Betfred 2000 Guineas Stakes (Group 1) (No Geldings)

Newmarket

15:35

Date 2025-05-03

Distance 1m

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £297,728

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
3 (10)	Field Of Gold Grey J:Kieran Shoemark T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Kieran Shoemark T:John & Thady Gosden	128	—	3114-1	118	129	108	17d	—	—	+6	36.4	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Impressive in the Craven here last month and has superstar potential; leading claims
5 (11)	Ruling Court Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	128	t	13-1	112	125	108	63d	—	—	+12	31.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Very easy Listed win at Meydan in March; tougher opposition today but could be top class
8 (2)	Shadow Of Light Chestnut J:Mickael Barzalona T:Charlie Appleby	J:Mickael Barzalona T:Charlie Appleby	128	t	11211-	120	129	104	203d	—	—	+34	45.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Group 1 wins here last autumn; possibilities even though William Buick rides stablemate
2 (3)	Expanded Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	128	—	12-	118	126	96	203d	—	—	+21	32.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Fine second in Dewhurst here on second start; sole contender for Aidan O'Brien; respected
6 (1)	Scorthy Champ Chestnut J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	128	—	131-	116	125	97	230d	—	—	+27	36.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Won 7f Group 1 National Stakes last September on third run & shapes as though 1m will suit
4 (7)	Green Impact Bay J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	128	—	211-	112	121	104	231d	—	—	+30	36.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Form of Leopardstown Group 2 win reads well; further improvement needed but not ruled out
10 (5)	Wimbledon Hawkeye Bay J:Harry Davies T:James Owen	J:Harry Davies T:James Owen	128	—	3213-2	114	125	112	17d	—	—	+17	22.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Won Royal Lodge over C&D; good runs the next twice but has finished held; others preferred
7 (8)	Seagulls Eleven Chestnut J:Tom Marquand T:Hugo Palmer	J:Tom Marquand T:Hugo Palmer	128	—	12340-	112	121	97	182d	—	—	+19	21.2	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Third in Group 1 National Stakes last September but improvement needed to pose a threat
9 (6)	Tornado Alert Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Saeed bin Suroor	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Saeed bin Suroor	128	—	31-	-	105	-	212d	—	—	+10	12.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Won AW maiden last October on second run; likeable prospect but bottom of the pack on form
11 (4)	Yah Mo Be There Bay J:Jamie Spencer T:Richard Spencer	J:Jamie Spencer T:Richard Spencer	128	—	201-5	99	110	97	21d	—	—	+11	12.6	20.00/1	80/1 1%
2yo Listed winner; could improve for Greenham fifth but others have stronger claims
1 (9)	Benevento Bay J:David Egan T:Raphael E Freire	J:David Egan T:Raphael E Freire	128	—	1214-4	109	119	106	17d	—	—	+14	15.1	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Fourth in the Craven on reappearance; could improve for that run but looks vulnerable

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Field Of Gold	13/8	7/4	7/4	7/4	7/4
Ruling Court	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Shadow Of Light	6/1	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Expanded	6/1	13/2	13/2	13/2	7/1
Scorthy Champ	8/1	17/2	8/1	17/2	9/1
Green Impact	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Wimbledon Hawkeye	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1	16/1
Seagulls Eleven	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Tornado Alert	50/1	50/1	66/1	50/1	50/1
Yah Mo Be There	80/1	80/1	66/1	80/1	80/1
Benevento	80/1	80/1	66/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Shadow Of Light

45.3

OR: 17.5 Form: 24.5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

2nd

Green Impact

36.7

OR: 15.5 Form: 19.5 Odds: 1.7

12/1

3rd

Field Of Gold

36.4

OR: 17 Form: 10 Odds: 9.4

7/4

Scorthy Champ

36.1

OR: 16.5 Form: 17.1 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Expanded

32.3

OR: 17 Form: 12 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Ruling Court

31.2

OR: 15.5 Form: 10 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Wimbledon Hawkeye

22.4

OR: 16 Form: 5 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Seagulls Eleven

21.2

OR: 15.5 Form: 5 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Benevento

15.1

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Tornado Alert

12.7

OR: 0 Form: 12.1 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Yah Mo Be There

12.6

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Shadow Of Light	120	129	104
Field Of Gold	118	129	108
Expanded	118	126	96
Scorthy Champ	116	125	97
Wimbledon Hawkeye	114	125	112
Ruling Court	112	125	108
Green Impact	112	121	104
Seagulls Eleven	112	121	97
Benevento	109	119	106
Yah Mo Be There	99	110	97
Tornado Alert	—	105	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Field Of Gold	17d ago	Fit
Wimbledon Hawkeye	17d ago	Fit
Benevento	17d ago	Fit
Yah Mo Be There	21d ago	Fit
Ruling Court	63d ago	Fresh
Seagulls Eleven	182d ago	Long break
Shadow Of Light	203d ago	Long break
Expanded	203d ago	Long break
Tornado Alert	212d ago	Long break
Scorthy Champ	230d ago	Long break
Green Impact	231d ago	Long break