30 Apr 2016 15:45 Newmarket
Winner: £500,000 (Penalty: £283,550); Distance: 1m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Qipco 2000 Guineas Stakes (British Champions Series) (Group 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5(1) |   | - | Galileo Gold (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 0) | 21113- / 4 | Flat (209) | L Dettori | H Palmer Al Shaqab Racing | 14/0 | |
| pulled hard, led centre group until merged with stands side group halfway, prominent, led over 2f out, hung right approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on strongly | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9(8) |   | 1½ L | Massaat (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 212- / 4 | Flat (203) | P Hanagan | Owen Burrows Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum | 9/0 | |
| keen, tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10(3) |   | 2 L | Ribchester (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 221-5 / 4 | Flat (23) | W Buick | R A Fahey Godolphin Stable… | 33/0 | |
| raced centre until merged with stands side group halfway, in touch, ridden and headway 3f out, one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2(13) |   | ½ L | Air Vice Marshal (USA) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 312- / 3 | Flat (294) | J A Heffernan | A P O'Brien Michael Tabor &… | 20/0 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, switched right inside final furlong, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7(4) |   | 1¼ L | Kentuckyconnection (USA) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 1646-5 / 9 | Flat (28) | Connor Beasley | B Smart Woodcock Electrical… | 100/0 | |
| raced centre until merged with stands side group halfway, towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 13(12) |   | ½ L | Zonderland (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 0) | 145- / 5 | Flat (189) | A Kirby | C G Cox Cheveley Park Stud | 33/0 | |
| in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4(10) |   | 2¾ L | First Selection (SPA) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 19115-6 / 5 | Flat (58) | Jim Crowley | S & E Crisford Mr Abdulla Al Mansoori | 66/0 | |
| led stands side group and overall leader until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6(11) |   | NK | Herald The Dawn (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 21127- / 4 | Flat (209) | K J Manning | J S Bolger Godolphin | 25/0 | |
| in rear, outpaced 2f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3(2) |   | HD | Buratino (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 0) | 121132- / 3 | Flat (217) | James Doyle | Charlie & Mark Johnston Godolphin | 14/0 | |
| raced centre until merged with stands side group halfway, held up, headway 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 12(6) |   | ¾ L | Zhui Feng (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 6113-3 / 10 | Flat (18) | T P Queally | Mrs A J Perrett Bighouse Synd ,… | 80/0 | |
| raced centre until merged with stands side group halfway, close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 11(9) |   | 4 L | Stormy Antarctic (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 0) | 33112-1 / 9 | Flat (16) | G Baker | E Walker Mr P K Siu | 7/0 | |
| in rear, effort 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 12th | 1(5) |   | 1¼ L | Air Force Blue (USA) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 12111- / 3 | Flat (203) | R L Moore | A P O'Brien Mrs John Magnier… | 4/0 | |
| held up, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 8(7) |   | 1 L | Marcel (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 511- / 3 | Flat (189) | P J Smullen | P W Chapple-Hyam Mr P Makin | 8/0 | |
| close up, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
