Roderic worth risking in 2,000

IF Richard Hannon’s Dubawi Gold repeats his heroics in the English 2000 Guineas at Newmarket then he will surely land the Irish equivalent at the Curragh this afternoon.

But that Newmarket race was the strangest classic I have ever seen and it may well be that today’s contest is far more complicated than at first glance.

Frankel tore off in front and had all of his 12 rivals literally gasping for breath after they had gone only two furlongs.