Gr.1 French 2000 Guineas

Paris-Fr(PAR)

Grade/Group 1

$750,000

Restricted to 3 year Olds

8 furlongs/ 1600 meters/ One Mile

1.Fifty Two Dead

Owner:Given20

Odds: 11-1

Speedy son of Snitzel has won 4 of 9, all of them in front running fashion. Started off career successfully breaking his maiden at first asking. Had a 2nd and a 1st in 2L allowance races before stepping up onto stakes company for the first time finishing 3rd in a listed stakes event. Stretched out for the 1st time in a 3L allowance easily winning by 2+ lengths after setting the pace. Followed up that effort with a wire to wire score in the Gr.2 Knick Knack Juvenile earning a 97 speed rating for the win. Has since been off the board in 3 graded tries including his first race over dirt. Speed is always dangerous and he has proven capable of stealing one on the front end in graded company. DANGEROUS

2.Nolag

Owner:Buist1

Odds: 6-1

Consistent colt by No Nay Never has been in the money in 10 of his 11 career races with a record of 7 wins, 1 second, and 2 thirds for career earnings of over $675,000. Extremely classy colt will be making his 11th start in a stakes race and 5th at the graded level. He is a graded stakes winner at both age 2 and 3 having won his first graded event in the Gr.2 Jimrock going 6f. His most recent graded victory was also his most recent race, the Gr.3 Irish 2000 Guineas Trial where he scored from off the pace to earn a career best and field109 speed rating. His speed ratings have shown gradual improvement throughout his career. He is versatile, classy ,and proven. TOP PICK

3.Fast Dark Angel

Owner:Rubber7

Odds: 5-1

Steady gelding by Dark Angel has been either 1st or 2nd in 9 of 11 career starts. Broke his maiden second time out before unsuccessfully stepping up into stakes company finishing 7th in what would turn out to be his lone stakes try. Came back to finish 2nd twice in 2L allowance races. He was gelded following those races and came back to try the 2L level 3 more times before breaking through in his 5th try. Continued up the allowance ranks finishing 2nd in a 3L before coming back to clear the level and then string together another win, this time in a 4L allowance. Takes a massive step up in class here. Has won 3 of 4 routing with 100+ speed figures but needs to prove capable of competing against this type. OUTSIDE SHOT

4.White Bones

Owner: Ksparrow9

Odds: 8-1

Gritty gelded son of Whitecliffsofdover has hit the board in 9 of 11 career races including 6 wins. Started off his career for a tag winning a 20k maiden claimed wire to wire in a field of 12. Alternated 1st and and 3rd place in his next 4 starts in both claiming and allowance company. Took a massive leap into Gr.1 company finishing a well beaten 11th of 14 in the Gr.1 Golden Shoe. He was gelded after that race and returned a winner in his next two tries, both wire to wire scores in starter allowance races. Jumped back into graded company finishing 3rd in the Gr.2 Joystick Dirty Time earning a 102. Ran off the board in a residency restricted stakes race before winning a open allowance in his prep. Has a record of 2-0-1 in 4 starts routing and has a 100+ speed rating in 3 of his last 4. IN THE MIX

5.Blue Solo Cup LV

Owner: Eurobiz1

Odds: 14-1

Developing gelded son of Gleneagles comes into this race off of a career best effort, a 104 speed rating in his victorious stakes debut. Took 6 tries and being gelded to break his maiden, doing so from off the pace in a field of 10 in a 57300 MSW. Followed that up with a 3rd in. 2L allowance before breaking through at that same level. Won his prep in the aforementioned listed stakes coming from off the pace at 8f to beat a field of 7 by 1 length. Needs to show he can continue to climb the ladder and make a splash in his first race against group competition. Speed is signed on so he could get up for a piece late if he is up to the task. LIVE LONGSHOT

6.Ekhowrit

Owner: Zlawdroauction

Odds: 6-1

Battle tested son of Tapwrit makes his third straight start in a graded event and first in a grade/group 1 here. Started off his career on dirt with modest success.This horse was claimed out of his first race, a $30,000 maiden claiming event where he finished 3rd. Broke his maiden first off the claim in a maiden allowance race. Achieved a record of 1 win, 1 second, 1 third in his next 4 races all on dirt. His career really took off since switching to turf. He finished 3rd first time on the new surface before going on a 3 race win streak with scores in an allowance, listedstakes, and the Gr.3 The Phar Lap. Ran 6th last time out beaten 2 in the Gr.3 The Green Ham Stakes. Has run 4 straight 100+ speed ratings with his best of 107 being near the top of the field today. Stretches back out around 2 turns where he is a stakes winner. Very talented. CONTENDER

7.Spreadsheet

Owner: Gowans2022

Odds: 15-1

Classy son of Wootton Bassett has hit the board in 7 of his 8 career races including 2 graded stakes victories amassing career earnings of over $700,000. Had an ambitious start to his career, finishing 2nd in a fied of 13 purchased stakes race in his debut. Came back in a maiden race to break through before jumping back into listed stakes company where he returned to the winners circle for his first stakes score. He made his first attempt at the graded level with a very good 2nd in the Gr.2 The Vintage. Bounced back to win his next two Gr.2 tries the Gr.2 Boones Farm and Gr.2 The International , his first start around 2 turns. Finished off the board for the only time in his career and only attempt at the Gr.1 level with a 12 in he Gr.1 Futurity. Won an open 9.5f allowance in his 3 year old debut and prep race. Cuts back in distance and jumps back up in class in this one. Proven at the distance and graded level. Needs to show improvement from 2 to 3 years old. CONTENDER

