Teofilo Heads 86 for Stan James 2000 Guineas
Wednesday 21st March, 2007
The exciting Jim Bolger-trained colt rounded off last year with a head defeat of Holy Roman Emperor in the Group One Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket on Champions’ Day in October, having previously scored in Group One company when collecting the National Stakes at the Curragh.
Teofilo is 6/4 favourite with the sponsors, Stan James, to retain his unbeaten record over the NatWest Rowley Mile at Newmarket on the first Saturday in May.
Holy Roman Emperor, a dual Group One winner last term, will not renew rivalry with Teofilo having been retired to stud. However, Aidan O’Brien, seeking his fifth training success in the Stan James 2000 Guineas and his third in succession following on from Footstepsinthesand (2005) and George Washington (2006), has 17 other entries in the Newmarket Classic to choose from.
The powerful contingent from Ireland’s champion trainer also includes Group Two Royal Lodge Stakes victor Admiralofthefleet, Eagle Mountain, successful in the Group Two Beresford Stakes at the Curragh, the 2006 Group Two Mill Reef Stakes winner Excellent Art, and Mount Nelson, victorious in the Group One Criterium International at Saint-Cloud, as well as several unexposed performers.
Godolphin, the other great power of European racing, is represented by eight entries as it bids to follow on from the victories of Mark Of Esteem (1996) and Island Sands (1999) in the mile Classic. The Godolphin octet includes Dijeerr and Mythical Kid, who were first and second in the Group Three Stan James Horris Hill Stakes at Newbury in October, as well as Eastern Anthem, a facile winner on his only start at Nottingham last season and a son of Godolphin’s 2002 1000 Guineas heroine Kazzia, and Strobilus, runner-up in the Group One Gran Criterium at San Siro on his final start of 2006.
Sir Michael Stoute has trained five previous winners of the Stan James 2000 Guineas - more than any other current trainer - and the master of Newmarket’s Freemason Lodge yard has three entries in 2007. The Stoute trio consists of Adagio, seventh behind Teofilo in the Darley Dewhurst Stakes, and the unexposed duo of Al Shemali and Al Tharib.
It is 15 years since Peter Chapple-Hyam sent out the Lester Piggott-ridden Rodrigo De Triano to win the 2000 Guineas but he looks to hold a strong hand in 2007 with four entries. His quartet includes Dutch Art, who was undefeated in four starts last season including the Group Two Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot, the Group One Prix Morny at Deauville and Newmarket’s Group One Shadwell Middle Park Stakes. The colt is 7/1 second favourite for the Classic with Stan James.
Chapple-Hyam’s other entries are Authorized, triumphant in the Group One Racing Post Trophy at Newbury in October on only his second start, Group Two Richmond Stakes winner Hamoody and Tariq, who has not raced since finishing a staying-on third in the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot in June.
A leading contender is the Paul Cole-trained Strategic Prince, successful in the Group Two TNT July Stakes at Newmarket’s Ritz Club July Festival and also the Group Two Vintage Stakes at Goodwood before finishing third behind Teofilo and Holy Roman Emperor in the Group One Darley Dewhurst Stakes.
International interest is provided by South African trainer Mike de Kock, who has entered Drayton, a dual Listed winner in Ireland last season when trained by Tommy Stack and fourth in the Listed Land Rover Al Quoz Sprint over six furlongs at Nad Al Sheba, Dubai, on March 8.
The Stan James 2000 Guineas is on the first day of the Stan James Guineas Festival which concludes on Sunday, May 6. Supplementary entries may be made at the six-day confirmation stage on April 30 at a cost of £25,000.
Michael Prosser, Newmarket’s Director of Racing, said: "The Stan James 2000 Guineas, the first Classic of the Flat season, is always a superb race and we are delighted with the quality of this year’s entry.
"Teofilo and Dutch Art looked superstars in the making when taking the Darley Dewhurst Stakes and the Shadwell Middle Park Stakes respectively on the NatWest Rowley Mile in October and it will be tremendous to see them defend their unbeaten records back here on May 5."
Stan James betting - 6/4 Teofilo, 7/1 Dutch Art, 12/1 Mount Nelson, Strategic Prince, 16/1 Adagio, Eagle Mountain, Haatef, 20/1 Authorized, Duke Of Marmalade, 25/1 bar.
