{"id":47958,"date":"2025-04-29T10:18:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T10:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=47958"},"modified":"2025-04-29T10:24:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T10:24:14","slug":"twain-wont-run-in-2000-guineas-after-bad-scope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/twain-wont-run-in-2000-guineas-after-bad-scope\/","title":{"rendered":"Twain WON’T Run in 2000 Guineas After Bad Scope, With Ballydoyle Saying Expanded Will Be Their Only Runner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ahead of Saturday’s 2000 Guineas at Newmarket – the first of the English Classics this season – the well-fancied Aidan O’Brien runner Twain WON’T run after Coolmore announced their 3 year-old didn’t scope 100%.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Which has also led to the Ballydoyle team also saying Expanded is now expected to be their ONLY runner.
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Twain Expected To Be Taken Out Of 2000 Guineas After Bad Scope<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Having scoped badly on Tuesday, the Coolmore team are not going to be risking Twain<\/strong> in Saturday’s 2000 Guineas – which has led the best horse racing<\/a> betting sites in the UK to firm up Field Of Gold, who will be hoping to give trainer John Gosden a first success in the race.<\/p>\n

Twain had been the general second favourite in the 2025 2000 Guineas market, having impressed at the end of last season with two wins – the last being in the Group One Criterium International at Saint Cloud.<\/p>\n

The 3 year-old still holds an entry for the Dante Stakes at York on the 15th May, plus is around 8\/1 for the Epsom Derby on June 7th. Connections will be hoping things have improved by the time these races come around.<\/p>\n

Ballydoyle also had Henri Matisse, Camille Pissarro and Serengeti in the race – but they’ve also came out on Tuesday to say that EXPANDED<\/strong> is likely to be their ONLY 2000 Guineas runner this year.<\/p>\n

Meaning their main jockey Ryan Moore will be getting the leg-up on the Wootton Bassett colt, who has replaced Twain as the second in the betting behind Field Of Gold.<\/p>\n

Moore will be looking for his third win in the Newmarket Classic after wins with Gleneagles (2015) and Churchill (2017). While trainer Aidan O’Brien will be hunting his eleventh win in the race – but is on a five-year dry spell, with his most recent Magna Grecia in 2019.<\/p>\n

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Twain doubtful for 2,000 Guineas<\/p>\n

Following his work this morning, Twain (Wootton Bassett) didn\u2019t scope 100% so is unlikely to run in the 2,000 Guineas @NewmarketRace<\/a> and may now be aimed at the Irish 2,000 Guineas instead.<\/p>\n

Expanded (Wootton Bassett) is likely to be\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/eVLjKXdAhi<\/a><\/p>\n

— Coolmore (@coolmorestud) April 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n