Check out the latest Irish 2000 Guineas betting odds as Gstaad is hot favourite to go one better than when second at Newmarket in the English equivalent.
Irish 2000 Guineas Betting Odds 2026: Gstaad CLEAR Market Leader
- Gstaad 4/9 (Aidan O’Brien)
- Distant Storm 4/1 (Charlie Appleby)
- Alparslan 8/1 (Karl Burke)
- Thesecretadversary 8/1 (J A Stack)
- Power Blue 33/1 (Robson De Aguiar)
- Go Just Do It 40/1 (Joseph O’Brien)
- Pacific Avenue 40/1 (Jamie Spencer)
- Neolitchic 50/1 (Aidan O’Brien)
- Bamako Beach 66/1 (M D O’Callaghhan)
- Take Charge Star 100/1 (Johnny Murtagh)
Irish 2000 Guineas Race Information 2026
📅 Date: Saturday, 23rd May 2026
⌚ Time: 3:40pm
🏇 Racecourse: Curragh
🔄 Trip: 1m
💷 Winner: €285,000
📺 TV: ITV Racing / Racing TV
Aidan O’Brien Looking For First Irish 2000 Guineas Win Since 2023 With Gstaad
Despite being the leading trainer of the Irish 2000 Guineas with TWELVE wins, Aidan O’Brien has only won the race twice since 2017 and his last winner was Paddington in 2023.
Gstaad looks very likely to give O’Brien a welcome winner in the first Irish Classic of the season.
He was last seen finishing second in the English equivalent where Bow Echo destroyed the field, giving his rivals no chance of catching him.
Gstaad should come on bundles for that race and at least keep up his 100% career record of finishing inside the top two.
He already won over £750,000 as a two-year-old and if he put together that kind of form on Saturday then he should take all the beating.
There’s no surprise he’s the market leader in the Irish 2000 Guineas betting odds.
WATCH: Gstaad Finishes Second In 2000 Guineas
Bow Echo takes the 2,000 Guineas (G1)! pic.twitter.com/Ri1pQ5qkWZ
— IFHA’s Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings (@worldsbesthorse) May 2, 2026
All 12 Aidan O’Brien Irish 2000 Guineas Winners
- Paddington (2023)
- Churchill (2017)
- Gleneagles (2015)
- Magician (2013)
- Power (2012)
- Roderic O’Connor (2011)
- Mastercraftsman (2009)
- Henrythenavigator (2008)
- Rock of Gibraltar (2002)
- Black Minnaloushe (2001)
- Saffron Walden (1999)
- Desrt King (1997)
British Trainers Have Done Well In Recent Irish 2000 Guineas Renewals
Although the Irish 2000 Guineas runners are set to be mostly local horses, the Brits have done well in recent years when heading over for the race.
Last year’s renewal was won by Field Of Gold, who led home fellow British horse Cosmic Year for a Juddmonte 1-2.
And the year before, Rosallion was the winner and both were sent off favourite.
Charlie Appleby has also won the Irish 2000 Guineas recently, with Native Trail taking the prize home in 2022. And this year we see two Godolphin representatives in Distant Storm and Native Trail.
WATCH: Field Of Gold Wins Irish 2000 Guineas
But who’s the leading British contender in 2026?
To me, ALPARSLAN would be the best of the Brits if he turns up. He was a non-runner at Newmarket earlier this month due to the ground, but is definitely worth his place in a 2000 Guineas and could go well at the Curragh if declared.
The son of Dandy Man made a solid start to his three-year-old season when landing the Group 3 Greenham Stakes at Newbury, taking his overall record to three wins from four starts.
WATCH: Alparslan Lands Greenham At Newbury
ALPARSLAN proves much too good in the Greenham! 🤩@NewburyRacing | @SkySportsRacing pic.twitter.com/6s8VjldIOA
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) April 18, 2026
Last 10 Irish 2000 Guineas Winners
- 2025 – Field Of Gold 1/1f (John & Thady Gosden)
- 2024 – Rosallion 10/11f (Richard Hannon)
- 2023 – Paddington 3/1 (Aidan O’Brien)
- 2022 – Native Trail 2/5f (Charlie Appleby)
- 2021 – Mac Swiney 8/1 (Jim Bolger)
- 2020 – Siskin 2/1f (Ger Lyons)
- 2019 – Phoenix Of Spain 16/1 (Charles Hills)
- 2018 – Romanised 25/1 (K J Condon)
- 2017 – Churchill 4/9f (Aidan O’Brien)
- 2016 – Awtaad 9/2 (Kevin Prendergast)
