The 68th running of the Irish 1000 Guineas was held on Saturday 27th May 1989 over 1 mile of The Curragh. The winner won €121,300. The winner was owned by Sheikh Mohammed, trained by Luca Cumani and ridden by Ray Cochrane. The winner won by 2 lengths in 1 minute 38.5 seconds, with 3/4 length between second and third.

IRISH 1000 GUINEAS 1989

ENSCONSE (Bay filly by Lyphard out of Carefully Hidden) SR 1860

The winning owner won €121,300, (The equivalent of £257,800 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

The Youtube link below is a 4 minute 7 second clip of the 1989 Irish 1000 Guineas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNFV3SoDDzA
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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 ENSCONSE 9.0 Ray Cochrane Sheikh Mohammed Luca Cumani
2 ALDBOURNE 9.0 P Hamblett Mrs R Smith Rae Guest
3 RUN TO JENNY 9.0 Paul Eddery Mr Paul Green Kevin Connolly
4 HONORIA 9.0 Christy Roche Henryk De Kwiatkowski Jim Bolger
5 ELEGANCE IN DESIGN 9.0 Mick Kinane Moyglare Stud Farm Dermot Weld
6 DANCE FESTIVAL 9.0 Walter Swinburn Sheikh Mohammed Sir Michael Stoute
7 KYRA 9.0 John Reid Classic Thoroughbreds PLC M Vincent O'Brien
8 GLENBEIGH SUMMER 9.0 Declan Gillespie Mr Bob Lanigan D Murray-Smith
9 PIROUETTE 9.0 Steve Craine Mr John L Wood Tommy Stack
10 BLASTED HEATH 9.0 Pat Shanahan Major Victor McCalmont Michael Kauntze
11 TURSANAH 9.0 D Parnell Hamdan Al Maktoum Kevin Prendergast
12 TRY MY ROSIE 9.0 Kevin Manning Mr A J O'Reilly J C Hayden
13 FLAMENCO WAVE 9.0 R Quinton Sheikh Mohammed John Oxx
  Betting        
13/8 fav Ensconse        
9/2 Dance Festival        
9/2 Pirouette        
9/1 Tursanah        
10/1 Aldbourne        
14/1 Blasted Heath        
25/1 Flamenco Wave        
25/1 Elegance In Design        
25/1 Kyra        
33/1 Run To Jenny        
33/1 Glenbeigh Summer        
40/1 Honoria        
66/1 Try My Rosie        
  Over round 122%        

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