The 11th running of the Irish 2000 Guineas was held on Wednesday 20th May 1931 over 1 mile of The Curragh. A pot of 2000 Guineas was available, 100 guineas to the second and 50 guineas to the third. The winner was owned by Mr J T Rogers, trained by J T Rogers and ridden by E Gardner. The winner won by a head, with 3 lengths between second and third.

IRISH 2000 GUINEAS 1931

DOUBLE ARCH (Bay colt by Arch Gift out of Twincat) SR 1829

The winning owner won £1850 (The equivalent of £119,900 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).
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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 DOUBLE ARCH 9.0 E Gardner Mr John T Rogers John T Rogers
2 SOLIPED 9.7 Morny Wing Mrs C L Mackean Colonel Arthur Blake
3 ROYAL RUFUS 9.0 H Beasley Mr McIntosh H Hartigan
4 PYRAMUS 9.0 R Jones Mr Washington Singer Lawson
5 BALLYHALBERT 9.0 Joe Canty Major D Dixon Philip Behan
6 SEPTIMUS 9.0 John Doyle Mrs G Dunne Colonel Arthur Blake
7 COMES 9.0 A Waudby Mr T K Laidlaw Coulthwaite
8 SANTILIO 9.0 Thomas Burns Count McCormack R More O'Ferrall
9 CUSTODIAN 9.0 G Hulme Mr Richard Croker C Brabazon
10 LISBURN 9.0 A Barrett Sir Thomas Dixon Philip Behan
  Betting        
Evens fav Soliped        
7/2 Pyramus        
6/1 Comes        
6/1 Royal Rufus        
25/1 Double Arch        
25/1 Santilio        
100/1 Custodian        
100/1 Lisburn        
100/1 Ballyhalbert        
500/1 Septimus        
  Over round 111%        

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