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Daily Record
03-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Record
2000 Guineas racing results in full as Ruling Court wins the first Classic of the season for Godolphin at Newmarket
It was the first of the five British Classics and the crowd were treated to a great day of Group 1 racing It's Betfred Guineas weekend at Newmarket and Ruling Court won the first British Classic on Saturday. Crowds flocked to the Suffolk course on a sun-kissed day and were treated to an afternoon of spectacular Group 1 racing. The day started with a shock as odds-on favourite Unequal Love finished fifth with 11/1 shot Tiger Bay first past the post. But favourite backers were rewarded in the second race with More Thunder winning in the build up to the big one, with William Buick riding home first ahead of favourite Field of Gold. 13.10 Oddschecker British EBF Ellen Chaloner Stakes 1. Tiger Bay (11/1) 2. Frost At Dawn (4/1) 3. Vadream (9/1) 13.45 Betfred Handicap 1. More Thunder (11/4 fav) 2. Aramram (11/2) 3. Two Tribes (9/1) 14.20 Betfred Handicap 1. Fox Legacy (15/2) 2. Bopedro (33/1) 3. Arabian Light (7/2) 14.55 Hong Kong Jockey Club World Pool Palace House Stakes 1. Rumstar (7/1) 2. She's Quality (20/1) 3. Clarendon House (12/1) 15.35 Betfred 2000 Guineas Stakes 1. Ruling Court (9/2) 2. Field Of Gold (15/8) 3. Shadow Of Light (6/1) 16.05 Lay And Wheeler Handicap 1. 2. 3. 16.40 TrustATrader Handicap 1. 2. 3. 17.15 Aston Martin 'Confined' Handicap 1. 2. 3. 17.50 Nyetimber Handicap 1. 2. 3.
Powys County Times
03-05-2025
- Sport
- Powys County Times
More Thunder sparkles under brilliant Marquand ride
More Thunder left it late to book his ticket to Royal Ascot, as Tom Marquand delivered his mount with perfection in the Betfred Handicap at Newmarket. Remarkably, the four-year-old was a winner over 10 furlongs for Sir Michael Stoute, but has excelled since enterprisingly sent sprinting by new trainer William Haggas and made it two from two for the Somerville Lodge team after some real artistry in the saddle from Marquand aboard the 11-4 favourite. Haggas said: 'Tom said he just hit a ridge at the wrong time, but he stayed on well. He felt it was more the track that meant he got there so late rather than the distance. He felt he was plenty fast enough. 'I think something like the Wokingham might be the sensible route at this stage. If we didn't he'd have to go into a stakes race, but at the moment he's still low enough to be competitive in handicaps. 'He did have 3lb less than he should have done today and that would have made all the difference.' There was a win for another ex-Stoute inmate with Fox Legacy (15-2) putting up a fine display to claim the Betfred Suffolk Stakes for Andrew Balding in the hands of Oisin Murphy. The victory continued Balding's fine form at Newmarket this term and he said: 'He's won that off a mark of 90 so he's a solid handicapper. 'The problem he might have is there aren't many races over that trip of nine furlongs. Obviously there's the Cambridgeshire, but that is a long way off so we'll just play it by ear as who knows what the ground will be like.' Tiger Bay roared home to claim the Oddschecker British EBF Ellen Chaloner Stakes. It looked like William Knight's front-running Frost At Dawn had slipped the field approaching the final furlong, but Henry Candy's 11-1 chance ran on powerfully once Trevor Whelan slipped her into top gear, registering a neck verdict in the Listed event. 'I thought she had plenty to find on ratings, but looking at her there should still be more to come as she hasn't quite come in her coat yet,' said Candy. 'She'll be stepping up to seven furlongs I would have thought, she was taken off her feet there and I didn't think she was going to get there in time. 'The problem is the next seven-furlong race is the Chartwell at Lingfield, but it will come too soon and there aren't many other options so we'll just have to see, she might have to race against the boys.'
