T:Charles Hills	J:Colin Keane T:Charles Hills	128	—	641-34	108	120	94	21d	—	—	+10	16.2	3.25/1	14 7%
Fourth in the 2,000 Guineas after being hampered at the start; could easily play a hand
4 (4)	Cairo Bay J:Wayne Lordan T:A P Obrien	J:Wayne Lordan T:A P Obrien	128	—	121-10	107	118	97	63d	—	—	+10	15.9	3.75/1	16 6%
Ran poorly in the UAE Derby in March; some questions to answer on his first start since
10 (1)	Quar Shamar Chestnut J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	128	—	0-1	-	110	56	43d	—	—	+7	11	6.00/1	25 4%
Is the preferred mount of Shane Foley but this is a massive step up in grade
5 (6)	Charyn Grey J:David Egan T:Roger Varian	J:David Egan T:Roger Varian	128	—	231-28	109	121	103	21d	—	—	+12	15.6	6.00/1	25 4%
Never featured in the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket; looks up against it here
3 (10)	Bold Discovery Bay J:W J Lee T:Mrs John Harrington	J:W J Lee T:Mrs John Harrington	128	—	13-25	100	112	88	26d	—	—	+11	13.2	9.75/1	40 3%
Could be a completely different proposition back on good ground here; respected
1 (11)	Age Of Kings Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:A P Obrien	J:Seamie Heffernan T:A P Obrien	128	—	21743-	102	113	86	310d	—	—	+18	20.7	16.25/1	66 2%
Run well when last seen behind Proud And Regal in the Tyros Stakes; stable third-string
2 (5)	Alexander John Bay J:Nathan Crosse T:Luke Comer	J:Nathan Crosse T:Luke Comer	128	t	336-07	70	90	32	41d	—	—	+4	5.2	124.75/1	500 0%
Seven-race maiden and completely out of his depth here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Royal Scotsman	7/4	7/4	15/8	7/4	7/4
Paddington	5/2	9/4	2	9/4	9/4
Hi Royal	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Proud And Regal	7	13/2	13/2	13/2	7
Galeron	14	14	14	14	14
Cairo	16	16	16	16	16
Quar Shamar	22	22	20	22	25
Charyn	25	25	25	25	25
Bold Discovery	40	33	33	40	28
Age Of Kings	66	66	50	66	50
Alexander John	500	250	200	250	200

Predictor

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

1st

Royal Scotsman

28.9

OR: 17 Form: 3 Odds: 8.9

15/8

2nd

Proud And Regal

22.9

OR: 15.5 Form: 3 Odds: 4.4

13/2

3rd

Paddington

21.8

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8

5/2

Age Of Kings

20.7

OR: 13 Form: 7 Odds: 0.7

Hi Royal

20.3

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Galeron

16.2

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Cairo

15.9

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Charyn

15.6

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Bold Discovery

13.2

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Quar Shamar

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1

Alexander John

5.2

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

500

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Royal Scotsman	118	129	117
Hi Royal	115	127	104
Proud And Regal	112	124	108
Charyn	109	121	103
Galeron	108	120	94
Cairo	107	118	97
Paddington	105	122	78
Age Of Kings	102	113	86
Bold Discovery	100	112	88
Alexander John	70	90	32
Quar Shamar	—	110	56

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Proud And Regal	20d ago	Fit
Royal Scotsman	21d ago	Fit
Hi Royal	21d ago	Fit
Galeron	21d ago	Fit
Charyn	21d ago	Fit
Paddington	26d ago	Fit
Bold Discovery	26d ago	Fit
Alexander John	41d ago	Fit
Quar Shamar	43d ago	Fit
Cairo	63d ago	Fresh
Age Of Kings	310d ago	Long break