William Hill 2000 Guineas Odds
Unless the heavens open over Newmarket over the 24 hours, there’s a good chance that Elm Park won’t line up for the Qipco 2000 Guineas – and that would be a real shame.
William Hill 2000 Guineas Odds 2020
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Trainer Andrew Balding thinks the world of the Phoenix Reach colt, too much to risk him on the forecast good to firm going in the season’s first classic. Hugely impressive winner of the Racing Trophy at Doncaster in the autumn after landing the Royal Lodge at Newmarket, Elm Park will have plenty of other opportunities to prove himself a genuine Group 1 performer this year and punters will now at least get their money back if risking a bet at the general 12/1 should Balding decide that the ground is too fast.
Richard Hannon won the Qipco 2000 Guineas last year with the stable’s supposed second string and also had an outsider which finished fourth so maybe we shouldn’t be putting a line through any of his four runners this year. Kool Kompany (a general 25/1), won the Craven Stakes at Newmarket on his reappearance but had the run of the race and was beaten twice in Group 1 races last year.
It’s no surprise that stable jockey Richard Hughes is sticking with Ivawood (a general 12/1), even though he finished more than four lengths behind stablemate Estidhkaar (8/1 with Betfred and sportingbet) in the Greenham Stakes at Newbury. Hughes insists that stamina wasn’t the issue that day but most experts have doubts about Ivawood last home over another furlong.
Paul Hanagan rides Estidhkaar in preference to impressive Newbury maiden winner Intilaaq (10/1in most places) but Roger Varian‘s colt shouldn’t be underestimated and looks capable of winning at a high level this season, though this may be a case of too much too soon.
It would be no surprise to see European Free Handicap winner Home Of The Brave give supporters a run for their money at the general 33/1 while Freddy Head‘s Maisons-Laffitte winner Ride Like The Wind looks too big at 40/1with Boylesports and sportingbet, though most people agree that Territories is the best of the cross-Channel raiders. Andre Fabre‘s colt is a general 6/1 but Gleneagles appeared to beat him fair and square in the Grand Criterium in October, despite what the Longchamp stewards decided.
Aidan O’Brien has trained the winner of the Qipco 2000 Guineas on six occasions and Gleneagles (3/1with Betfred), not including that Longchamp debacle, was unbeaten following his debut last year. Ryan Moore takes over the reins and his mount is sure to start favourite – but why has the trainer’s son chosen to ride OL’ MAN RIVER?
Joseph works the Ballydoyle horses on a daily basis and has obviously liked what he’s seen regarding the son of Montjeu, who is the first foal of English and Irish 1000 Guineas heroine Finsceal Beo so could hardly have a better pedigree. At 7/1with Skybet Ol’ Man River, who won a Group 2 over a mile in his final start last year in a hack canter, is more than twice the odds of his stablemate and has the greater scope for improvement so has to be the value bet.
The world famous Epsom Derby returns this June, as Britain’s richest horse race again dominates a packed schedule of racing over the summer. With a field of over forty horses set to battle it out for a share of the record £1.35million prize money on offer this year, the race looks set to be one of the most competitive in recent history. With this figure set to rise further to £1.5million by 2017, the famous race meeting is certainly not showing any signs of losing any of its pulling power.
On the course, following his excellent performance in winning the 2,000 Guineas at Deauville recently, The Gurkha has joined Galileo Gold as the 7/2 joint favourite with bookmakers Coral for the upcoming Derby at Epsom. The Aiden O’Brien trained horse won claimed victory by a comfortable five and a half lengths, just six weeks after his professional race debut, and as a result has come into contention for the Derby having previously been as long as 20/1.
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Despite O’Brien previously considering whether to run his horse in either the St James’ Palace, French Derby or indeed the Epsom Derby, the fact that the Irishman did not have any better options for Epsom now looks likely to have made up his mind. With early predictions at Coral favouring the newcomer to the scene, a famous early career win would perhaps not be a surprise to many, as new candidates for victory are put forward on a daily basis.
With trainer Hugo Palmer finding himself in a similar situation to his rival O’Brien, in terms of a lack of Epsom candidates, Galileo Gold and Frankie Dettori look set to compete for further success following winning the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket in recent weeks. With Galileo Gold at 7/4 in the horse racing tips with Coral, competition aside from The Gurkha is likely to come in the shape of outsiders Moonlight Magic and Deauville at 10/1 and 12/1 respectively.