Guineas Festival

The QIPCO Guineas Festival at the Rowley Mile celebrates the best new crop of three-year-old equine superstars.

The Newmarket Guineas Festival is a three-day meeting from Friday 5th May to Sunday 7th May which features the first two Classic races of the new turf season. Both races take place over the Rowley Mile on Newmarket Racecourse; the 2000 Guineas and 1000 Guineas.

The 2000 Guineas is open to three-year-old colts and fillies, although it is rare for a filly to take part.

The 1000 Guineas Stakes is restricted to three-year-old fillies.

Check out the Guineas Festival Tips for each of the 3 days.

Find out more about the Newmarket Guineas Festival:

Qipco Guineas Festival Day 1

The main races on the first day of the Guineas Festival are the below:

1:15 – Newmarket Stakes (Listed Race) (Colts & Geldings) Cl1 (3yo) 1m2f

The 1:15 is the 1m2f Newmarket Stakes Listed Race for three-year-olds.

• TIP: Victory Dance
• EW: Circle of Life

1:50 – bet365 Mile (Group 2) Cl1 (4yo+) 1m

The 1.50pm is the 1m bet365 Mile Group 2 race.

• TIP: Native Trial
• EW: Light Infrantry

2:25 – King Charles II Stakes (Listed Race) Cl1 (3yo) 7f

The 2:25 is the 7f King Charles II Stakes Listed Race for three-year-olds.

• TIP: Iconic Moment
• EW: Arabian Storm

3:00 – Nyetimber Handicap Cl2 (4yo+ 0-105) 7f

The 3:00 is the 7f (Row) Nyetimber Handicap (Class 2)  for horses aged 4yo+.

• TIP: Final Watch
• EW: Bass Player

3:35 – Jockey Club Stakes (Group 2) Cl1 (4yo+) 1m4f

The 3:35 is the 1m4f Jockey Club Stakes Group 2 Race for horses aged 4yo+.

• TIP: Hurricane Lane
• EW: Outbox

4:10 – British EBF Maiden Fillies’ Stakes (GBB Race) Cl2 (2yo) 5f

The 4:10 race is the 5f sprint British EBF Maiden Fillies’ Stakes for two-year-olds.

• TIP: Soprano
• EW: Midnight Affair

4:45 – Nyetimber Maiden Fillies’ Stakes (GBB Race) Cl3 (3yo) 1m2f

The 4:45 is the 1m2f (Row) Nyetimber Maiden Fillies’ Stakes for horses aged 4yo+.

• TIP: Infinite Cosmos
• EW: Strong Impact

5:20 – Race Horse Lotto Handicap Cl3 (4yo+ 0-90) 1m

The 5.2opm is the race Horse Lotto Handicap

• TIP: Warning Sign
• EW: Outbreak

Qipco Guineas Festival Day 2

The main races on the second day of the Guineas Festival are the below:

1:40 – Howden Handicap Cl2 (4yo+ 0-105) 1m4f

The 1.40pm is the Howden Handicap, our tips are

• TIP: Capital Theory
• EW: Vaynor

2:15 – Howden British EBF Ellen Chaloner Stakes (Listed Race) (Formerly The Kilvington Stakes)

The 2.15pm is the Howden British EBG Ellen Chaloner Stakes:

• TIP: Gale Force Maya
• EW: Spring  Feeling

2:50 – Howden Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Cl2 (4yo+) 6f

The 2.50pm is the Howden Handicap:

• TIP: Blackrod
• EW: Probe

3:25 – Suffolk Stakes (Heritage Handicap) Cl2 (3yo+) 1m1f

The 3.25pm is the Suffolk Stakes:

• TIP: King of Conquest
• EW: Saga

4:00 – Howden Palace House Stakes (Group 3) Cl1 (3yo+) 5f

The 4:00 is the 5f Betfair Palace House Stakes Group 3 Race for horses aged 3yo+.

• TIP: Live In The Dream
• EW: Equality

4:40 – Qipco 2000 Guineas Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Colts & Fillies)

The 3:40 is the 1m Qipco 2000 Guineas Stakes Group 1 race for three-year-olds.

