Abbey heads O’Brien’s 2000 Guineas possibles

AIDAN O’BRIEN’S St Nicholas Abbey, the incredibly impressive winner of the Racing Post Trophy and 100-30 favourite with the sponsors, was among the entries revealed yesterday for the StanJames.com 2000 Guineas.

Other possibles starters for the Ballydoyle team include Beethoven and Dewhurst second and fourth Fencing Master and Steinbeck as well as Cape Blanco, Joshua Tree and Jan Vermeer.

Godolphin has the largest number of entries of any owner with 14 including Breeders’ Cup Juvenile hero Vale Of York, top Irish recruits Chabal and Kingsfort, French Group One winner Passion For Gold and the unbeaten Zeitoper.