Qipco 2,000 Guineas Venue: Newmarket Date: Saturday 5 May Time: 1510 BST <\/p>\n
Coverage: BBC Radio 5 live. Results\/report: BBC Sport website <\/p>\n
Camelot heads a field of 18 for the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday as trainer Aidan O'Brien seeks a sixth win in the first Classic of the season. <\/p>\n
The trainer's 18-year-old son Joseph will ride the Racing Post Trophy winner, who is the ante-post favourite. <\/p>\n
Stablemate Power, runner-up to Parish Hall in October's Dewhurst Stakes, is the mount of Ryan Moore. <\/p>\n
Other leading hopes include Top Offer and Trumpet Major, but Dewhurst winner Parish Hall was not declared. <\/p>\n
Parish Hall's trainer Jim Bolger had warned his colt would miss the race if the ground was too soft. <\/p>\n
The Irish challenge does include Born To Sea, a half-brother to 2009 Guineas winner Sea The Stars, who went through his three-year-old campaign unbeaten before retiring as one of the all-time greats of Flat racing. <\/p>\n
A strong contingent from France sees Abtaal, French Fifteen and Hermival all making the cross-Channel journey. <\/p>\n
British champion trainer Richard Hannon is seeking his fourth 2,000 Guineas winner, but his first since Tirol in 1990, and saddles four hopefuls - Craven Stakes winner Trumpet Major, Bronterre, Coupe De Ville and Redact. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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