Field Of Gold headlines Irish 2000 Guineas entrants Field Of Gold, the ante-post favourite, was the star name amongst 12 confirmations for the Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday. The confirmations arrived on Tuesday morning and included the John & Thady Gosden-trained Field Of Gold, a fast-finishing runner-up in the Guineas at Newmarket earlier this month. Paddy Power Betting Offer If you already have a Paddy Power account, check out more of the best betting sites and casino bonuses New jockey for Field Of Gold That effort was essentially lambasted by John Gosden afterwards, with jockey Kieran Shoemark admitting he'd probably been too confident on board Field Of Gold as William Buick got first run on Ruling Court and scored for Godolphin and Charlie Appleby. The Gosden yard then vowed they would be using the 'best available jockey' on a race-by-race basis going forward. Oisin Murphy was on board Lead Artist as he won the Lockinge at Newbury on Saturday, while Ireland's champion pilot, Colin Keane, has been booked to partner Field Of Gold at the Curragh this weekend. Field Of Gold is trading at a best-priced 8/11 to atone for his reverse on the Rowley Mile and Barry Mahon, Juddmonte's general manager, suggested the Clarehaven team are happy with his preparation for the trip to Ireland. "They've been very happy with him," he said. "He won't have done a huge amount, just a little bit on Saturday and he went well. He's pretty laid-back with a good constitution so he takes everything in his stride. "That makes it a little bit easier to have what is a relatively quick turnaround in three weeks when you're competing at that level. He eats well and relaxes well so they're happy with him." Plenty of worthy challengers Juddmonte are set to have an incredibly strong hand in the first Irish Classic of the season, with Harry Charlton's unbeaten Cosmic Year and possibly Windlord for Andrew Balding also lining up in the famous silks. Aidan O'Brien, meanwhile, could field Tetrarch Stakes winner Officer, along with Expanded, Serengeti and Trinity College, but Twain is absent and appears set to miss Royal Ascot next month as well. The Ballydoyle supremo has saddled 12 winners of the Irish 2000 Guineas, with Churchill (2017) and Paddington (2023) triumphing in the last 10 years for his string. Further home-based contenders include Jessica Harrington's Hotazhell, a late scratch from the French Guineas due to quickening ground, as well as Joseph O'Brien's Scorthy Champ, seventh at Newmarket in the English Guineas. Donnacha O'Brien's Commanche Brave and Paddy Twomey's Currawood complete the list of possibles from the home team. The final contender is Rashabar for Brian Meehan, the Holy Roman Emperor colt having reappeared in second behind Jonquil in the Group 3 Greenham Stakes at Newbury last month. A top prize of €289,999 is on offer for Saturday's feature race at the Curragh, which is due to go post at 3.40pm. Three of the last six runnings have been won by British raiders, with Richard Hannon, Charlie Appleby and Charles Hills all scoring since 2019 with Rosallion, Native Trail and Phoenix Of Spain, respectively.
