5th May 2017

TODAY'S WIN FREE TIP NEWS:

Churchill Can Win The 2,000 Guineas First Time Out - Rick Elliott 

Aiden O'Brien has trained the winner of the 2,000 Guineas seven times and he has a worthy favourite for this year's race at Newmarket on Saturday. Churchill runs for the first time this season in the first Classic as O'Brien sticks to the strategy that has served him well in the past. His Guineas horses generally contest the races on their seasonal debut and Churchill is good enough to win the race first time out.

There is an extra dimension to the race this year because it features two off spring of Frankel in his first Classic generation. Eminent and Dream Castle share the same famous Father and will be popular winners. However, Barney Roy has the best chance to make the payout places even though beating Churchill may be beyond him. The Coolmore syndicate that owns Churchill choose names carefully and they have kept back the surname of the former Prime Minister for a tough operator.

The 2,000 Guineas is run over the straight Rowley Mile at the home of Flat racing. Its an anomaly of the Classics that fillies can run in all five but colts can only contest three. Male horses are stronger and faster than female horses so it takes an exceptional filly to compete with the other gender at the highest level. Each sex has its own Triple Crown but in theory a filly could win five Classics but it never happens.

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