Irish 2000 Guineas ante-post - Two 12-1 tips

The Guineas Festival at Newmarket has come and gone, with Ruling Court holding sway in the opening colts' Classic of the year, and it will soon be time for Ireland's first Classics of the season.

The Tattersalls Irish Guineas Weekend takes place at the Curragh later this month, with the Irish 2000 Guineas on Saturday May 24th.

Newmarket silver-medallist Field Of Gold is the market leader for John & Thady Gosden as we take a look ahead to the opening Curragh Classic of 2025.

Irish 2000 Guineas ante-post tips

3.401m. 46 Declared.
Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas (Group 1) of €500,000.00 3-y-o

• Race Info
• Conditions

1st - €290,000.00 2nd - €100,000.00 3rd - €50,000.00 4th - €25,000.00 5th - €15,000.00 6th - €10,000.00 7th - €5,000.00 8th - €5,000.00 Going - . 

For three years old colts and fillies only

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	Form
14	4-12	Field Of Gold		5/4
8	1-11	Cosmic Year		5/1
31	3-11	Ruling Court		6/1
26	1-31	Officer		6/1
19	211-	Hotazhell		10/1
40	11-	The Lion In Winter		10/1
33	31-7	Scorthy Champ		12/1
38	12-1	Swagman		12/1
6	1-23	Camille Pissarro		12/1
11	-112	Currawood		12/1
18	5-11	Henri Matisse		12/1
39	21-3	Tennessee Stud		14/1
13	12-9	Expanded		16/1
16	11-6	Green Impact		20/1
7	24-2	Comanche Brave		20/1
46	13-2	Windlord		20/1
1	1-25	Acapulco Bay		25/1
28	22-2	Rashabar		25/1
2	15-2	Anno Domini		33/1
12	2-11	Delacroix		33/1
43	11-	Tuscan Hills		33/1
24	3-30	Misunderstood		33/1
17	91-4	Hazdann		33/1
44	20-1	Whistlejacket		33/1
32	1-51	Sallaal		33/1
30	28-3	Royal Playwright		33/1
15	215-	Genealogy		33/1
41	1-53	Tribal Nation		50/1
3	13-1	Back In Black		50/1
27	116	Opera Ballo		50/1
5	4-40	Benevento		50/1
21	51-7	Isambard Brunel		50/1
9	59-5	Cowardofthecounty		50/1
20	10-2	Ides Of March		50/1
4	111-	Bay City Roller		50/1
23	26-8	Matauri Bay		50/1
29	5-64	Rock Of Cashel		50/1
25	1-53	New Century		66/1
37	12-	Sounds Like A Plan		66/1
42	2-12	Trinity College		66/1
34	1-80	Serengeti		66/1
45	36-2	Wild Sapphire		66/1
35		Slaney Drive		100/1
22		Maestro Bernstein		100/1
36	4-34	Some Performance		100/1
10		Crosshaven		150/1
Betting Percentage				238%
Each-Way Terms				3 1/5

 

