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15:55 Newmarket

Sagitta 2000 Guineas Stakes (Showcase Race) (Class A) (Group 1) (colts and fillies) (Class A)

  • 22 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 36.50s
  • 22 Ran
1(6)
Silk - YELLOW, BLACK epaulets
50/1
  • Form 521
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

raced stands side, in touch, ridden to challenge over 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, kept on one-paced

2(9)
Silk - Orange, Maroon disc, Maroon cap
66/1
  • Form 126-0
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

raced stands side, tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

3(2)
Silk - ORANGE, BLACK hoop, WHITE cap
  • Form 21-14
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

raced stands side, held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, never able to challenge

4(13)
Silk - White, Emerald Green triple diamond and armlets
33/1
  • Form 12-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

raced centre, with leader, switched to join far side group over 3f out, soon ridden and weakened

5(10)
Silk - Dark Blue
6/4
  • Form 1211-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

raced stands side, held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and ran on strongly inside final furlong, unlucky

6(8)
Silk - Purple and Yellow check, Purple cap

Ho Choi

234
100/1
  • Form 124-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

raced stands side, chased leaders, hard ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

7(4)
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow chevron, Yellow cap, Royal Blue spots
  • Form 1-1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

raced stands side, in touch, ridden and joined leaders 2f out, weakened 1f out

8(15)
Silk - ORANGE, EMERALD GREEN stars
  • Form 1-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

raced centre, tracked leaders, switched to join far side group over 3f out, soon ridden and weakened inside, final furlong

9(12)
Silk - Grey, pink cap
  • Form 11-1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

raced stands side, held up, ridden over 3f out, stayed on same pace final furlong

10(3)
Silk - Royal blue, white cap
25/1
  • Form 1313-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

raced stands side, chased leaders, hard ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out

11(7)
Silk - Royal blue
10/1
  • Form 112-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

raced stands side, led, ridden and every chance 2f out, headed and weakened 1f out

12(18)
Silk - Royal blue, Black cap
100/1
  • Form 121D36-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

raced centre, in touch, switched to join far side group over 3f out, every chance 2f out, ridden and weakening when hampered over 1f out

13(5)
Silk - Purple, Light Blue chevron, Light Blue cap
  • Form 531111-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

raced stands side, held up, ridden along over 3f out, no impression

14(16)
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue sleeves, Purple stars, Purple cap, Light Blue star

Redback

14
25/1
  • Form 0143-31
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

raced far side, led, ridden well over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on

15(22)
Silk - Red, White stars on sleeves, White cap, Red star
  • Form 611211-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

raced far side, held up, pushed along and headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on under strong pressure closing stages

16(17)
Silk - Dark Blue, Pink cap
100/1
  • Form 1231-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

raced centre, led until switched right to join far side group over 3f out, hard ridden and weakened over 2f out

17(11)
Silk - Purple, Orange sash, Royal Blue cap
100/1
  • Form 421-5
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

raced centre, in touch, switched right to join far side group over 3f out, no impression

18(20)
Silk - Orange
  • Form 31-3
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

raced far side, always behind

19(1)
Silk - Dark Blue
16/1
  • Form 13-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

raced stands side, held up, never a factor

20(19)
Silk - Black, Red stars, armlets and cap
  • Form 5323U-1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

raced far side, held up in touch, hard ridden over 2f out, stayed on one-paced inside final furlong

21(14)
Silk - Light Blue and Royal Blue diamonds, Royal Blue sleeves, Light Blue armlets, quartered cap
  • Form 101414-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

raced centre, chased leaders, switched right to join far side group, soon ridden, no impression

22(21)
Silk - White and Dark Green hoops, White sleeves, Dark Green armlets, hooped cap
40/1
  • Form 13122-2
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

raced far side, held up, hard ridden over 2f out, some late headway under pressure inside final furlong

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

A fascinating renewal of the first colts' Classic with Aidan O'Brien bringing a four-strong raiding party form his Ballydoyle base headed by Hawk Wing who can justify favouritism and give the yard their second victory in the prestigious one-mile event after King Of Kings in 1998. Hawk Wing has already proved himself a high-class performer having won three of his four starts as a juvenile including an impressive victory in the National Stakes (Naheef held) in which he broke the track record. This fine strapping individual will appreciate a strongly-run mile at this stage of his career and his excellent turn of foot will make him hard to beat. Sir Michael Stoute is on a hat-trick after the wins of King's Best and Golan in the last two years and King Of Happiness stamped his claims with a most authoritative Craven victory over O'Brien's Della Francesca. The outing will have put him spot on but he faces a higher calibre of opponent here in the favourite while Love Regardless has plenty to prove having won a Newcastle maiden (albeit in good style) on his sole start to date. Godolphin's trio don't look good enough but both Rock Of Gibraltar and Tendulkar, closely matched when first and third repectively in the Dewhurst, are both capable of bustling up their better fancied stablemate in a real thriller.