2014 1000 Guineas

201st 1000 Guineas Stakes 1000 Guineas Newmarket Racecourse 4 May 2014 Miss France (IRE) Maxime Guyon André Fabre (FR) Ballymore Thoroughbred 2013 2015 The 2014 1000 Guineas Stakes was a horse race held at Newmarket Racecourse on Sunday 4 May 2014. It was the 201st running of the 1000 Guineas. The winner was the Ballymore Thoroughbred's Miss France, an Irish-bred bay filly trained at Chantilly by André Fabre and ridden by Maxime Guyon. Miss France's victory was the first in the race for her owner, trainer and jockey. The contenders The race attracted a field of seventeen runners, thirteen trained in the United Kingdom, two in Ireland and two in France. The favourite was the Aidan O'Brien-trained Tapestry, who had won the Debutante Stakes and finished second in the Moyglare Stud Stakes in 2013. She was accompanied by her stable companion Bracelet, the winner of the Leopardstown 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes. The Godolphin stable was represented by Ihtimal who had won the Sweet Solera Stakes and the May Hill Stakes in England in 2013 before taking the UAE 1000 Guineas and the UAE Oaks in Dubai in early 2014. The French challengers were the Oh So Sharp Stakes winner Miss France, and Vorda, the winner of the Prix Robert Papin and the Cheveley Park Stakes. The most strongly fancied of the British-trained runners was Rizeena, who had won the Queen Mary Stakes and beaten Tapestry in the Moyglare Stud Stakes. Other Group race winners in the field were Lucky Kristale (Duchess of Cambridge Stakes, Lowther Stakes), Sandiva (Nell Gwyn Stakes) and Princess Noor (Princess Margaret Stakes). Tapestry headed the betting at odds of 4/1 ahead of Rizeena (9/2), with Ihtimal and Miss France on 7/1.https://www.racingpost.com/results/38/newmarket/2014-05-04/594461 1000 Guineas result Racing Post 4 May 2014 2014-05-05 The race Shortly after the start the fillies formed a single group racing down the centre of the wide Newmarket straight. The 100/1 outsider Manderley took the lead in the early stages and set a steady pace from Majeyda and Miss France with Ihtimal, Tapestry and Euro Charline close behind. Manderley maintained her advantage until the final quarter mile when she was challenged by Miss France and Ihtimal on her right as Lightning Thunder began to make rapid progress along the stands side rail. Miss France took the lead inside the final furlong and held off the string late challenge of Lightning Thunder to win by a neck with Ihtimal half a length away in third and Manderley holding on in fourth. Euro Charline took fifth ahead of Majeyda, Rizeena, Vorda and Sandiva. The favourite Tapestry dropped away and finished last of the fourteen runners. Miss France's win meant that André Fabre joined Michael Stoute and Aidan O'Brien as the third active trainer to have won all five of the British Classic Races. After the race Fabre, admitted that Maxime Guyon had not followed his instructions, saying "I was a bit worried to see Miss France so close to the pace. It was not the plan at all. But it was a fantastic ride. He did not listen to me".J A McGrath https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/horseracing/10807995/Miss-France-victory-provides-Andre-Fabre-with-Classic-grand-slam.html Miss France victory provides André Fabre with Classic grand slam The Daily Telegraph 5 May 2014 2014-05-05 Race details Sponsor: QIPCO First prize: £246,618 Surface: Turf Going: Good to Firm Distance: 8 furlongs Number of runners: 17 Winner's time: 1:37.40 Full result Pos. Marg. Horse (bred) Jockey Trainer (Country) Odds 1 Miss France (IRE) Maxime Guyon André Fabre (FR) 7/1 2 nk Lightning Thunder (GB) Harry Bentley Olly Stevens (GB) 14/1 3 ½ Ihtimal (IRE) Silvestre de Sousa Saeed bin Suroor (GB) 7/1 4 ¾ Manderley (IRE) Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon Jr. (GB) 100/1 5 1½ Euro Charline (GB) Adam Kirby Marco Botti (GB) 14/1 6 1¼ Majeyda (USA) Mickael Barzalona Charlie Appleby (GB) 33/1 7 nk Rizeena (IRE) Richard Hughes Clive Brittain (GB) 9/2 8 shd Vorda (FR) Christophe Lemaire Philippe Sogorb (FR) 14/1 9 1 Sandiva (IRE) Frankie Dettori Richard Fahey (GB) 16/1 10 ½ Lamar (IRE) Luke Morris James Tate (GB) 100/1 11 ¾ Joyeuse (GB) James Doyle Lady Cecil (GB) 16/1 12 nk Princess Noor (IRE) Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian (GB) 25/1 13 1½ Lady Lara (IRE) Kieren Fallon Alan Jarvis (GB) 40/1 14 1½ Bracelet (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 11/1 15 6 Betimes (GB) William Buick John Gosden (GB) 25/1 16 13 Lucky Kristale (GB) Tom Queally George Margarson (GB) 14/1 17 1 Tapestry (IRE) Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien (IRE) 4/1 fav Abbreviations: nse = nose; nk = neck; shd = head; hd = head; dist = distance; UR = unseated rider; DSQ = disqualified; PU = pulled up Winner's details Further details of the winner, Miss France Foaled: 23 March 2011 Country: Ireland Sire: Dansili; Dam: Miss Tahiti (Tirol) Owner: Ballymore Thoroughbred Breeder: Dayton Investments References 2014 1000 Guineas 1000 Guineas 1000 Guineas Category:2010s in Suffolk