Jumeirah 2000 Guineas Sponsored By Emirates Holidays (Listed Race) (Turf)

Meydan

18:30

Date 2026-02-28

Distance 1m

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £97,166

Winning Time 1m 36.31s (slow by 0.81s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Title Role (GB) Ryan Moore · Simon & Ed Crisford	5/2	Won
2nd	Pacific Avenue (IRE) Mickael Barzalona · Charlie Appleby	8/1	1
3rd	Talk Of New York (GB) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	4/9F	0.05
4th	Zumbezi (FR) Pat Cosgrave · Miroslav Nieslanik	100/1	5
5th	Samhan (IRE) Silvestre De Sousa · Mohammad Mardood	33/1	0.1
6th	Tailgunner Joe (USA) Bernardo Pinheiro · Dylan Cunha	33/1	2
7th	Pacifica Pier (IRE) Richard Mullen · Charlie Appleby	20/1	5.5
8th	Mr Haiiro (USA) Connor Beasley · A bin Harmash	80/1	5.75
9th	Legalaized (ARG) James Doyle · Musabbeh Al Mheiri	40/1	15

Runners (9)

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 (9)	Talk Of New York Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	123	—	1-	98	100	-	136d	—	—	-18	42	0.11/1	4/9 69%
Dwelt start - pulled hard early - raced in last - still plenty to do when raced wide on turn over 2f out - good headway and pressed leaders up the centre over 1f out - no extra towards finish
4 (8)	Title Role Bay J:Ryan Moore T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Ryan Moore T:Simon & Ed Crisford	123	—	21-31	98	94	-	29d	—	—	-6	20	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Steadily progressive sort who won the trial over C&D last time; should go well again
2 (3)	Pacific Avenue Grey J:Mickael Barzalona T:Charlie Appleby	J:Mickael Barzalona T:Charlie Appleby	123	p	4471-3	104	106	-	14d	—	—	+7	20.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Midfield - headway and briefly led over 1f out - kept on final 110yds
7 (5)	Tailgunner Joe Grey J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Dylan Cunha	J:Bernardo Pinheiro T:Dylan Cunha	123	—	7-0561	90	89	-	22d	—	—	+7	11	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Towards rear on inner throughout
6 (7)	Pacifica Pier Chestnut J:Richard Mullen T:Charlie Appleby	J:Richard Mullen T:Charlie Appleby	123	p	7338-4	92	93	-	29d	—	—	+8	11.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Sweating - unseated rider before start - led - went clear halfway - headed and weakened over 1f out
5 (6)	Samhan Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Mohammad Mardood	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Mohammad Mardood	123	ht	71	97	93	-	14d	—	—	+20	22.5	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Towards rear - some headway over 1f out - never dangerous
1 (2)	Legalaized Bay J:James Doyle T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	J:James Doyle T:Musabbeh Al Mheiri	133	—	1-20	100	97	-	36d	—	—	+18	20.2	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Midfield - weakened quickly over 2f out
9 (1)	Mr Haiiro Grey Roan J:Connor Beasley T:A bin Harmash	J:Connor Beasley T:A bin Harmash	123	—	971-5	80	75	-	28d	—	—	+6	8	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Raced in second - weakened over 2f out
8 (4)	Zumbezi Chestnut J:Pat Cosgrave T:Miroslav Nieslanik	J:Pat Cosgrave T:Miroslav Nieslanik	123	v	3-588	81	83	-	22d	—	—	+9	10.2	62.50/1	250/1 0%
In touch with leaders - chased clear leaders halfway - headway and prominent over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Talk Of New York	2/5	4/9	4/9	2/5	4/11
Title Role	3/1	3/1	5/2	3/1	5/2
Pacific Avenue	17/2	8/1	5/1	9/1	7/1
Tailgunner Joe	40/1	28/1	22/1	28/1	28/1
Pacifica Pier	33/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Samhan	50/1	50/1	40/1	25/1	40/1
Legalaized	50/1	40/1	28/1	33/1	33/1
Mr Haiiro	80/1	66/1	80/1	40/1	66/1
Zumbezi	250/1	150/1	80/1	50/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Talk Of New York

OR: 12 Form: 10 Odds: 20

4/9

2nd

Samhan

22.5

OR: 11.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0.8

50/1

3rd

Legalaized

20.2

OR: 12.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Pacific Avenue

20.1

OR: 13.5 Form: 3 Odds: 3.6

9/1

Title Role

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 8

3/1

Pacifica Pier

11.3

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Tailgunner Joe

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1

40/1

Zumbezi

10.2

OR: 7.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.4

250/1

Mr Haiiro

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Pacific Avenue	104	106	—
Legalaized	100	97	—
Talk Of New York	98	100	—
Title Role	98	94	—
Samhan	97	93	—
Pacifica Pier	92	93	—
Tailgunner Joe	90	89	—
Zumbezi	81	83	—
Mr Haiiro	80	75	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Pacific Avenue	14d ago	Fit
Samhan	14d ago	Fit
Tailgunner Joe	22d ago	Fit
Zumbezi	22d ago	Fit
Mr Haiiro	28d ago	Fit
Title Role	29d ago	Fit
Pacifica Pier	29d ago	Fit
Legalaized	36d ago	Fit
Talk Of New York	136d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Zumbezi	Prominent
Pacific Avenue	Mid-Pack
Legalaized	Mid-Pack
Tailgunner Joe	Hold Up
Samhan	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 5 of 9 runners classified.