Too Darn Hot’s Title Role Edges Godolphin Pair In Jumeirah 2000 Guineas

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Simon and Ed Crisford saddled a treble of winners during Meydan's Super Saturday card, and it was the Coolmore partners' Title Role (Too Darn Hot) who stepped up to spoil the party of heavy favourite Talk Of New York (Wootton Bassett).Racing in midfield as Pacifica Pier (Palace Pier) showed the way, the eventual winner was given an efficient Ryan Moore ride. Motoring with just over 500 metres remaining, he fanned three deep and accelerated with a telling burst to reach contention at the furlong grounds. He clawed his way past new leader Pacific Avenue (Dubawi)–also in the Godolphin blue like Talk Of New York–for his first stakes victory. The margin was a length back to Pacific Avenue, with Talk Of New York a nose behind in third. The final time for the 1600-metre distance was 1:36.31.“All the talk was about Charlie's horse [Talk Of New York] who had been training well, but we had the experience, with two runs out here,” said co-trainer Ed Crisford.“There was a lot of pace on tonight and this horse is tough. We will take him back to the UK and I would quite like to take him to the Greenham at Newbury. Then he's entered in the French Guineas… he could be a Jersey sort of horse, there's options.”The son of American graded stakes heroine Valiant Girl (Lemon Drop Kid) has now won three of his five starts. He was a 90,000gns Tattersalls October yearling turned 500,000gns Tattersalls Craven juvenile when picked up by Jamie McCalmont on behalf of Coolmore. stars in the @Jumeirah 2000 Guineas, sponsored by @Emirates Holidays, to bring up a sensational @gainsboroughHQ treble on #SuperSaturday #DubaiCarnival pic.twitter.com/IQ7ZqfwE4r— Dubai Racing Club (@RacingDubai) February 28, 2026The post Too Darn Hot’s Title Role Edges Godolphin Pair In Jumeirah 2000 Guineas appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.