Abbey will need to be a ‘freak’ to land 2000 Guineas

KIEREN Fallon believes St Nicholas Abbey will have to be a “freak” if he is to make a winning return to action in the StanJames.com 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday.

Abbey will need to be a ‘freak’ to land 2000 Guineas
Tue, 27 Apr, 2010 - 01:00
Ashley Iveson

Aidan O’Brien’s Montjeu colt was unbeaten in three starts as a juvenile and a devastating display in the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster catapulted him to the head of the betting for both the Guineas and the Derby.

However, Fallon, able to form an unbiased view as he currently has no ride in the season’s first Classic, feels the quicker ground St Nicholas Abbey will encounter this weekend leaves a question mark over his chances.

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CourtsRacingPlace: NewmarketPlace: MontjeuPlace: DoncasterPlace: AmericaPlace: Canford CliffsPerson: AbbeyPerson: Kieren FallonPerson: St Nicholas AbbeyPerson: Aidan O’BrienPerson: FallonPerson: Elusive PimpernelPerson: O’BrienPerson: Viscount NelsonPerson: Olivier PeslierPerson: Pat EdderyPerson: WertheimerPerson: SetsukoPerson: PeslierPerson: Pierre BureauPerson: OlivierPerson: EdderyPerson: Stephane PasquierPerson: Sheikh Hamdan AlPerson: Mark JohnstonPerson: Angus GoldPerson: GoldPerson: Clive CoxPerson: CoxPerson: Richard HannonPerson: Dick TurpinPerson: Saeed Bin SuroorPerson: Al ZirPerson: Mahmood Al ZarooniPerson: John BestPerson: InlerPerson: ElspethPerson: Mikel DelzanglesPerson: MakfiEvent: 2000 GuineasEvent: GuineasEvent: DerbyEvent: Craven StakesEvent: Kentucky DerbyEvent: Middle Park StakesEvent: Dewhurst StakesEvent: Greenham StakesOrganisation: MaktoumOrganisation: AwzaanOrganisation: GodolphinOrganisation: Island Sands
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