Bow Echo (Night Of Thunder) will face 14 rivals as he carries the silks of the late Sheikh Mohammed Obaid in Saturday's G1 Betfred 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket.Unbeaten at two, the George Boughey-trained G2 Royal Lodge Stakes winner is the current favourite under Billy Loughnane who is looking for a first Classic victory, with that position at the head of the market not guaranteed now that Ballydoyle and Godolphin's plans are confirmed.As confirmed on Wednesday, Aidan O'Brien will rely on Gstaad (Starspangledbanner), while William Buick has opted for Distant Storm (Night Of Thunder) of the Charlie Appleby-trained pair which includes the unbeaten King's Trail (Sea The Stars).Godolphin have a third runner in the Roger Varian-trained Avicenna (Starspangledbanner), who chased home the re-opposing Oxagon (Frankel) in the G3 Craven Stakes and the latter represents the Gosdens.Karl Burke puts forward the G3 Greenham Stakes winner Alparslan (Dandy Man), while William Haggas runs the eye-catching fourth in that seven-furlong trial, Needle Match (Night Of Thunder).Cayton Park Stud and Susan Magnier's G3 Ballylinch Stud Red Rocks Stakes winner Thesecretadversary (St Mark's Basilica) is a rare runner in the Classic for Fozzy Stack and he renews rivalry with Amo Racing's Phoenix Stakes hero Power Blue (Space Blues), who was second in that Leopardstown prep.The remainder going to post are outsiders Into The Sky (Starman), Padraig Dawn (Saxon Warrior), Venetian Prince (St Mark's Basilica), Billecart (Night Of Thunder) and Lord Britain (Universal).The withdrawals were Ballydoyle's Puerto Rico, Causeway and Flushing Meadows, Hankelow and Samangan.The post Bow Echo Heads 2000 Guineas Cast Of Fifteen appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.