May ushers in the first Classics of the current turf Flat season, beginning with the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket on May 6. All eyes will be upon the short-priced favourite George Washington as he bids to bring trainer Aidan OBrien back-to-back victories in the colts Classic following Footstepsinthesands smart success twelve months ago.
In recent years the 2,000 Guineas has been the personal preserve of the Flats big battalions with Sir Michael Stoute, Saeed Bin Suroor and Aidan OBrien dominating the race year after year with a succession of expensive blue-bloods.
This time around its the tight-lipped OBrien who seems to hold all the aces courtesy of the aforementioned George Washington, a brilliant, if at times temperamental, colt who swept all before him as a juvenile and sets out this season to prove hes not just a two-year-old wonder but can mix it with the best and come out on top as a three-year-old.
Only Barry Hills and Dermot Weld have broken the big boys monopoly of the 2,000 and this year its Marcus Tregoning who has been cast in the role of party-pooper as he bids interrupt the top guns by training Sir Percy to land the opening Classic. Regarded...
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