293:, Summitville, Duty Paid, L'Ancresse, Mezzo Soprano and Gonfilia whilst most of the leading fancies were restrained towards the back of the field. Gonfilia moved into the lead approaching the final quarter-mile at which point there was a good deal of bunching and scrimmaging, with several runners being badly hampered. Thulliez was forced to switch the favourite Six Perfections to the wide outside. Intercontinental gained the advantage approaching the final furlong but was soon challenged by Russian Rhythm with Soviet Song close behind and Six Perfections making rapid progress. Russian Rhythm took the lead just inside the final furlong and stayed on to win by one and a half lengths from the fast-finishing Six Perfections, with Intercontinental taking third ahead of Soviet Song and the 50/1 outsider Hanami. Casual Look, later to win the
300:
After the race
Russian Rhythm's trainer Michael Stoute said: "I really had not been pleased with her preparation. Kieren was a little bit more confident than I was, but fortunately she has come right on the day. That was a high-class performance. Maybe she was just kidding me at home. I was just
288:
Shortly after the start, most of the fillies moved to the stands side of the wide
Newmarket straight (the left side of the course from the jockey's point of view) and Hector's Girl set the pace from Khulood. Other horses racing prominently in the early stages were Yesterday,
1379:
1130:
189:
The race attracted a field of nineteen runners, fifteen trained in the United
Kingdom, two in Ireland and two in France. The favourite was the French filly
276:). Russian Rhythm had been joint-favourite for the race before performing poorly in training gallops. Six Perfections headed the betting at odds of
237:
194:
1123:
1343:
944:
1374:
1364:
1369:
1116:
766:
213:
1086:
1384:
883:
466:
257:
221:
434:
190:
912:
854:
679:
787:
1235:
1230:
1225:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1205:
1200:
1195:
1190:
1185:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1150:
1338:
472:
265:
128:
37:
1063:
1139:
655:
280:
ahead of Soviet Song (4/1), Intercontinental (5/1), Mezzo
Soprano (7/1) and Russian Rhythm (12/1).
269:
249:
205:
27:
538:
504:
233:
158:
139:
169:. Russian Rhythm's victory was the first in the race for her owner, the second for Stoute after
1325:
1320:
1315:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1290:
1285:
1280:
1275:
1270:
1265:
1255:
1250:
1245:
1240:
615:
108:
103:
1027:
827:
798:
737:
626:
440:
273:
253:
245:
241:
229:
198:
793:
533:
277:
209:
151:
917:
888:
684:
570:
509:
477:
413:
402:
261:
217:
162:
143:
84:
58:
248:. The leading British-trained contender was the undefeated Soviet Song, winner of the
1358:
732:
408:
224:, winner of three of her four races. Ireland was represented by two runners from the
170:
166:
79:
72:
244:
stable fielded Mezzo
Soprano and Gonfilia, who had finished first and second in the
822:
565:
147:
132:
124:
859:
761:
621:
559:
498:
445:
294:
290:
202:
848:
650:
225:
174:
1019:
313:
1108:
67:
359:
301:
reporting honestly, but the public probably think I conned them".
178:
154:
1112:
297:, stayed on to take sixth ahead of Summitville and Yesterday.
131:
on Sunday 4 May 2003. It was the 190th running of the
91:
78:
66:
51:
43:
33:
1058:
1056:
1000:Further details of the winner, Russian Rhythm
216:in April. The other French challenger was the
208:. On her three-year-old debut she had won the
1124:
256:. Other challengers included Russian Rhythm (
8:
1380:May 2003 sports events in the United Kingdom
21:
1131:
1117:
1109:
20:
1052:
238:Leopardstown 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes
236:, and L'Ancresse, the runner-up in the
173:(1989) and the third for Fallon after
7:
232:: Yesterday, who went on to win the
195:European Champion Two-year old Filly
14:
1344:List of British flat horse races
1:
1085:Evans, Richard (5 May 2003).
197:in 2002 when she had won the
1013:United States (Pennsylvania)
214:Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse
1401:
1334:
1146:
1066:. Racing Post. 4 May 2003
99:
26:
22:190th 1000 Guineas Stakes
705:Look Here's Carol (IRE)
258:Princess Margaret Stakes
121:2003 1000 Guineas Stakes
1087:"Rhythm dispels doubts"
995:
1375:2003 in British sport
1064:"1000 Guineas result"
1365:2003 in horse racing
1339:Newmarket Racecourse
473:Christophe Soumillon
266:Cheveley Park Stakes
129:Newmarket Racecourse
38:Newmarket Racecourse
1370:1000 Guineas Stakes
1140:1000 Guineas Stakes
1091:The Daily Telegraph
909:Hector's Girl (GB)
711:Brian McMahon (GB)
656:Richard Hannon, Sr.
