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

Newmarket

15:35

Date 2026-05-02

Distance 1m

Class Class 1

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £297,728

Weather Overcast

Temp 11.2°C

Wind 6mph SW

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 35.59s (fast by 0.51s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Bow Echo (IRE) Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	9/2	Won
2nd	Gstaad (GB) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	3/1J	2.75
3rd	Distant Storm (GB) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	3/1J	8
4th	Into The Sky (IRE) Kieran Shoemark · Jim Boyle	18/1	1.25
5th	Thesecretadversary (IRE) Seamie Heffernan · J A Stack	20/1	0.2
6th	Oxagon (FR) Oisin Murphy · John & Thady Gosden	12/1	.5
7th	Power Blue (IRE) David Egan · Robson De Aguiar	28/1	.5
8th	Padraig Dawn (IRE) Edward Greatrex · Charlie Pike	40/1	0.1
9th	King's Trail (GB) James Doyle · Charlie Appleby	13/2	0.1
10th	Venetian Prince (GB) P J McDonald · Andrew Balding	80/1	5.5
11th	Lord Britain (GB) Benoit De La Sayette · Ismail Mohammed	150/1	1
12th	Billecart (IRE) Rowan Scott · K R Burke	66/1	0.3
13th	Needle Match (GB) Tom Marquand · William Haggas	18/1	1.25
14th	Avicenna (IRE) Ray Dawson · Roger Varian	14/1	8

Runners (15)

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
6 (7)	Gstaad Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	128	—	12221-	119	129	121	182d	—	—	+20	44	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Rock-solid as a 2yo; ran well in the Dewhurst prior to Breeders' Cup win; leading claims
4 (15)	Bow Echo Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	128	—	111-	115	125	118	217d	—	—	+26	43.3	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Already proven over C&D, having won the Royal Lodge to take record to 3-3; much respected
5 (2)	Distant Storm Chestnut J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	128	—	1313-	115	125	117	203d	—	—	+18	36	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Impressive in the Tattersalls Stakes prior to running well in the Dewhurst; big player
8 (13)	King's Trail Chestnut J:James Doyle T:Charlie Appleby	J:James Doyle T:Charlie Appleby	128	—	1-1	101	117	-	35d	—	—	+23	32.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Similar type to his yard's winner of this race in 2024; brings big potential; interesting
11 (10)	Oxagon Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Oisin Murphy T:John & Thady Gosden	128	p	1255-1	112	122	114	16d	—	—	+21	27.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Very useful but possibly needs to dominate; took well to cheekpieces in the Craven
7 (3)	Into The Sky Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Jim Boyle	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Jim Boyle	128	—	12-	107	117	107	224d	—	—	+23	27.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Mill Reef runner-up; good prospect for Jim Boyle but doesn't seem to be crying out for 1m
2 (8)	Avicenna Chestnut J:Ray Dawson T:Roger Varian	J:Ray Dawson T:Roger Varian	128	—	11-2	105	117	99	16d	—	—	+16	20	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Finished nicely for second in the Craven; could pick up some pieces if the pace is strong
10 (1)	Needle Match Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	128	—	1-4	106	117	85	14d	—	—	+18	22.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Ran well in the Greenham; further improvement is plausible upped to 1m; not dismissed
14 (5)	Thesecretadversary Chestnut J:Seamie Heffernan T:J A Stack	J:Seamie Heffernan T:J A Stack	128	—	2215-1	109	123	95	20d	—	—	+22	25.8	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Irish colt who has built up a solid record; won going away in 7f Group 3 on reappearance
13 (9)	Power Blue Bay J:David Egan T:Robson De Aguiar	J:David Egan T:Robson De Aguiar	128	—	2531-2	113	124	110	20d	—	—	+19	21.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Group 1 winner over 6f as a 2yo; not a guaranteed stayer in this first attempt at 1m
12 (12)	Padraig Dawn Bay J:Edward Greatrex T:Charlie Pike	J:Edward Greatrex T:Charlie Pike	128	—	12	105	118	-	29d	—	—	+24	26.4	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Promising colt for his first-season trainer but faces a difficult task on turf debut
3 (6)	Billecart Chestnut J:Rowan Scott T:K R Burke	J:Rowan Scott T:K R Burke	128	—	4-15	95	102	70	29d	—	—	+10	11.8	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Has plenty to find in this field and needs to settle better than last time
15 (11)	Venetian Prince Chestnut J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	128	p	61-224	102	114	85	16d	—	—	+12	13.4	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Held by some of today's rivals on two pieces of form; first-time headgear needs to help
9 (14)	Lord Britain Bay J:Benoit De La Sayette T:Ismail Mohammed	J:Benoit De La Sayette T:Ismail Mohammed	128	t	5138-4	84	98	34	35d	—	—	+8	8.7	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Bottom of this pack on bare figures; finished last in the Royal Lodge on sole turf start
NR (4)	Alparslan Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	128	—	116-1	112	121	111	14d	—	—	—	25.5	—	—
Had the run of things in the Greenham to take record to 3-4; another easy lead is unlikely