• TIP: Auguste Rodin
• EW: Silver Knott

5:15 – Howden Insurance Handicap Cl2 (3yo 0-100) 6f

The 5.15pm is the Howden Insurance Handicap.

• TIP: Expert Agent
• EW: Washington Heights

5:50 – Howden Bloodstock ‘Confined’ Handicap (Which Have Won No More Than One Race) Cl4 (3yo 0-85) 7f

The last race is the 5.50pm is the Howden Bloodstock Handicap:

• TIP: Striking Star
• EW: Prospering

Qipco Guineas Festival Day 3

The main races on the third day of the Guineas Festival are the below:

1:15 – bet365 Gordon Richards Stakes (Group 3) Cl1 (4yo+) 1m2f

• TIP: Adayar
• EW: Migration

1:50 – Howden Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Cl2 (4yo+) 1m6f

• TIP: Halic
• EW: HMS President

2:25 – Howden Pretty Polly Stakes (Listed Race) Cl1 (3yo) 1m2f

The 2:25 is the Pretty Polly Stakes Listed Race for 3yo horses.

• TIP: Queen of Fairies
• EW: Trust The Stars

3:00 – Howden Dahlia Stakes (Group 2) Cl1 (4yo+) 1m1f

The Group 2 Dahlia Stakes is for fillies and mares aged four and upwards over an extended mile.

• TIP: With The Moonlight
• EW: Life In Motion

3:40 – Qipco 1000 Guineas Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Fillies)

The 3:40 is the 1m Qipco 1000 Guineas Stakes Group 1 race for 3-year-old horses.

• TIP: Meditate
• EW: Dream of Love

4:15 – Howden British EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Cl3 (2yo) 5f

• TIP: On Point
• EW: Rising Force

4:50 – Howden Handicap Cl3 (3yo 0-95) 1m

• TIP: Legend of Leros
• EW: Defence of Fort

5:25 – Howden Handicap Cl3 (3yo 0-95) 1m2f

• TIP:  Lion of War
• EW: Cool Party

Newmarket Betting Statistics

The chances of a horse winning can hugely be affected by a number of factors.

The most successful horse racing tipsters will factor in hundreds of indicators from the ground, Newmarket draws bias, previous course and distance form, in-form trainers and many other important factors.

Here is some important information on the tips, results and runners for horses running at Newmarket Racecourse.

Best Trainers & Jockeys at The Qipco Guineas Festival

Aidan O’Brien is the leading trainer in the history of the 2000 Guineas. He notched a tenth victory with Magna Grecia in 2019.

Owner Sue Magnier has been involved in eleven 2000 Guineas winners including Rock Of Gibraltar (2008), Camelot (2012), Gleneagles (2015) and Churchill (2017).

O’Brien has recently taken a stranglehold on the 1000 Guineas with victories for Minding (2016), Winter (2017), Hermosa (2019) and Love (2020). His tally now stands at six, still three short of the record set by Robert Robson (1818-1827).

Jem Robinson is the most successful jockey in the history of the 2000 Guineas with nine winners (1825-1848).

George Fordham retains the record of riding seven 1000 Guineas winners between 1859 and 1883. Ryan Moore has ridden the winner four times but often faces the unenviable task of deciding which of the O’Brien runners to ride.

Betting on Qipco Guineas Festival 2023

The ante-post markets on the 1000 Guineas and 2000 Guineas run all year round.

The betting fluctuates wildly as the top two-year-olds lay down their marker for the following season.

The market really hots up in the spring at the Newmarket Craven meeting although the recent trend has been to go for the Guineas without a previous race.

Bookmakers Paddy Power offered new customers 10-1 about 2017 winner Churchill to a £10 stake so it is always worth looking out for special offers.

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Summary of The Qipco Guineas Festival

The Quipco Guineas Festival at Newmarket ran on the Rowley mile course, kick-starts the Classic season with many of last season’s top juveniles reappearing.

Many champion two-year-olds have been unable to confirm their superiority after the winter break as new stars appear on the scene.

The Guineas also ignite the ante-post betting on the Derby and Oaks. It is one of the most eagerly awaited meetings of the flat racing season.

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