For further information, please contact: Alistair Haggis, PR Manager at Newmarket, on 01638 675 553 or 07884 026 487; Email: alistair.haggis@jockeyclubracecourses.com
Breakdown of entries by trainer with past successes in the Stan James 2000 Guineas
18 Entries
Aidan O’Brien IRE (2006 George Washington, 2005 Footstepsinthesand, 2002 Rock Of Gibraltar, 1998 King Of Kings)
8 Entries
Saeed bin Suroor (1999 Island Sands, 1996 Mark Of Esteem)
5 Entries
John Gosden
4 Entries
Peter Chapple-Hyam (1992 Rodrigo De Triano)
David Wachman IRE
3 Entries
Barry Hills (2004 Haafhd, 1979 Tap On Wood)
Michael Jarvis
Mark Johnston (1994 Mister Baileys)
Brian Meehan
Sir Michael Stoute (2001 Golan, 2000 King’s Best, 1997 Entrepreneur, 1988 Doyoun, 1985 Shadeed)
Mark Johnston (1994 Mister Baileys)
Brian Meehan
Sir Michael Stoute (2001 Golan, 2000 King’s Best, 1997 Entrepreneur, 1988 Doyoun, 1985 Shadeed)
2 Entries
Jim Bolger IRE
Clive Brittain (1991 Mystiko)
Mick Channon
Richard Hannon (1990 Tirol, 1987 Don’t Forget Me, 1973 Mon Fils)
Amanda Perrett
1 Entry
Andrew Balding
Ralph Beckett
John Best
Neville Bycroft
Roger Charlton
Paul Cole
Mike de Kock RSA
Richard Fahey
Noel Furlong IRE
Eoin Griffin IRE
Geoff Huffer
William Jarvis
Sylvester Kirk
Stan Moore
William Muir
Jeremy Noseda
Eoghan O’Neill
Tim Pitt
Kevin Prendergast IRE (1977 Nebbiolo)
Kevin Ryan
Bryan Smart
Walter Swinburn
John Best
Neville Bycroft
Roger Charlton
Paul Cole
Mike de Kock RSA
Richard Fahey
Noel Furlong IRE
Eoin Griffin IRE
Geoff Huffer
William Jarvis
Sylvester Kirk
Stan Moore
William Muir
Jeremy Noseda
Eoghan O’Neill
Tim Pitt
Kevin Prendergast IRE (1977 Nebbiolo)
Kevin Ryan
Bryan Smart
Walter Swinburn
THE STAN JAMES 2000 GUINEAS
Class 1, Group 1, £350,000 Total Prize Fund. Newmarket, Saturday, May 5, 2007. For three-year-old entire colts & fillies only. One mile. Weights: colts 9st; fillies 8st 11lb. Entries closed March 7, entries revealed March 21 (86 entries). Forfeit stage April 24, £25,000 supplementary entry stage & six-day confirmation stage April 30. Final declaration stage, 10.00am, May 3. Form figures supplied by Weatherbys and are correct up to and including the racing of Sunday, March 18, 2007.
Form Horse Owner Trainer
ABRAHAM LINCOLN (IRE) Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Aidan O'Brien IRE
10- ADAGIO Derrick Smith, Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier Sir Michael Stoute
0131- ADMIRALOFTHEFLEET (USA) Michael Tabor, Sue Magnier, Niarchos Family Aidan O'Brien IRE
01- AL SHEMALI Saeed Suhail Sir Michael Stoute
33- AL THARIB (USA) Hamdan Al Maktoum Sir Michael Stoute
522- ALBERT EINSTEIN (IRE) Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor Aidan O'Brien IRE
33- ALEXANDER OF HALES (USA) Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor Aidan O’Brien IRE
021- ARCHIPENKO (USA) Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier Aidan O’Brien IRE
21- ASPERITY (USA) George Strawbridge John Gosden
21- ASTRONOMER ROYAL (USA) Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor Aidan O’Brien IRE
31- AUTHORIZED (IRE) Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar Peter Chapple-Hyam
2125- BIG ROBERT Martin Graham William Muir
BLACK CAT CROSSING (USA) Sue Magnier, Derrick Smith, Michael Tabor, Stonerside Aidan O’Brien IRE
4(2)- BLACK ROCK (IRE) Alan Spence Michael Jarvis
2215- BRAVE TIN SOLDIER (USA) Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier Aidan O’Brien IRE
13- BROGHILL Duke of Devonshire John Gosden
052131- CAPTAIN MARVELOUS (IRE) Ronnie Arculli Barry Hills
CHARIOTS OF FIRE (IRE) Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier David Wachman IRE
4123- CHINESE WHISPER (IRE) Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Aidan O’Brien IRE
432231- CHIVALROUS (IRE) Noel Furlong Noel Furlong IRE
123- COCKNEY REBEL (IRE) Phil Cunningham Geoff Huffer
1(3)- COLD QUEST (USA) Carwell Equities Ltd John Gosden
15530- DANEBURY HILL Britton House Stud Ltd Brian Meehan
001016- DANUM DANCER Abbott Gostling McGrane Senior Hart Neville Bycroft
2- DIAMOND TYCOON (USA) Racegoers Club Owners Group Brian Meehan
