Bet On The Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas

With the Guineas Spring Racing Festival getting under way at Curragh next Saturday, it is time for the Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas to step into the limelight. The race is one of the highlights of the Festival and Group 1 Classic for three year olds will raise a lot of interest in the betting stakes.

2013 Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas Odds

The best place to have a bet on the 2013 Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas is with Bet365.com. The odds below were taken from the site, and you will be able to find the latest race odds there as well. Bet365.com is also offering each-way betting on the race, with which you will receive 1/5 if should your selection place in positions one to three.

Cristoforo Colombo 11/4

Van Der Neer 4/1

Magician 5/1

Fort Knox 11/2

Mars 7/1

Gale Force Ten 8/1

Loch Garman 8/1

Trading Leather 8/1

Havana Gold 10/1

George Vancouver 14/1

Pedro The Great 16/1

First Cornerstone 20/1

Flying The Flag 20/1

Forester 20/1

Leitir Mor 20/1

Ask Dad 50/1

Einsteins Folly 66/1

Wexford Opera 66/1

A lot of the talk going into the race this Saturday is the training debut of former multiple Group One-winning jockey Johnny Murtagh, who leads Fort Knox into battle for the first time. Fort Knox is coming into the race after an impressive win in a Guineas trial at Leopardstown and is 11/2 for the race – not terrible value for this horse in this field. Murtagh is confident going into the race: “Fort Knox has come out of his last race well and he’s been doing everything nicely. Crucially he’s had no hiccups since then. He’s going nicely at home and I’m really looking forward to it.”

But Murtagh isn’t the only trainer with his eye on the race. Richard Hannon, Jim Bolger and Aidan O’Brien all have interesting prospects in the field. Hannon has Van Der Neer in the race. Van Der Neer was third at Newmarket and at 4/1 second-favourite, at present, maybe his odds aren’t as long as punters might be comfortable with.

Bolger has Loch Garman and Trading Leather, both at 8’s, and who both finished in second in recent Derby trials. Talking of Trading Leather, Bolger said: “He has come out of the Leopardstown race (well) and the plan is to run him in Saturday’s race.”

O’Brien has a few entries in the race himself, with Cristoforo Colombo and Mars, both of whom were narrowly out of the placings at Newmarket. Cristoforo Colombo is currently the favourite for the race, however, with the colt currently going at 11/4, which is perhaps surprising considering that his fifth place at Newmarket has been his only race this year.

Where To Bet On The Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas

As mentioned above, the best racebook to place a bet on the 2013 Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas is Bet365.com, who will offer the best odds on the race. When visiting Bet365.com, click on ‘Horse Racing’ in the left sidebar and scroll down to the Antepost section of the page, where you will find the markets for this race and many more.

About The Race

The Irish 2000 Guineas is the first Group 1 race of the year in Ireland and is the highlight of day one of the Curragh’s Spring Racing Festival. Sponsored by Tattersalls for the first time his year, the race is one of the biggest races for three years olds in Europe and has a long list of illustrious winners since its inauguration in 1921.