Full Result 3.35 Newmarket | 2 May 2026

Betfred 2000 Guineas Stakes (Group 1) (No Geldings)

(Class 1) (3yo) 1m Row Good To Firm

1st £297,727.50 2nd £112,875 3rd £56,490 4th £28,140 5th £14,122.50 6th £7,087.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁵⁾	4. Bow Echo (IRE) 9/2 Billy Loughnane George Boughey	Billy Loughnane George Boughey	3	92	115	120	127	–
b c Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Aristocratic Lady (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
Raced centre, in rear, headway on near side of group over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on well final 110yds, won going away (op 4/1)

2⁽⁷⁾ 2¾	6. Gstaad 3/1J Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	3	92	119	114	120	–
b c Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Mosa Mine (Exceed And Excel)
Raced centre, soon in touch with leaders, headway when groups merged over 3f out, briefly disputed lead over 1f out, soon edged right and went clear with winner, kept on but no match for winner (op 5/2)

3⁽²⁾ 8 [10¾]	5. Distant Storm 3/1J William Buick Charlie Appleby	William Buick Charlie Appleby	3	92	115	96	101	–
ch c Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Date With Destiny (IRE) (George Washington)
Towards far side, soon in touch with leaders, headway and disputing second over 2f out, no extra from 1f out (op 4/1)

4⁽³⁾ 1¼ [12]	7. Into The Sky (IRE) 18/1 Kieran Shoemark Jim Boyle	Kieran Shoemark Jim Boyle	3	92	107	93	98	–
b c Starman - Kemble (IRE) (Kodiac)
Towards far side, soon led narrowly, headed but pressed leader after 3f, led again over 3f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened gradually

5⁽⁵⁾ hd [12¼]	14. Thesecretadversary (IRE) 20/1 Seamie Heffernan J A Stack	Seamie Heffernan J A Stack	3	92	109	92	98	–
ch c St Mark's Basilica (FR) - Too Soon To Panic (IRE) (Gleneagles)
Towards far side, pulled hard, in touch with leaders, headway 3f out, weakened gradually from over 1f out (op 22/1 tchd 18/1 and tchd 25/1)

6⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [12¾]	11. Oxagon (FR) 12/1 Oisin Murphy John & Thady Gosden	Oisin Murphy John & Thady Gosden	3	92 p	112	91	97	–
b c Frankel - Endless Charm (Dubawi)
Raced centre, in rear, switched right and some headway over 2f out, soon edged right and no impression (op 11/1)

7⁽⁹⁾ ½ [13¼]	13. Power Blue (IRE) 28/1 David Egan Robson De Aguiar	David Egan Robson De Aguiar	3	92	113	90	96	–
b c Space Blues (IRE) - Visions (IRE) (Worthadd)
Raced centre, in touch with leaders, brief headway under 3f out, soon weakened gradually (op 33/1)

8⁽¹²⁾ shd [13¼]	12. Padraig Dawn (IRE) 40/1 Edward Greatrex Charlie Pike	Edward Greatrex Charlie Pike	3	92	105	90	95	–
b c Saxon Warrior (JPN) - Termagant (IRE) (Powerscourt)
Raced centre, in rear, switched left then no impression from 2f out

9⁽¹³⁾ shd [13½]	8. King's Trail 13/2 James Doyle Charlie Appleby	James Doyle Charlie Appleby	3	92	101	90	95	–
ch c Sea The Stars (IRE) - Crown Walk (Dubawi)
Raced centre, in touch with leaders, headway when groups merged over 3f out, weakened over 1f out (op 9/1 tchd 6/1)

10⁽¹¹⁾ 5½ [19]	15. Venetian Prince 80/1 P J McDonald Andrew Balding	P J McDonald Andrew Balding	3	92 p¹	102	77	83	–
ch c St Mark's Basilica (FR) - Arabian Queen (IRE) (Dubawi)
Raced centre, soon led group, headed in group over 3f out, soon weakened (op 66/1)

11⁽¹⁴⁾ 1 [20]	9. Lord Britain 150/1 Benoit De La Sayette Ismail Mohammed	Benoit De La Sayette Ismail Mohammed	3	92 t	84	74	80	–
b c Universal (IRE) - Time To Strike (IRE) (Muhaarar)
Took keen hold, raced centre, always behind

12⁽⁶⁾ nk [20¼]	3. Billecart (IRE) 66/1 Rowan Scott K R Burke	Rowan Scott K R Burke	3	92	95	73	80	–
ch c Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Intense Pink (Pivotal)
Towards far side, took keen hold, soon pressed leader, led narrowly after 3f, headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out (op 50/1)

13⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [21½]	10. Needle Match 18/1 Tom Marquand William Haggas	Tom Marquand William Haggas	3	92	106	71	77	–
b c Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Cleopatra's Gift (USA) (American Pharoah)
Towards far side, prominent, lost position 3f out, weakening when unbalanced 2f out, soon eased (tchd 20/1)

14⁽⁸⁾ 8 [29½]	2. Avicenna (IRE) 14/1 Ray Dawson Roger Varian	Ray Dawson Roger Varian	3	92	105	51	58	–
ch c Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Love Potion (IRE) (Galileo)
Raced centre, in touch with leaders, lost position when groups merged over 3f out, soon weakened (op 18/1 tchd 12/1)

14 ran Off time: 3:37:19 Winning time: 1m 35.59s (fast by 0.51s) Total SP: 121%
Non-runners: Alparslan (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Exors Of The Late Sheikh Mohammed Obaid (Bow Echo) 1st breeder: Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum
2nd owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor (Gstaad)
3rd owner: Godolphin (Distant Storm)
Tote win: £5.50 PL: £1.95 £1.40 £1.60 Ex: £18.20 CSF: £17.54 Tricast: £49.23 Trifecta: £54.50
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 52 (35%) M [7-10] 55 (35%) H [11-15] 43 (30%)

3:35 Newmarket 2 May 2026

Betfred 2000 Guineas Stakes (Group 1) (No Geldings)