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Irish 2000 Guineas Runners and Trends, As Field Of Gold Looks To Make Amends After Newmarket Defeat

Andy Newton Sports Editor

Published2 hours ago on May 22, 2025

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This Saturday’s Irish 2000 runners will focus around Field Of Gold, who was a fast-finishing second in the English version at Newmarket – with many predicting the Gosden horse can make amends at the Curragh.

He tops the market ahead of the big Group one – but you can see which horses might take him on, the latest betting and also the key Irish 2000 Guineas trends.

Irish 2000 Guineas Runners Headed By Newmarket Runner-up Field Of Gold

Field Of Gold’s run in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, when second, has been subject of plenty of airtime – and ultimately resulted in jockey Kieran Shoemark losing his job as top rider with the Gosden camp.

The Kingman colt was a fast-finishing second in the opening English Classic of the season – beaten just 1/2 a length to Ruling Court (watch below) – and the best horse racing betting sites in the UK feel that this talented grey can bounce back at the Curragh.

With many feeling that Shoemark was too confident on the horse that day at Newmarket and let the eventual winner Ruling Court get first run.

He’s topping the Irish 2000 Guineas runners for Saturday’s big race and will be looking to follow in the footsteps as last year’s winner Rosallion, who was also runner-up in the English 2000 Guineas before taking the Curragh race.

Juddmonte, who own Field Of Gold, could also run Cosmic Year – who is unbeaten from his opening three starts and being another Kingman colt is a half-brother to Field Of Gold.

We know now there will be a maximum of 12 Irish 2000 Guineas runners (see below).

WATCH: Field Of Gold Running Second In The English 2000 Guineas

Who Will Ride Field OF Gold In The Irish 2000 Guineas?

After the Kieran Shoemark sacking, the Field Of Gold ride for the Irish 2000 Guineas is up for grabs.

Having won for the yard on Lead Artist in the Lockinge Stakes at Newbury, many felt Oisin Murphy would be asked.

However, it’s now been confirmed that top Irish jockey Colin Keane, who rode Juddmonte’s Babouche to victory at Naas last Sunday, will get the job of steering Field Of Gold at the Curragh on Saturday.

Colin Keane rode the Irish 2000 Guineas winner in 2020 with another Juddmonte horse – Siskin.

The final Irish 2000 Guineas runners will be out on Thursday 22nd May.

Irish 2000 Guineas Runners and Latest Betting 2025

The final Irish 2000 Guineas runners are out now – with nine horses heading to post at the Curragh on Saturday.

Field Of Gold 8/11
Cosmic Year 9/2
Officer 5/1
Hotazhell 8/1
Scorthy Champ 14/1
Expanded 16/1
Rashabar 20/1
Windlord 33/1
Comanche Brave 40/1

Note: Others on request and odds subject to change

Has Trainer 2000 Guineas John Gosden Won The Irish 2000 Guineas?

Yes – but only once.

The sole Irish 2000 Guineas win for trainer John Gosden came in 2014.

However, the good news for his followers is this only win in the Curragh race came with KINGMAN, who is also the sire to his red-hot Irish 2000 Guineas runner Field Of Gold.

The race has been a solid one for the British trainers though. Last year (2024) the Richard Hannon team landed the spoils with Rosallion and in 2022 the Charlie Appleby yard walked away with the prize with Notable Speech.

John Gosden Looking For His Second Irish 2000 Guineas Win

Irish 2000 Guineas Trends: 70% Of The Last 23 Winners Raced At Newmarket Last Time Out

21/23 – Raced in the last 4 weeks
19/23 – Won over either 7f or 1m
18/23 – Won between 1-4 times
17/23 – From the top 3 in the betting
17/23 – Favourites that finished in the top two
17/23 – Priced 5/1 or shorter in the betting
16/23 – Raced Newmarket last time out
16/23 – Drawn in stall 4 or lower
15/23 – Raced at the Curragh
15/23 – Irish bred
11/23 – Won a Group 1 race
11/23 – Favourites
10/23 – Trained by a UK-based stable
9/23 – Trained by Aidan O’Brien (12 wins in total)
9/23 – Won last race
9/23 – Unplaced last time out
5/23 – Won the 2,000 Guineas (Newmarket) that season
4 of the last 11 winners came from stall 1
11 of the last 12 winners came from stalls 6 or lower
The average winning SP in the last 23 years is 9/2
Rock of Gibraltar (2002), Cockney Rebel (2007), Henrythenavigator (2008), Gleneagles (2015) & Churchill (2017) – all did the English/Irish 2,000 Guineas double

Trainer Aidan O’Brien Has Won The Irish 2000 Guineas 12 Times

The most successful Irish 2000 Guineas trainer is Aidan O’Brien with 12 wins in the race.

His first win came in 1997 with the Christy Roche-ridden Desert King, with his most recent coming in 2023 with Paddington.

Other big names to grace the Irish 2000 Guineas hall-of-fame for O’Brien are – Churchill (2017), Gleneagles (2015), Mastercraftsman (2009), Henrythenavigator (2008) and Rock Of Gibraltar (2002).

This one of main Aidan O’Brien Irish 2000 Guineas runners could be Officer, but the final entries are out on Thursday 22nd May.

Officer was last seen beating Currawood at the Curragh in May in a Listed race (watch below) and is so far 2-from-3 at the Irish track.

Aidan O’Brien’s Irish 2000 Guineas Winners

Desert King (1997)
Saffron Walden (1999)
Black Minnaloushe (2001)
Rock of Gibraltar (2002)
Henrythenavigator (2008)
Mastercraftsman (2009)
Roderic O’Connor (2011)
Power (2012)
Magician (2013)
Gleneagles (2015)
Churchill (2017)
Paddington (2023)

Irish 2000 Guineas Race Details 2025

📅Date: Saturday 24th May 2025
⌚Time: 3:40pm
🏇Racecourse: Curragh
🔄Trip: 1m
💷Winner: €285,000
📺 TV: ITV/RTV (see the full ITV Racing coverage this week)

Recent Irish 2000 Guineas Winners

2024 – ROSALLION (10/11 fav)
2023 – PADDINGTON (3/1)
2022 – NATIVE TRAIL (2/5 fav)
2021 – MAC SWINEY (8/1)
2020 – SISKIN (2/1 fav)
2019 – PHOENIX OF SPAIN (16/1)
2018 – ROMANISED (25/1)
2017 – CHURCHILL (4/9 fav)
2016 – AWTAAD (9/2)
2015 – GLENEAGLES (2/5 fav)