Field of Gold impressive in Irish 2,000 Guineas win

Field of Gold won the Irish 2, 000 Guineas by a long shot, finishing three and a half lengths clear of Cosmic Year at the Curragh.

As Field of Gold matched the feat of his sire Kingman, who won the race in 2014, by placing second behind jockey Kieran Shoemark at the 2, 000 Guineas in Newmarket this month.

With a few furlongs to spare, the horse, trained by John and Thady Gosden, jumped out of the pack and sprinted past the rest of the field’s nine-strong field.

Cosmic Year (4-1) came home three-quarters of a length ahead of Hotazhell (10-1) in third.

According to Keane, “It was as good of a feel as I’ve had off a horse in a long time.”

He is very straightforward and powerful, he said.

He seems to be a horse going the right way, he said as I approached for today.

Before the race, Keane claimed to have spoken with Shoemark.

Kieran is a true gentleman.