The 2014 1000 Guineas Stakes was a

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held at

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on Sunday 4 May 2014. It was the 201st running of the

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. The winner was the Ballymore Thoroughbred's Miss France, an Irish-bred

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trained at

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by André Fabre and ridden by

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. Miss France's victory was the first in the race for her owner, trainer and jockey.

The contenders

The race attracted a field of seventeen runners, thirteen trained in the United Kingdom, two in Ireland and two in France. The favourite was the Aidan O'Brien-trained Tapestry, who had won the Debutante Stakes and finished second in the Moyglare Stud Stakes in 2013. She was accompanied by her stable companion Bracelet, the winner of the

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. The Godolphin stable was represented by Ihtimal who had won the

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and the May Hill Stakes in England in 2013 before taking the

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and the

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in Dubai in early 2014. The French challengers were the

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winner Miss France, and

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, the winner of the Prix Robert Papin and the Cheveley Park Stakes. The most strongly fancied of the British-trained runners was

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, who had won the

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and beaten Tapestry in the Moyglare Stud Stakes. Other

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winners in the field were Lucky Kristale (

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), Sandiva ( Nell Gwyn Stakes) and Princess Noor (

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). Tapestry headed the betting at odds of 4/1 ahead of Rizeena (9/2), with Ihtimal and Miss France on 7/1.

The race

Shortly after the start the fillies formed a single group racing down the centre of the wide Newmarket straight. The 100/1 outsider Manderley took the lead in the early stages and set a steady pace from Majeyda and Miss France with Ihtimal, Tapestry and Euro Charline close behind. Manderley maintained her advantage until the final quarter mile when she was challenged by Miss France and Ihtimal on her right as Lightning Thunder began to make rapid progress along the stands side rail. Miss France took the lead inside the final furlong and held off the string late challenge of Lightning Thunder to win by a neck with Ihtimal half a length away in third and Manderley holding on in fourth. Euro Charline took fifth ahead of Majeyda, Rizeena, Vorda and Sandiva. The favourite Tapestry dropped away and finished last of the fourteen runners. Miss France's win meant that André Fabre joined

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and Aidan O'Brien as the third active trainer to have won all five of the

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. After the race Fabre, admitted that Maxime Guyon had not followed his instructions, saying "I was a bit worried to see Miss France so close to the pace. It was not the plan at all. But it was a fantastic ride. He did not listen to me".

Race details

* Sponsor: QIPCO * First prize: £246,618 * Surface: Turf * Going: Good to Firm * Distance: 8 furlongs * Number of runners: 17 * Winner's time: 1:37.40

Full result

* Abbreviations: nse = nose; nk = neck; shd = head; hd = head; dist = distance; UR = unseated rider; DSQ = disqualified; PU = pulled up

Winner's details

Further details of the winner, Miss France * Foaled: 23 March 2011 * Country: Ireland * Sire:

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; Dam:

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( Tirol) * Owner: Ballymore Thoroughbred * Breeder: Dayton Investments

References

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