English Runner Favourite to End Irish Domination in 2000 Guineas Odds

English trained runner, Delegator, heads the bookmakers odds for Saturday’s 2000 Guineas at Newmarket and trainer Brian Meehan will be hoping that his entry can end a period of domination from the Irish in the race that has seen five of the last seven winners of this first classic of the Flat Racing season, come from across the Irish Sea.

Available at odds of 25/1 just a few weeks ago, Delgator’s odds soon began to contract when word emerged that he had wintered well at his trainer’s Wiltershire yard and was putting in some impressive pieces of work on the gallops. The double figure quotes soon disappeared after he won the Craven Stakes at Newmarket in April in impressive fashion, showing a great turn of foot to win in a manner that suggested there was more to come. It was also enough to see bookies install him at the 7/2 favourite for the Newmarker Classic on Saturday 2nd May, a price that is still available with most firms.

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The biggest challenge to Delegator’s chances come in the shape of the Aidan O’Brien duo of Rip Van Winkle and Mastercraftsman who are both vying for second favoruite tag at odds of around 4/1. Neither have seen a racecourse since their two year old campaigns last season, but given they represent a trainer that has won this race a total of five times, including four of the last seven runnings they are both entitled to huge respect.

Evasive represents the next best chances of the English contingent and this Sir Michael Stoute runner is a best priced 10/1 chance with Coral and comes from a yard that has run this race a total of five times down the years.  Arazan, Sea the Stars and Intense Focus are three other well fancied Irish hopefuls and both represent Classic winning stables in  John Oxx and Jim Bolger respectively.

It is the Aidan O’Brien runner MasterCraftsman that posses the best two years old form of all the 2000 Guineas runners and providing he has trained on well from his Juvenile campaign, and there is no reason to believe he shouldn’t have, he is our tip to be the one to beat.

StanJames.com 2000 Guineas Guineas Odds
Delegator 3/1
Rip Van Winkle 9/2
Mastercraftsman 9/2
Evasive 8/1
Arazan 8/1
City Scape 10/1
Sea the Stars 12/1
Intense Focus 16/1
Westphalia 16/1
Finjaan 20/1
Lord Shanakill 25/1
Ashram 25/1
Ouqba 25/1
Others 33/1+