15:20 Curragh
Saturday 22 May 2021
All13:4514:1514:4515:2015:5516:2517:0017:30
Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas (Group 1)
- 3YO only | Class 1 | 1m | Soft to Heavy | 11 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 1m 41.32s
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Off the mark in 1m Gowran maiden 17 days ago, beating Emporio ¾ length. Massive step up here.
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Fairly useful maiden who put experience to good use when front-running second at Gowran 17 days ago in first-time tongue tie, overhauled by Agrimony. Some effort if he were to open account in this.
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Won 7f Ascot maiden and Newmarket Group 3 last season and returned with cracking effort in the Craven at latter track. Suspect he has more to offer, possibly a good deal.
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Ready winner of Group 1 Phoenix here last summer and returned with a bang with neck defeat behind Poetic Flare in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, closing all the way to the line. Big chance.
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Did well in the mud last year, winning Group 2 here and signing off with victory in Group 1 Futurity at Doncaster. Better for return in the Derrinstown Derby Trial and could go well back down in trip.
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Got better with racing last year, winning twice, and made pleasing return behind Poetic Flare in Guineas Trial at Leopardstown last month. 1m in the mud fine, but yard rather quiet.
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Emulated his sire with victory in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket 3 weeks ago, keeping on well. Not so good in messy French Guineas last weekend and turned out again very quickly. Don't dismiss.
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Handicap winner over this trip in the autumn and good efforts in second last twice. Stacks to find on form to take a hand in this, though.
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Stylish winner of soft-ground 1m Salisbury novice on debut in October and improved efforts in defeat since, still looking raw and not at home on the track in the Craven at Newmarket on return.
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Won the Criterium at Saint-Cloud in the mud in October. Did best of yard's 3 here in the Guineas at Newmarket on return, held like the others, looking ready for further. Don't discount all the same.
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Won Roscommon maiden in the mud last summer before good runs in Group 1s. Looked the least imposing of yard's trio beforehand at Newmarket and he struggled. Could do better here and is Moore's pick.
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Non-Runners
2
(10)
Battleground21
Weight: 9-2| Age: 3
T: A P O'Brien J: Wayne Lordan
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Forecasts
Lucky Vega (7/2), Van Gogh (9/2), Poetic Flare (5/1), Wembley (11/2), Mac Swiney (8/1), Battleground (8/1), La Barrosa (10/1), Monaasib (14/1), The Rosstafarian (16/1), Agrimony (18/1), Emporio (50/1), Rebel Step (150/1)
LUCKY VEGA, a Group 1 winner at the Curragh already, ran a mighty race behind Poetic Flare in the Guineas at Newmarket. He could be a real force in the mile division this year and makes plenty of appeal back on home soil. Jim Bolger's star wasn't so good in France last weekend and is back out again very quickly, but he can't be dismissed. La Barrosa and Wembley are also respected.
- LUCKY VEGA (IRE)
- LA BARROSA (IRE)
- POETIC FLARE (IRE)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: €232,000.002nd: €80,000.003rd: €40,000.004th: €20,000.005th: €12,000.006th: €8,000.007th: €4,000.00
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