270:Fred Darling Stakes
250:Sweet Solera Stakes
206:Prix Marcel Boussac
193:who had been named
138:The winner was the
23:
1036:Cheveley Park Stud
982:= unseated rider;
647:Presto Vento (GB)
343:Number of runners:
234:Irish 1000 Guineas
159:Newmarket, Suffolk
140:Cheveley Park Stud
95:Cheveley Park Stud
1352:
1351:
954:
953:
819:L'Ancresse (IRE)
597:James Given (GB)
591:Summitville (GB)
384:Trainer (Country)
117:
116:
1392:
1385:2000s in Suffolk
1133:
1126:
1119:
1110:
1103:
1102:
1100:
1098:
1082:
1076:
1075:
1073:
1071:
1060:
1042:Brushwood Stable
1007:12 February 2000
996:Winner's details
986:= disqualified;
799:Saeed bin Suroor
738:Saeed bin Suroor
676:Duty Paid (IRE)
467:Intercontinental
441:Thierry Thulliez
360:
274:Nell Gwyn Stakes
246:UAE 1000 Guineas
222:Intercontinental
199:Prix du Calvados
54:
24:
1400:
1399:
1395:
1394:
1393:
1391:
1390:
1389:
1355:
1354:
1353:
1348:
1330:
1142:
1137:
1107:
1106:
1096:
1094:
1084:
1083:
1079:
1069:
1067:
1062:
1061:
1054:
1049:
998:
993:
958:Abbreviations:
884:Philip Robinson
794:Frankie Dettori
729:Gonfilia (GER)
708:Graham Gibbons
534:Darryll Holland
435:Six Perfections
358:
307:
286:
272:) and Khulood (
268:), Tante Rose (
210:Prix Imprudence
191:Six Perfections
187:
113:
112:
106:
52:
19:
12:
11:
5:
1398:
1396:
1388:
1387:
1382:
1377:
1372:
1367:
1357:
1356:
1350:
1349:
1347:
1346:
1341:
1335:
1332:
1331:
1329:
1328:
1323:
1318:
1313:
1308:
1303:
1298:
1293:
1288:
1283:
1278:
1273:
1268:
1263:
1258:
1253:
1248:
1243:
1238:
1233:
1228:
1223:
1218:
1213:
1208:
1203:
1198:
1193:
1188:
1183:
1178:
1173:
1168:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1147:
1144:
1143:
1138:
1136:
1135:
1128:
1121:
1113:
1105:
1104:
1077:
1051:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1044:
1043:
1037:
1031:
1014:
1008:
997:
994:
992:
991:
955:
952:
951:
948:
942:
941:Willie Supple
939:
936:
931:
925:
924:
921:
918:Michael Stoute
915:
910:
907:
902:
896:
895:
892:
889:Clive Brittain
886:
881:
878:
873:
867:
866:
863:
857:
852:
846:
841:
835:
834:
831:
825:
820:
817:
812:
806:
805:
802:
796:
791:
785:
780:
774:
773:
770:
764:
759:
756:
751:
745:
744:
741:
735:
730:
727:
722:
716:
715:
712:
709:
706:
703:
698:
692:
691:
688:
685:David Elsworth
682:
677:
674:
669:
663:
662:
659:
653:
648:
645:
640:
634:
633:
630:
624:
619:
613:
608:
602:
601:
598:
595:
592:
589:
584:
578:
577:
574:
571:Andrew Balding
568:
563:
557:
552:
546:
545:
542:
536:
531:
528:
523:
517:
516:
513:
510:James Fanshawe
507:
502:
496:
491:
485:
484:
481:
475:
470:
464:
459:
453:
452:
449:
443:
438:
432:
427:
421:
420:
417:
414:Michael Stoute
411:
406:
403:Russian Rhythm
400:
398:
392:
391:
386:
381:
376:
371:
366:
357:
354:
353:
352:
349:Winner's time:
346:
340:
334:
328:
322:
316:
306:
303:
285:
282:
262:Lowther Stakes
186:
185:The contenders
183:
165:and ridden by
163:Michael Stoute
144:Russian Rhythm
115:
114:
107:
101:
100:
97:
