2021 Qipco 1,000 Guineas: the runners, the odds, the verdict

Your guide to the Qipco 1,000 Guineas (3.40), the first fillies' Classic of the season and Sunday's big race at Newmarket.

3.40 Newmarket Sunday: Qipco 1,000 Guineas racecard and betting

1 Alcohol Free

Won the Cheveley Park Stakes and the Fred Darling; leading contender if she stays a mile

Trainer: Andrew Balding
Jockey: Oisin Murphy
Odds: 100-30

2 Fev Rover

Juvenile wins came in Sandown Listed event and Deauville Group 2; this is harder

Trainer: Richard Fahey
Jockey: Paul Hanagan
Odds: 16-1

3 Lullaby Moon

Non-runner.

4 Mother Earth

Placed in Fillies' Mile and Breeders' Cup race on last two juvenile runs; each-way claims

Trainer: Aidan O'Brien
Jockey: Frankie Dettori
Odds: 11-1

5 Sacred

Got the better of Saffron Beach in the Nell Gwyn but isn't sure to relish this longer trip

Trainer: William Haggas
Jockey: Tom Marquand
Odds: 10-1

6 Saffron Beach

Second to Sacred in the Nell Gwyn; should be spot-on for this race; has more to offer

Trainer: Jane Chapple-Hyam
Jockey: Adam Kirby
Odds: 8-1

7 Santa Barbara

Easy winner on sole two-year-old run; the subject of glowing reports this spring; exciting prospect

Trainer: Aidan O'Brien
Jockey: Ryan Moore
Odds: 2-1 favourite

8 Seattle Rock

Still a maiden and looks held by some of these rivals on Nell Gwyn running

Trainer: Sylvester Kirk
Jockey: PJ McDonald
Odds: 100-1

9 Star Of Emaraaty

Finished fifth in the Nell Gwyn on debut for this yard; needs improvement

Trainer: John & Thady Gosden
Jockey: Robert Havlin
Odds: 80-1

10 Statement

Beaten short head by Alcohol Free in the Fred Darling; possibilities if building on that

Trainer: Martyn Meade
Jockey: William Buick
Odds: 15-2

11 Thunder Beauty

Good fifth in the Moyglare Stud Stakes; only thrice raced and may rate higher yet

Trainer: Ken Condon
Jockey: Billy Lee
Odds: 12-1

12 Vadream

Good third behind Alcohol Free and Statement in the Fred Darling; open to further progress

Trainer: Charlie Fellowes
Jockey: Jamie Spencer
Odds: 18-1

The verdict

The gambled-on Santa Barbara could be very special but a solid alternative at bigger odds is the improving Saffron Beach.
Steve Boow

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