Exists a Persuading Candidate in This Lot?

The 2,000 Guineas market has been blown broad open - is there a convincing prospect among the leading competitors?


Chris Cook dives into the opening Classic after Albert Einstein's poor return on Saturday


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The 2,000 Guineas market looks in a state of shock. Albert Einstein, all the rage over the previous week, ran below expectations at the Curragh on Saturday and instantly stopped to be preferred.


He was bound to require that very first run after 10 months but, even after making all possible allowances, it's actually difficult to see him winning the Betfred-sponsored Classic at the beginning of May. It appears like Aidan O'Brien would quite like to go running with him.


' I believe he's a sprinter, he discovers it really hard to go sluggish' - Aidan O'Brien's response to Albert Einstein's Curragh flop


2,000 Guineas dream is over for Albert Einstein - so where does the Classic worth lie now?


Punters are going to need a few days to choose what they consider the Guineas, now that the hot fav has disappeared through a trapdoor. It seeks to me as if Bow Echo has actually been left in front instead of selected.