Pinatubo beaten in 2,000 Guineas as 10-1 Kameko takes victory at Newmarket
That's all for today
Thank you for following our live blog, we hope you enjoyed it and found a few winners.
Sunday’s feature is the Qipco 1,000 Guineas and here is our guide to every runner.
Do join us again in the morning for all the build-up.
RESULTS: Recap of today's winners at Newmarket
1.15 Makanah 9/2
1.50 Far Above 7/2
2.25 Terebellum 10/11f
3.00 Mishriff 10/1
3.35 Kameko 10/1
4.10 Montatham 5/2f
4.45 Blown By Wind 6/1
5.20 Smokey Bear 4/1
5.55 The Trader 6/1
RESULT: Treble on 2,000 Guineas day for PJ McDonald with The Trader
The 1-2-3:
1. The Trader 6/1
2. Rock Eagle 9/2
3. Nate The Great 7/4f
They're off in the finale
The last race of nine at Newmarket has begun.
The rain has sunk in
Murky conditions at Newmarket today and the weather has had an impact on the ground:
Can Oisin Murphy and Andrew Balding round off an amazing day?
NATE THE GREAT is the only horse punters want in the finale, into 15/8f at the moment.
The four-year-old represents the 2,000 Guineas-winning team of Oisin Murphy and Andrew Balding
RESULT: Smokey Bear wins for Roger Charlton and Jason Watson
A boost for Charlton and Watson, who have the 1,000 Guineas favourite tomorrow, a filly called Quadrilateral.
1. Smokey Bear 4/1
2. Lazuli 11/4f
3. King Ragnar 13/2
It's time for race eight
The Ryan Moore Columns On Betting.Betfair Handicap is over six furlongs at 5.20pm.
The jockey the race is named after is on ENDOWED for Richard Hannon.
HOMESPIN looks a good each-way price in an open race.
Stewards report from the 2,000 Guineas
-Pinatubo the subject of a third criteria failure. Charlie Appleby informed he could not run until the day after passing a stalls test
-Kenzai Warrior fly leapt and stumbled after the start
-Mums Tipple unsuited by track’s undulations
Two races to go from Newmarket
Still time to find a winner if results haven’t gone your way this afternoon.
RESULT: Blown By Wind takes race seven
An apt winner in the conditions, Blown By Wind is yet another winner this week for Mark Johnson. Favourite Nahaarr was too keen and Qaysar was way off the pace early, leaving himself with too much ground to make up.
Pogo finished well to grab second.
FULL RESULT:
1. Blown By Wind 6/1
2. Pogo 13/2
3. Qaysar 9/2
Horrible weather at Newmarket
They’ve had rain, wind, hail and even a bit of thunder and lightning. And it’s only 12C.
Just as well crowds are not in attendance this afternoon.
Race seven coming up at 4.45pm
Mirror Racing tipster Newsboy has gone for QAYSAR in this one.
Tom Marquand, who finished tenth in the 2,000 Guineas on Royal Dornoch, his first ride for leading trainer Aidan O’Brien, is on the favourite NAHAARR.
BLOWN BY WIND, for the in-form Mark Johnston, also has plenty of potential.
Kameko the new Derby favourite
Kameko is 4-1 favourite (from 8-1) with Coral for next month’s Investec Derby, following his victory in this afternoon’s Qipco 2,000 Guineas.
Friday’s impressive Lingfield Derby Trial winner, English King, is 9-2 (from 6-1) second favourite for the Epsom Blue Riband, ahead of Military March at 7-1.
The Derby is run over half a mile further than the Guineas on July 4.
“Having won the delayed first Classic of this unusual season, as well as a Group 1 over a mile as a juvenile, Kameko has earned his place as favourite to complete the Guineas Derby double,” said Coral’s David Stevens.
“Impressive Lingfield winner, English King, is his closest market rival.”
Racing fans unpick Pinatubo's run
RESULT of race six: Favourite Montatham scores
The 1-2-3 for the 4.10pm, the Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap:
1. Montatham 5/2f
2. Ambassadorial 14/1
3. Alfred Boucher 7/1
IN PICTURES: Kameko and Oisin Murphy's win in the 2,000 Guineas
"It's the stuff of dreams"
Oisin Murphy expressed his delight from underneath his face mask.
“It means the world,” he told ITV.“
“It’s the stuff of dreams.
“His work has been smart. We were pleased with him and today was going to be a fact finding mission. I had a nice position behind Arizona which was my plan.
Murphy said Kameko ‘got lost’ at around the half way point and he’s not sure why, but he finished with real purpose.
“He came home really well and he has got loads of guts,” Murphy added.
What happened to Pinatubo?
Jockey William Buick reported to ITV Racing that Pinatubo ran his race but bumped into two better horses on the day.
Story of the race
Punters were cheering as Pinatubo hit the front, but the cavalry were coming.
Aidan O’Brien’s second string challenged on his outside under Dettori, with outsider Juan Elcano running a brave race on the rail.
Oisin Murphy was forced to switch around horses with Military March next to him, as the race developed in earnest.
A slight drift from Kameko gave backers a nervy moment, but he was staying on powerfully with his massive stride.
The winning distance was a neck, with a length back to Pinatubo in third.
FULL RESULT: 3.35pm Qipco 2,000 Guineas
1. Kameko 10/1
2. Wichita 15/2
3. Pinatubo 5/6f
RESULT: Kameko wins the 2,000 Guineas!
A first Classic success for reigning champion jockey Oisin Murphy.
Kameko charging home
He’s eating up the ground, rattling home. Wichita challenges, Pinatubo is there....
Drama at the start!
Kenzai Warrior nearly unseats Jason Watson. Persuasion sets the pace, while Kinross is moving forward.
They're off!
The runners are racing from the stalls in the first Classic of 2020.
Place your last minute bets!
The runners have arrived at the post and are about to go behind the stalls.
So we are due to be slightly late off here, as the race was scheduled for 3.35pm.
Aidan O'Brien seeks 11th 2,000 Guineas
Aidan O’Brien has won the last three renewals of the 2,000 Guineas. It would be his 11th success today.
Is Kameko the real deal?
Oisin Murphy and Andrew Balding seem quietly confident.
“He’s the highest rated two-year-old we’ve seen in 25 years...he ticks a lot of boxes going into the race”