8.Frankel For Forty

Owner: Dkstables19

Odds: 12-1

Flashy son of Frankel started his career on a 3 race win streak with wins in a maiden, open allowance, and culminating with a score in the Gr.2 the Vintage. After a fast start to his career he ran two off the board tries both routing in graded races, a 7th in the Gr.2 Bedford Stakes and 7th in the Gr.1 The Saint Cloud. Ran a fast closing 3rd to just miss in his 3 year old debut in the Gr.2 Fainting Goat Nightmares Stakes. Switched surfaces and jumped onto the Bluegrass Derby trail with a 7th in the Gr.3 Rebe Yell. Returns to his preferred surface and perhaps best distance here. If he steps forward at all off his 3 year old debut he can be in the mix. LIVE

9.Predatory Instinct

Owner:Amir1778

Odds:14-1

Light footed son of Ten Sovereigns has hit the board in 6 of 9 career starts. Started off his career in local bred restricted maiden/allowance races with a record of 1 win and 2 seconds in 3 races. Took a big step up in class to challenge the Gr.1 The Golden Shoe where he ran a respectable 5th beaten 2 lengths in a field of 14. Finished 2nd in his next two starts both listed stakes races where he set or attended the early pace to hang on for a placing. Was off the board in his 3 year old debut, a listed stakes at 9.5f finishing 6th. Came back to break through for his first stakes win, achieving a 104 speed figure for the listed score over 8f. Again finished off the board in the Gr.3 Irish 2000 Guineas Trial. Speed is always dangerous and this one could hold on for a placing.HAS A CHANCE

10.Heaven’s Scent

Owner:Asoiaf

Odds: 15-1

Experienced colt by Snitzel has won 5 of 10 career starts and seeks his first graded victory here. Broke his maiden in his second attempt and followed up that effort with a score in a 2L allowance race. Jumped into graded company in his 4th career start with a 4th place finish in the Gr.2 Coventry Stakes. He has a record of 3 wins and 1 third in 4 career starts routing including a last out win in a listed stakes earning a 102 speed rating. Needs to show he can compete at this level but he has proven to like 2 turns and has room to improve. CONSIDER

11.Frustratedbyapathy

Owner: Asrstar10

Odds: 13-1

Precocious colt by No Nay Never is a career winner of over $500,000. Started off his career with a bang stringing togther a 3 race win streak starting with a win in an open allowance in his first career start to break his maiden. Won a listed stakes stalking the pace in a field of 11. Took down the Gr.2 Coventry Stakes in his debut at the graded level earning a 93 speed rating. He has since been winless in 6 starts but all have been at the graded level and include 2 seconds, the Gr.1 Middlepark Stakes and Gr.3 Alec and Stephen Stakes as well as a start in the Breeders Bowl Juvenile Turf. Has the class to compete here but will need to find some early career magic to contend for the win spot. CONSIDER

12.Fleet Security

Owner: Enterprise

Odds: 14-1

Versatile colt by Maximum Security has 3 wins and 1 second in 4 starts on turf. Started his career in a residency restricted stakes on the dirt where he finished a decent 5th in a huge field of 19. Broke his maiden next time out in a maiden allowance before failing to menage in his graded debut the Gr.2 The Stanford. Switched to turf and won 3 straight including a listed stakes. Went back to the dirt and finished off the board in a listed stakes and the Gr.2 The Hutchingson. Last out returned to turf and a big 2nd in the Gr.1 Pave It Smooth earning a career best 102 speed rating. IN WITH A SHOT

13.Ace Jack Suited

Owner: Thethumb06

Odds: 10-1

Gr.3 winning son of Aces High has a solid record of 1 win and 2 seconds in 4 starts in graded stakes. Started off his career with 3 straight wins climbing the ladder from hot race to open allowance. Ran a bang up 2nd in his graded debut the Gr.1 Blue Diamond Road. Followed up that performance with a win in the Gr.3 Cornwell Stakes earning an 86 speed rating. Stretched out for the first time finishing 2nd in a field of 12 in the Gr.3 The Philanthropist. Was off the board in finishing a decent 5th in a field of 14 only beaten lengths in the Gr.1 Merry Christmas. Won his 3 year old debut and prep after a 3+ month layoff in an open allowance earning a career best 100 speed rating . His speed ratings have improved in all 3 races since stretching out to routes and he has proven he can run well in Gr.1 company. BIG CHANCE

14.Ghost Front

Owner: Lopickles

Odds: 9-1

Lightly raced colt by Coal Front has won 4 of 6 in his career. Started his career on dirt in a 75k claimed against winners where he dispatched a field of 4 Kentucky breds by 2 lengths. Won his next two, an allowance 2L and a starter allowance to extend his win streak to 3. Broke the streak finishing 2nd in a starter allowance going 9f in his 3 year old debut. Followed that effort up with a closing but non threatening 5th in his stakes debut, a listed event going 8.5f where he earned a 101 speed rating. Switched to turf for the first time and earned his first stakes win, a listed stakes at 8.5f earning a career best 105. Showed improvement on the surface change, has a versatile running style and has a right to get better. INTRIGUING