All eyes will be on Newmarket this weekend for the running of the 2000 Guineas – the first flat racing Classic of the season.<\/p>\n
Fifteen runners will head to post on Saturday afternoon, and we\u2019ve taken a closer look at every runner in our 2000 Guineas Preview.<\/p>\n
Berkshire\u00a0Shadow<\/strong><\/p>\n Berkshire Shadow won his first two starts, including the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot but then disappointed with three poor runs, including a long way behind Native Trail in the Dewhurst.<\/p>\n He\u2019s not sure to appreciate the step up in trip and looks very much against it in this field.<\/p>\n Boundless<\/strong>\u00a0Ocean<\/strong><\/p>\n Trained in Ireland by Jim Bolger, Boundless Ocean has won just one of his five starts when narrowly winning a Leopardstown Maiden earlier this month.<\/p>\n His trainer knows what it takes to train a Classic winner, but Boundless Ocean looks to lack the class to trouble the market principals here.<\/p>\n Checkandchallenge<\/strong><\/p>\n Checkandchallenge has won both his career starts – beating the useful looking Aasser at Wolverhampton on debut before winning the Listed Burradon Stakes at Newcastle.<\/p>\n However, he\u2019s yet to run on turf, and it\u2019s a big ask for him to switch surfaces while also taking on high-class rivals.<\/p>\n Coroebus<\/strong><\/p>\n Coroebus looks like a potential high-quality horse and looks good value against his stablemate and current favourite Native Trail.<\/p>\n He\u2019s won two of his three starts and possesses a blistering turn of speed – it would be no shock to see him fly home as they come out of the dip at Newmarket on Saturday.<\/p>\n Dubawi Legend chased home Native Trail in the Dewhurst at Newmarket in October before putting in a disappointing effort at the Breeders\u2019 Cup at Del Mar.<\/p>\n If he can bounce back to the form of his Dewhurst performance, then he should certainly be in the places.<\/p>\n Eydon<\/strong><\/p>\n Trained by Roger Varian, Eydon pulled off a shock when landing the Feilden Stakes at Newmarket earlier this month.<\/p>\n Course form is a huge positive, and he\u2019s proven at this distance – he looks overpriced when still open to more improvement.<\/p>\n Light Infantry<\/strong><\/p>\n Light Infantry has won both his starts to date, but this is a big step up in class and a step up in distance.<\/p>\n He has the aid of Jamie Spencer in the saddle, though, so expect him to arrive late on the scene with the aim of nabbing a place.<\/p>\n Lusail<\/strong><\/p>\n Lusail landed the July Stakes and Gimcrack Stakes last year before disappointing in the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster.<\/p>\n He looked back to form, though, when 2nd in the Greenham earlier this month, but he\u2019s an individual that may thrive more as a sprinter than a Guineas type horse.<\/p>\n Luxembourg<\/strong><\/p>\n Luxembourg is trained by Aidan O\u2019Brien, who already has ten 2000 Guineas victories.<\/p>\n He\u2019s won all three of his starts, including the Futurity at Doncaster and is potentially a middle-distance star in the making – it would be no shock to see him go very close under Ryan Moore.<\/p>\n Native Trail<\/strong><\/p>\n Native Trail was one of the top two-year-olds of last season, winning all four starts and showed that he\u2019s in excellent form this year with a dominant success in the Craven Stakes over this course and distance earlier this month.<\/p>\n The one they all have to beat on Saturday.<\/p>\n Perfect Power<\/strong><\/p>\n Perfect Power possesses plenty of speed and has won five of his six career starts, including Group 1 contests at Deauville and Newmarket.<\/p>\n Stamina for this mile trip is the big question mark, but he could shock them all if he does stay.<\/p>\n Point Lonsdale<\/strong><\/p>\n Point Lonsdale was highly-touted as a two-year-old, winning his first four starts before disappointing behind Native Trail in the National Stakes.<\/p>\n He has to bounce back from that run, and the step up in trip isn\u2019t sure to suit.<\/p>\n Royal Patronage<\/strong><\/p>\n Royal Patronage was kept busy last season and won three of his starts and was 2nd behind Native Trail at Sundown back in June.<\/p>\n He disappointed in the Futurity Stakes at Doncaster on soft ground, but he\u2019s reportedly strengthened up over the winter and could run well for a long way here.<\/p>\n Tacarib<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tacarib is one of the outsiders of the field, with one victory from three starts.<\/p>\n He takes a massive step up in class here, and it would be a big shock if he was to get involved.<\/p>\n The Wizard Of Eye<\/strong><\/p>\n Wizard Of Eye landed a Class 5 Maiden at Newbury last summer but has since struggled, including when 5th of six runners in the Greenham this month.<\/p>\n Another who it\u2019s hard to make a strong case for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" All eyes will be on Newmarket this weekend for the running of the 2000 Guineas – the first flat racing Classic of the season. 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\nDubawi Legend<\/strong><\/p>\n