The 53rd running of the Irish 1000 Guineas was held on Saturday 18th May 1974 over 1 mile of The Curragh. The winner won £19,401. The winner was owned by Sir Michael Sobell, trained by Dick Hern and ridden by Ron Hutchinson. The winner won by 1 1/2 lengths in 1 minute 49.0 seconds, with 2 1/2 lengths between second and third.

IRISH 1000 GUINEAS 1974

GAILY (Bay filly by Sir Gaylord out of Spearfish) SR 1923

The winning owner won £19,401, (The equivalent of £192,300 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 GAILY 9.0 Ron Hutchinson Sir Michael Sobell W R Hern
2 NORTHERN GEM 9.0 Eric Eldin Mr B Roberts Doug Smith
3 PEPI IMAGE 9.0 Tommy Murphy   Noel Murless
4 ALWAYS FAITHFUL 9.0 Lester Piggott Mrs K Mahors Clive Brittain
5 PERFECT AIM 9.0 Philip Waldron   Ian Balding
6 SILK BUDS 9.0 George McGrath Mr Seamus McGrath Seamus McGrath
7 MATUNO GOD 9.0 Johnny Roe   Dermot Weld
8 LADY ROWE 9.0 Pat Eddery   Peter Walwyn
9 MERTA 9.0 Wally Swinburn   W R Annesley
10 BOLD DISPLAY 9.0 T P Burns   Paddy Prendergast
11 CONSOLATRIX 9.0 Christy Roche   Paddy Prendergast
12 BOLDMANI 9.0 K Watson   M Vance
13 SERICANA 9.0 R F Parnell   Seamus McGrath
14 EARLY 9.0 A Simpson   P O'Leary
15 YAEZAKURA 9.0 Gabriel Curran   Kevin Prendergast
16 MILLYWHITEWAY 9.0 P Jarman   Kevin Prendergast
17 SALTO MORTALE 9.0 M Kennedy   Liam Browne
  Betting        
11/5 Gaily        

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