14

Field Of Gold 3

5/4

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5/4

3 1/5

8

Cosmic Year 3

5/1

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5/1

3 1/5

31

Ruling Court 3

6/1

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6/1

3 1/5

26

Officer 3

6/1

Rating: 108

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6/1

3 1/5

19

Hotazhell 3

10/1

Rating: 117

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10/1

3 1/5

40

The Lion In Winter 3

10/1

Rating: 118

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10/1

3 1/5

33

Scorthy Champ 3

12/1

Rating: 116

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12/1

3 1/5

38

Swagman 3

12/1

Rating: 103

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12/1

3 1/5

6

Camille Pissarro 3

12/1

Rating: 114

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12/1

3 1/5

11

Currawood 3

12/1

Rating: 95

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12/1

3 1/5

18

Henri Matisse 3

12/1

Rating: 116

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12/1

3 1/5

39

Tennessee Stud 3

14/1

Rating: 110

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14/1

3 1/5

13

Expanded 3

16/1

Rating: 118

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16/1

3 1/5

16

Green Impact 3

20/1

Rating: 112

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20/1

3 1/5

7

Comanche Brave 3

20/1

Rating: 107

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20/1

3 1/5

46

Windlord 3

20/1

Rating: 93

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20/1

3 1/5

1

Acapulco Bay 3

25/1

Rating: 100

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25/1

3 1/5

28

Rashabar 3

25/1

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25/1

3 1/5

2

Anno Domini 3

33/1

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33/1

3 1/5

12

Delacroix 3

33/1

Rating: 116

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33/1

3 1/5

43

Tuscan Hills 3

33/1

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33/1

3 1/5

24

Misunderstood 3

33/1

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33/1

3 1/5

17

Hazdann 3

33/1

Rating: 105

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33/1

3 1/5

44

Whistlejacket 3

33/1

Rating: 114

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33/1

3 1/5

32

Sallaal 3

33/1

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33/1

3 1/5

30

Royal Playwright 3

33/1

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33/1

3 1/5

15

Genealogy 3

33/1

Rating: 95

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33/1

3 1/5

41

Tribal Nation 3

50/1

Rating: 93

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50/1

3 1/5

3

Back In Black 3

50/1

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50/1

3 1/5

27

Opera Ballo 3

50/1

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50/1

3 1/5

5

Benevento 3

50/1

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50/1

3 1/5

21

Isambard Brunel 3

50/1

Rating: 92

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50/1

3 1/5

9

Cowardofthecounty 3

50/1

Rating: 107

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Moves

50/1

3 1/5

20

Ides Of March 3

50/1

Rating: 108

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Moves

50/1

3 1/5

4

Bay City Roller 3

50/1

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50/1

3 1/5

23

Matauri Bay 3

50/1

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50/1

3 1/5

29

Rock Of Cashel 3

50/1

Rating: 103

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50/1

3 1/5

25

New Century 3

66/1

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66/1

3 1/5

37

Sounds Like A Plan 3

66/1

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66/1

3 1/5

42

Trinity College 3

66/1

Rating: 105

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66/1

3 1/5

34

Serengeti 3

66/1

Rating: 94

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66/1

3 1/5

45

Wild Sapphire 3

66/1

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66/1

3 1/5

35

Slaney Drive 3

100/1

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100/1

3 1/5

22

Maestro Bernstein 3

100/1

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100/1

3 1/5

36

Some Performance 3

100/1

Rating: 85

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E/W

Moves

100/1

3 1/5

10

Crosshaven 3

150/1

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Moves

150/1

3 1/5

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Field Of Gold the one to beat?

Field Of Gold has widely been acclaimed as an unlucky loser in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket.

The John & Thady Gosden-trained Craven winner rattled home fastest, but couldn't catch Ruling Court after William Buick had made fine strides on the Charlie Appleby-trained inmate to pick up the running from his stablemate Shadow Of Light.

Field Of Gold split the Godolphin duo but was a half-length down at the post. Rider Kieran Shoemark admitted afterwards he'd perhaps ridden with too much confidence given how well Field Of Gold was travelling.

John Gosden was perturbed with the outcome, failing to complete his set of the British Classics, and the Newmarket handler has vowed to use the 'best available jockey' going forward.

Ger Lyons doesn't have an obvious Guineas contender for the Curragh race, and if the Gosdens opt to send Field Of Gold to Ireland, could they pick up the services of champion jockey Colin Keane? What a partnership that would be.

Scorthy Champ better than Newmarket run suggested

Dylan McMonagle always had SCORTHY CHAMP handily placed at Newmarket but their challenge faded late on and they were only seventh in the end.

Last year's National Stakes winner at the Curragh, Scorthy Champ was well touted for the 2000 Guineas on his first start of the season.

"Newmarket is a tough place, as we know. It's downhill there and it was a very fast pace, so whether it all just came a bit soon for him, I'm not sure," was trainer Joseph O'Brien's assessment of the run.

The Mehmas colt should have learned plenty from it, and he's still only had four racecourse starts.

He handles the Curragh well and the mile should be well within his grasp back at the track. He has been aimed at the race, his trainer has confirmed, and he could leave that Newmarket effort behind him.

Henry Matisse can headline Ballydoyle challenge

Aidan O'Brien has a dozen wins in this race on his CV, although just one of those has come in the last seven years, and the Ballydoyle supremo has a long list of possible contenders at this stage.

Twain is the one that stands out. In the run-up to Newmarket, O'Brien suggested the unbeaten Wootton Bassett colt wasn't 100% in his work and he would 'instead be aimed at the Irish 2000 Guineas'.

He's sure to be popular, if he turns up, but HENRI MATISSE is a solid alternative at double-figure odds.

He gained plenty of experience as a two-year-old, running well in Group 1s behind the likes of Scorthy Champ and stablemate Camille Pissarro following his Futurity Stakes win at the Curragh in August.

He had six runs in all last season, signing off with a Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf success at Del Mar.

He returned at Leopardstown in March with a winning effort in the Group 3 Ballylinch Stud 'Red Rocks' Stakes under Ryan Moore, staying on really powerfully late on from an unpromising position.

His experience will count for plenty and he's proven at the mile trip, while he acts on any ground. He'll be a lot shorter than 14/1 if he lines up on May 24th.