The 75th running of the Irish 1000 Guineas was held on Saturday 25th May 1996 over 1 mile of The Curragh. The winner won €183,000. The winner was owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Ben Hanbury and ridden by Willie Carson. The winner won by 3 lengths in 1 minute 39.8 seconds, with 1/2 length between second and third.

IRISH 1000 GUINEAS 1996

MATIYA (Bay filly by Alzao out of Purchasepaperchase) SR 1925

The winning owner won €183,000, (The equivalent of £294,500 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

The Youtube link below is a 3 minute 22 second clip of the 1996 Irish 1000 Guineas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgINxhzzTIU
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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 MATIYA 9.0 Willie Carson Hamdan Al Maktoum Ben Hanbury
2 DANCE DESIGN 9.0 Mick Kinane Moyglare Stud Farm Dermot Weld
3 MY BRANCH 9.0 Michael Hills Wafic Said Barry Hills
4 DISTANT OASIS 9.0 Pat Eddery HRH Prince Fahd Salman Sir Henry Cecil
5 PRIORY BELLE 9.0 Kevin Manning Ballylinch Stud Jim Bolger
6 ZAFZALA 9.0 Johnny Murtagh HH Aga Khan John Oxx
7 SHERAKA 9.0 Gerald Mosse HH Aga Khan John Oxx
8 ASMARA 9.0 Christy Roche HH Aga Khan John Oxx
9 TOSSUP 9.0 Pat Shanahan Mrs A J F O'Reilly J G Burns
10 ABIR 9.0 Willie Supple Hamdan Al Maktoum H Thomson Jones
11 PRINCESS TYCOON 9.0 Steve Craine Mr J P Hardiman Aidan O'Brien
12 BINT SHADAYID 9.0 Frankie Dettori Hamdan Al Maktoum Saeed Bin Suroor
  Betting        
5/2 fav Distant Oasis        
4/1 Bint Shadayid        
5/1 Matiya        
5/1 Dance Design        
6/1 My Branch        
12/1 Zafzala        
14/1 Sheraka        
20/1 Tossup        
25/1 Asmara        
25/1 Priory Belle        
150/1 Abir        
200/1 Princess Tycoon        
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