The 21st running of the Irish 1000 Guineas was held on Wednesday 10th June 1942 over 1 mile of The Curragh. A pot of 1000 Guineas was available, 50 guineas to the second and 30 guineas to the third. The winner was owned by HH Aga Khan III, trained by Hubert Hartigan and ridden by Joe Canty. The winner won by 4 lengths, with 3 lengths between second and third. |
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IRISH 1000 GUINEAS 1942
MAJIDEH (Chestnut filly by Mahmoud out of Qurrat-Al-Ain) SR 1956
The winning owner won £1020, (The equivalent of £45,700 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator). |
 
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| Pos. |
Horse |
Weight |
Jockey |
Owner |
Trainer |
| 1 |
MAJIDEH |
9.0 |
Joe Canty |
HH Aga Khan III |
Hubert Hartigan |
| 2 |
FAIREST |
9.0 |
T P Burns |
Lord Talbot de Malahide |
Colonel A Blake |
| 3 |
WAR SLEIGH |
9.0 |
Jack Moylan |
Major Dermot McCalmont |
Fetherstonhaugh |
| 4 |
SCOTCH TRIAL |
9.0 |
Morny Wing |
Mr Joseph McGrath |
Michael Collins |
| 5 |
WINCARA |
9.0 |
James Tyrrell |
Mr Shawe Taylor |
H Ussher |
| 6 |
TRAJECTORY |
9.0 |
Thomas Burns |
Sir C S King-Harmon |
Colonel A Blake |
| 7 |
CHERRY PIE |
9.0 |
E Martin Quirke |
Mrs R G Duggan |
R More O'Ferrall |
| 8 |
GOLDSTREAM |
9.0 |
Herbert Holmes |
Lord Fingall |
Fetherstonhaugh |
| 9 |
ISLAND MAHEE |
9.0 |
E Newman |
Lord Glentoran |
Cecil Brabazon |
| 10 |
FAIRY LIGHT |
9.0 |
G Cooney |
Mr Harold S Gray |
James Canty |
| 11 |
MARQUEE |
9.0 |
John Power |
Mr J McEnery |
McEnery |
| 12 |
NOCTURNE |
9.0 |
George Wells |
Mr E Purdon |
W Byrne |
| 13 |
PRIMROSE PATH |
9.0 |
A Barrett |
Mr W R More O'Ferrall |
More O'Ferrall |
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Betting |
OWNER PROFILE
Sir Sultan Muhammed Shah, better known as HH Aga Khan III, was born on 2nd November 1877. He was a very keen horse racing enthusiast and the owner of 5 Epsom Derby winners, as well as 11 further English Classic winners. Amongst his English Derby winners were some of the highest rated of all Derby winners, including the 1930 winner Blenheim (SR 1964), 1935 Bahram (SR 2110), 1936 Mahmoud (SR 2020), 1948 My Love (SR 2042) and 1952 Tulyar (SR 2075). He won his first Derby winner was the 1925 Irish Derby Zionist (SR 1968). He followed this with 4 further Irish Derby successes, in 1932 with Dastur (SR 1942), in 1940 with Turkhan (SR 1968), in 1948 with Nathoo (SR 1968) and in 1949 with Hindostan (SR 1971). He died on 11th July 1957 aged 79. |
| 4/6 fav |
Majideh |
| 4/1 |
Fairest |
| 8/1 |
Trajectory |
| 10/1 |
Nocturne |
| 100/8 |
Scotch Trial |
| 100/8 |
Wincara |
| 20/1 |
War Sleigh |
| 20/1 |
Primrose Path |
| 20/1 |
Marquee |
| 20/1 |
Cherry Pie |
| 100/1 |
Island Mahee |
| 100/1 |
Fairy Light |
| 100/1 |
Goldstream |
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