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Gstaad	5/2	5/2	5/2
Bow Echo	4/1	7/2	4/1
Distant Storm	4/1	4/1	4/1
King's Trail	9/1	9/1	9/1
Oxagon	12/1	11/1	11/1
Into The Sky	18/1	18/1	18/1
Avicenna	20/1	18/1	18/1
Needle Match	20/1	18/1	18/1
Thesecretadversary	25/1	22/1	25/1
Power Blue	33/1	33/1	33/1
Padraig Dawn	40/1	40/1	40/1
Billecart	66/1	66/1	66/1
Venetian Prince	80/1	66/1	66/1
Lord Britain	200/1	150/1	150/1
Alparslan	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Gstaad

OR: 17.3 Form: 19.5 Odds: 7.3

5/2

2nd

Bow Echo

43.3

OR: 16.3 Form: 22 Odds: 5

4/1

3rd

Distant Storm

OR: 16.3 Form: 14.5 Odds: 5.2

4/1

King's Trail

32.3

OR: 12.8 Form: 17 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Into The Sky

27.6

OR: 14.3 Form: 12 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Oxagon

27.4

OR: 15.5 Form: 10 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Padraig Dawn

26.4

OR: 13.8 Form: 12 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Thesecretadversary

25.8

OR: 14.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Alparslan

25.5

OR: 15.5 Form: 10 Odds: 0

—

Needle Match

22.2

OR: 14 Form: 7 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Power Blue

21.6

OR: 15.8 Form: 5 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Avicenna

OR: 13.8 Form: 5 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Venetian Prince

13.4

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Billecart

11.8

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Lord Britain

8.7

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Gstaad	119	129	121
Bow Echo	115	125	118
Distant Storm	115	125	117
Power Blue	113	124	110
Oxagon	112	122	114
Alparslan	112	121	111
Thesecretadversary	109	123	95
Into The Sky	107	117	107
Needle Match	106	117	85
Avicenna	105	117	99
Padraig Dawn	105	118	—
Venetian Prince	102	114	85
King's Trail	101	117	—
Billecart	95	102	70
Lord Britain	84	98	34

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Needle Match	14d ago	Fit
Alparslan	14d ago	Fit
Oxagon	16d ago	Fit
Avicenna	16d ago	Fit
Venetian Prince	16d ago	Fit
Thesecretadversary	20d ago	Fit
Power Blue	20d ago	Fit
Padraig Dawn	29d ago	Fit
Billecart	29d ago	Fit
King's Trail	35d ago	Fit
Lord Britain	35d ago	Fit
Gstaad	182d ago	Long break
Distant Storm	203d ago	Long break
Bow Echo	217d ago	Long break
Into The Sky	224d ago	Long break