{"id":123558,"date":"2025-05-22T21:33:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T21:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/123558\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T21:33:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T21:33:10","slug":"the-time-experts-say-wed-have-been-pretty-close-to-the-first-three-in-2000-guineas-high-hopes-for-cosmic-year-at-the-curragh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/123558\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The time experts say we&#8217;d have been pretty close to the first three in 2,000 Guineas&#8217; &#8211; high hopes for Cosmic Year at the Curragh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-testid=\"Text__0__GlideArticleBody\">WhatsApp messages were pinging on Thursday as trainer Harry Charlton and big-race rider Oisin Murphy began to mastermind a plan they hope will help Cosmic Year breach the defences of his rivals in Saturday&#8217;s Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__1__GlideArticleBody\">Trainer and jockey were satisfied with a draw in stall five after a field of nine were declared for the Curragh contest, and Charlton is confident he is going to Ireland with a legitimate shot at providing Beckhampton with a landmark 40th Classic success.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__2__GlideArticleBody\">&#8220;We feel like we&#8217;re good enough to have a shot at it,&#8221; said Charlton. &#8220;It&#8217;s a neatish field without too much clutter, which is nice. 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