96:
93:
89:
88:
85:Michael Stoute
82:
76:
75:
70:
64:
63:
59:Russian Rhythm
55:
49:
48:
45:
41:
40:
35:
31:
30:
17:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1397:
1386:
1383:
1381:
1378:
1376:
1373:
1371:
1368:
1366:
1363:
1362:
1360:
1345:
1342:
1340:
1337:
1336:
1333:
1327:
1324:
1322:
1319:
1317:
1314:
1312:
1309:
1307:
1304:
1302:
1299:
1297:
1294:
1292:
1289:
1287:
1284:
1282:
1279:
1277:
1274:
1272:
1269:
1267:
1264:
1262:
1259:
1257:
1254:
1252:
1249:
1247:
1244:
1242:
1239:
1237:
1234:
1232:
1229:
1227:
1224:
1222:
1219:
1217:
1214:
1212:
1209:
1207:
1204:
1202:
1199:
1197:
1194:
1192:
1189:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1148:
1145:
1141:
1134:
1129:
1127:
1122:
1120:
1115:
1114:
1111:
1092:
1088:
1081:
1078:
1065:
1059:
1057:
1053:
1046:
1041:
1038:
1035:
1032:
1029:
1026:Balistroika (
1025:
1021:
1018:
1015:
1012:
1009:
1006:
1003:
1002:
1001:
989:
985:
981:
977:
973:
969:
965:
961:
957:
956:
949:
946:
943:
940:
938:Khulood (GB)
937:
935:
932:
930:
927:
926:
922:
919:
916:
914:
913:Jimmy Fortune
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
897:
893:
890:
887:
885:
882:
879:
877:
874:
872:
869:
868:
864:
861:
858:
856:
855:Michael Hills
853:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
836:
832:
829:
828:Aidan O'Brien
826:
824:
821:
818:
816:
813:
811:
808:
807:
803:
800:
797:
795:
792:
789:
788:Mezzo Soprano
786:
784:
781:
779:
776:
775:
771:
768:
765:
763:
760:
758:Spinola (FR)
757:
755:
752:
750:
747:
746:
742:
739:
736:
734:
733:Jamie Spencer
731:
728:
726:
723:
721:
718:
717:
713:
710:
707:
704:
702:
699:
697:
694:
693:
689:
686:
683:
681:
680:Richard Quinn
678:
675:
673:
670:
668:
665:
664:
660:
657:
654:
652:
649:
646:
644:
641:
639:
636:
635:
631:
628:
627:Aidan O'Brien
625:
623:
620:
617:
614:
612:
609:
607:
604:
603:
599:
596:
594:Micky Fenton
593:
590:
588:
585:
583:
580:
579:
575:
572:
569:
567:
564:
561:
558:
556:
553:
551:
548:
547:
543:
540:
537:
535:
532:
529:
527:
524:
522:
519:
518:
514:
511:
508:
506:
503:
500:
497:
495:
492:
490:
487:
486:
482:
479:
476:
474:
471:
468:
465:
463:
460:
458:
455:
454:
450:
447:
444:
442:
439:
436:
433:
431:
428:
426:
423:
422:
418:
415:
412:
410:
409:Kieren Fallon
407:
404:
401:
399:
397:
394:
393:
390:
387:
385:
382:
380:
377:
375:
372:
370:
367:
365:
362:
361:
355:
350:
347:
344:
341:
338:
335:
332:
329:
326:
323:
320:
317:
315:
312:
309:
308:
304:
302:
298:
296:
292:
283:
281:
279:
275:
271:
267:
263:
259:
255:
254:Fillies' Mile
251:
247:
243:
239:
235:
231:
230:Aidan O'Brien
227:
223:
219:
215:
211:
207:
204:
200:
196:
192:
184:
182:
180:
176:
172:
171:Musical Bliss
168:
167:Kieren Fallon
164:
160:
156:
153:
149:
145:
141:
136:
134:
130:
126:
122:
111: →
110:
105:
102:←
98:
94:
90:
86:
83:
81:
77:
74:
73:Kieren Fallon
71:
69:
65:
61:
60:
56:
53:Winning horse
50:
46:
42:
39:
36:
32:
29:
25:
16:
1260:
1095:. Retrieved
1090:
1080:
1068:. Retrieved
1039:
1033:
1023:
1016:
1010:
1004:
999:
987:
983:
979:
978:= distance;
975:
971:
967:
963:
959:
933:
928:
904:
899:
880:Wimple (US)
875:
870:
843:
838:
823:Kevin Darley
814:
809:
782:
777:
767:Peter Harris
753:
748:
724:
719:
700:
695:
671:
666:
642:
637:
610:
605:
586:
581:
566:Martin Dwyer
554:
549:
539:James Toller
530:Hanami (GB)
525:
520:
505:Oscar Urbina
493:
488:
461:
456:
429:
424:
395:
388:
383:
378:
374:Horse (bred)
373:
368:
363:
348:
342:
336:
333:Good to Firm
330:
324:
319:First prize:
318:
310:
305:Race details
299:
287:
188:
148:Pennsylvania
137:
133:1000 Guineas
120:
118:
57:
28:1000 Guineas
15:
990:= pulled up
945:John Dunlop
860:Barry Hills
762:Eddie Ahern
622:Mick Kinane
560:Casual Look
499:Soviet Song
478:André Fabre
446:Pascal Bary
356:Full result
295:Oaks Stakes
291:Casual Look
218:André Fabre
177:(1997) and
157:trained in
1359:Categories
1047:References
849:Tante Rose
651:Pat Eddery
339:8 furlongs
228:stable of
226:Ballydoyle
175:Sleepytime
125:horse race
47:4 May 2003
18:Horse race
1097:28 August
1020:Kingmambo
616:Yesterday
337:Distance:
242:Godolphin
220:-trained
203:Group One
1093:. London
1040:Breeder:
1028:Nijinsky
1011:Country:
974:= head;
970:= head;
966:= neck;
962:= nose;
451:7/4 fav
325:Surface:
321:£185,600
311:Sponsor:
284:The race
201:and the
181:(1999).
152:chestnut
127:held at
34:Location
1005:Foaled:
351:1:38.43
314:Sagitta
80:Trainer
1034:Owner:
894:200/1
830:(IRE)
772:100/1
714:150/1
661:150/1
629:(IRE)
618:(IRE)
501:(IRE)
379:Jockey
331:Going:
240:. The
150:-bred
123:was a
68:Jockey
1070:5 May
1017:Sire:
950:16/1
947:(GB)
923:16/1
920:(GB)
891:(GB)
865:14/1
862:(GB)
851:(GB)
833:50/1
801:(GB)
790:(US)
769:(GB)
743:20/1
740:(GB)
690:50/1
687:(GB)
658:(GB)
632:20/1
600:66/1
576:50/1
573:(GB)
562:(US)
544:50/1
541:(GB)
512:(GB)
480:(FR)
469:(GB)
448:(FR)
437:(FR)
419:12/1
416:(GB)
405:(US)
369:Marg.
179:Wince
155:filly
92:Owner
1326:2016
1321:2015
1316:2014
1311:2013
1306:2012
1301:2011
1296:2010
1291:2009
1286:2008
1281:2007
1276:2006
1271:2005
1266:2004
1261:2003
1256:2002
1251:2001
1246:2000
1241:1999
1236:1998
1231:1997
1226:1996
1221:1995
1216:1994
1211:1993
1206:1992
1201:1991
1196:1990
1191:1989
1186:1988
1181:1987
1176:1986
1171:1985
1166:1984
1161:1983
1156:1982
1151:1981
1099:2011
1072:2014
1024:Dam:
976:dist
804:7/1
515:4/1
483:5/1
389:Odds
364:Pos.
327:Turf
252:and
146:, a
119:The
109:2004
104:2002
87:(GB)
62:(US)
44:Date
984:DSQ
968:shd
960:nse
278:7/4
212:at
161:by
142:'s
1361::
1089:.
1055:^
1022:;
988:PU
980:UR
972:hd
964:nk
934:3½
929:19
900:18
871:17
844:1¼
839:16
810:15
783:hd
778:14
749:13
720:12
696:11
667:10
643:nk
587:1¼
555:hd
526:nk
494:1½
462:1¼
430:1½
345:19
264:,
260:,
135:.
1132:e
1125:t
1118:v
1101:.
1074:.
1030:)
905:½
876:7
815:¾
754:5
725:½
701:5
672:2
638:9
611:1
606:8
582:7
550:6
521:5
489:4
457:3
425:2
396:1
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