2121- DIJEERR (USA) Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
11255-4 DRAYTON (IRE) Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum Mike de Kock RSA
301310- DUBAI BUILDER Fitri Hay Stan Moore
113310- DUBAI'S TOUCH Salem Suhail Mark Johnston
212- DUKE OF MARMALADE (IRE) Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor Aidan O’Brien IRE
1111- DUTCH ART Susan Roy And Cheveley Park Stud Peter Chapple-Hyam
512214- EAGLE MOUNTAIN Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor Aidan O’Brien IRE
1- EASTERN ANTHEM (IRE) Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
1313- EMPIRE DAY (UAE) Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
(1)- ESCAPE ROUTE (USA) H R H Princess Haya of Jordan John Gosden
6104- EVENS AND ODDS (IRE) Catherine O'Flynn Kevin Ryan
11331- EXCELLENT ART Sue Magnier Aidan O’Brien IRE
0(3)(1)(1)(2)-(2) FARES (IRE) Mohammed Rashid Clive Brittain
2- FIFTY CENTS Mountgrange Stud Roger Charlton
15- FINICIUS (USA) Ray Stokes Eoin Griffin IRE
21050- FISHFORCOMPLIMENTS Mel Roberts and Nicola Meese Richard Fahey
5- FOLLOWMYFOOTSTEPS (USA) Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier David Wachman IRE
1- GO ON BE A TIGER (USA) Jaber Abdullah Mick Channon
14- HAATEF (USA) Hamdan Al Maktoum Kevin Prendergast IRE
110- HALICARNASSUS (IRE)
110- HAMOODY (USA) Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar Peter Chapple-Hyam
112040- HE'S A DECOY (IRE) Joseph Joyce David Wachman IRE
11124- HELLVELYN HE Sheikh Rashid Bin Mohammed Bryan Smart
011212- HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR (IRE) Sue Magnier Aidan O’Brien IRE
6(1)(1)(1)(1)-(3) HURRICANE SPIRIT (IRE) The Little House Partnership John Best
46- JACK JUNIOR (USA) Roldvale Limited Brian Meehan
2510(3)- JO'BURG (USA) Alan Spence Amanda Perrett
1- KAFUU (IRE) Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar Jeremy Noseda
12- MAJOR CADEAUX N A Woodcock, A C Pickford & David Mort Richard Hannon
21- MARIOTTO (USA) Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
2- MAROZI (USA) Sheikh Mohammed Michael Jarvis
12(2)(1)-(2)(1) MASTERSHIP (IRE) Sheikh Marwan Al Maktoum Clive Brittain
2-1 MOFARIJ Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
211- MOUNT NELSON Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor Aidan O’Brien IRE
12- MYTHICAL KID (USA) Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
214- OPERA MUSIC Jeff Smith Sylvester Kirk
514- OVERTURN (IRE) Karyl Harris Walter Swinburn
2130(1)- PRIME DEFENDER S Falle, M Franklin, J Sumsion Barry Hills
10- PRINCE FOREVER (IRE) HRH Sultan Ahmad Shah Michael Jarvis
(5)136- PRINCE OF ELEGANCE Gloria Cloran and Sue Whitehead Amanda Perrett
20161- RABATASH (USA) Joseph Joyce David Wachman IRE
4- RECORD BREAKER (IRE) Leung Kai Fai & Vincent Leung Mark Johnston
23205- RED ROCK CANYON (IRE) Michael Tabor, Sue Magnier, Derrick Smith, Diane Nagle Aidan O’Brien IRE
r50436- SLANEY TIME (IRE) Jackie Bolger Jim Bolger IRE
114- SONNY RED (IRE) Michael Pescod & Mr J A Leek Richard Hannon
41- SPANISH HARLEM (IRE) Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier Aidan O’Brien IRE
2110- ST PHILIP (USA) Richard Pegum Ralph Beckett
15113- STRATEGIC PRINCE HRH Sultan Ahmad Shah Paul Cole
21(1)2- STROBILUS Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
13- TARIQ Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar Peter Chapple-Hyam
11111- TEOFILO (IRE) Jackie Bolger Jim Bolger IRE
11615- THOUSAND WORDS Khalid Abdulla Barry Hills
011126- TOBOSA Collins, Randall, Rich & Turnbull William Jarvis
140- TRINITY COLLEGE (USA) Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Aidan O’Brien IRE
1-2 TRULY ROYAL Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
2(1)- TYBALT (USA) Stonerside Stable LLC John Gosden
VAN RUYMBEKE (IRE) Gordon Crawford & Willie McKay Tim Pitt
111350- VITAL EQUINE (IRE) Fasthandle Ltd Eoghan O'Neill
4213- WHITE DEER (USA) Jaber Abdullah Mark Johnston
2- YEAMAN'S HALL George Strawbridge Andrew Balding
103- YELLOWSTONE (IRE) Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier Aidan O’Brien IRE
86 entries
27 Irish-trained
I South African-trained