1000 Guineas Betting Tips

One of the five Classics run throughout the flat season in Great Britain, the 1000 Guineas is exclusive to fillies. Taking place over one mile at Newmarket, just like the 2000 Guineas, it has been run for over 200 years.

The first renewal was won by Charlotte back in 1814, five years after the open equivalent. Famous names such as Sceptre, Pretty Polly, Pebbles and Minding all appear on the roll of honour, as do Sir Henry Cecil and Aidan O’Brien within the trainers’ column.

The 2025 renewal is to be run on the first Sunday in May. Here is what our experts think of the race.

Qipco 1000 Guineas Favourites Runners & Form

The 1000 Guineas favourites will not be known until later on the season before the race. The 2025 renewal is only to be held in the following flat season, so we do not yet know the likely shape up of the field. When we do, we will have full analysis of the key contenders.

1000 Guineas Racecourse 

The Rowley Mile track in front of the main grandstand is used for the 1000 Guineas. The track is straight and undulating, but those wishing for clues in the 2000 Guineas the day prior in terms of the course may not get what they are after.

Due to multiple runners churning up the course on Saturday, the 1000 Guineas can ride substantially differently compared to the colts’ race 24 hours earlier. Only by watching the rest of Sunday’s racing could one find suitable clues, and even then it is not always easy.

The same likely draw and pace biases are in place in the race as they are in the 2000 Guineas though. Front-runners can often be the safest place to look in the betting, but this is not an entirely consistent rule of thumb.

Betting Strategies for the 1000 Guineas

Betting on any horse race can be done in many different ways. The 1000 Guineas is similar, though there are often plenty of runners and fancied horses so that punters can find their favourite angle to bet on.

Each Way

Fields of 16 and 20 have taken part in the 1000 Guineas in the last two years, seeing bookmakers rewarding four or more places almost everywhere online. With five places in some areas, you may have got a significant return on 200/1 shot Dance In The Grass in 2023, so punters can be rewarded if finding a fancy anywhere in the market.

Non Runner No Bet

When you have a fancy well in advance at the Cheltenham Festival, you can be assured of Non Runner No Bet terms. These also apply comfortably in advance of the 1000 Guineas, where your bet will be settled as void if your chosen horse does not make it to the race itself.

Forecast Betting

Calling the forecast on straight or reverse terms can increase your winnings by a generous amount if your are confident and brave enough in your prediction. Either try and call the top two exactly, or in any order, and you can try and claim the forecast pot on the 1000 Guineas.

Without the Favourite

The favourite in a Classic is often a horse with a tall reputation and that can sometimes be uncompetitive and unappealing for punters. You can bet without the favourite though, ensuring a victory if your horse finishes second or first.

Are There Any Specific 1000 Guineas Betting Offers?

Betting offers can be for new and existing customers. The best of these will be for the former category ahead of the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket, however, existing customers at the majority of online bookmakers may receive some form of free bet or odds boost offer for the first fillies’ Classic.

1000 Guineas Trends & Historic Data

Aidan O’Brien is the big name when it comes to flat racing in Britain and Ireland, and the 1000 Guineas has been firmly within his clutches in the last decade, winning all but one renewal between 2016 and 2021. Missing out in the last two years, he will be keen to put that right this term.

Minding, O’Brien’s winner in 2016, is the only winning favourite in the last ten years and this has been a terrible race for favourite backers, with bookies rejoicing when it comes around. Since then, 14/1, 16/1 and 66/1 winners have gone in, with only Love, at 4/1, going off shorter than 9/1 in the betting.

There is no consistently good draw, as expected with the 1000 Guineas, with it varying year upon year. 2022 saw Cachet emerge from stall 3, while Mawj was drawn in stall 17, and Elmalka in the “widest” draw of 16 out of 16, in the last two renewals.

1000 Guineas Past Winners

Year	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Odds
2015	Legatissimo	David Wachman	Ryan Moore	13/2
2016	Minding	Aidan O’Brien	Ryan Moore	11/10F
2017	Winter	Aidan O’Brien	Wayne Lordan	9/1
2018	Billesdon Brook	Richard Hannon	Sean Levey	66/1
2019	Hermosa	Aidan O’Brien	Wayne Lordan	14/1
2020	Love	Aidan O’Brien	Ryan Moore	4/1
2021	Mother Earth	Aidan O’Brien	Frankie Dettori	10/1
2022	Cachet	George Boughey	James Doyle	16/1
2023	Mawj	Saeed Bin Suroor	Oisin Murphy	9/1
2024	Elmalka	Roger Varian	Silvestre De Sousa	28/1