The 19th running of the Irish 2000 Guineas was held on Wednesday 10th May 1939 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 William Barnett, trained by F Armstrong and ridden by Thomas Burns. The winner won by 1 1/2 lengths, with a neck between second and third.

IRISH 2000 GUINEAS 1939

CORNFIELD (Bay colt by Trigo out of Arena) SR 1914

The winning owner won £1850 (The equivalent of £115,000 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).
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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 CORNFIELD 9.4 Thomas Burns Mr William Barnett F Armstrong
2 ORLEANS 9.0 E Martin Quirke Sir Percy Loraine R More O'Ferrall
3 SUMMER SOLSTICE 9.0 Henry Beasley Major H C Robinson Col A Blake
4 CRUSHED CORN 9.0 Herbert Holmes Mr W Barnett Col A Blake
5 SLOWCOACH 9.0 M Barrett Mrs G H Dennehy Col A Blake
6 MONDRAGON 9.0 Joe Canty Mr P J Ruttledge J Canty
7 MANSURA 9.0 F Hunter Mr J A Mangan J Mangan
8 KING'S CAPRICE 9.0 Phil Canty Colonel Clarke Canty
9 RED SHAFT 9.0 A Barrett Captain D W Daly R More O'Ferrall
10 SKOITER 9.0 Jack Moylan Mr J V Rank Fetherstonhaugh
11 STEADLIS 9.0 W Barrett Mr Joseph McGrath J J Parkinson
12 SOLO FLIGHT 9.0 Morny Wing Mr C L Mackean Col A Blake
13 FAIRY BIRTH 9.0 W Howard Sir Victor Sassoon B Rogers
14 KNIGHTSWOOD 9.0 Aubrey Brabazon Mrs E Gargan C Brabazon
15 PUCK FAIR 9.0 W Evans Lord Adare Price
16 ANGERTON 9.0 R Cartwright Sir Percy Loraine R More O'Ferrall
  Betting        
7/4 fav Cornfield        
9/4 Solo Flight        
8/1 Orleans        
10/1 Summer Solstice        
10/1 Crushed Corn        
10/1 Mondragon        
10/1 Steadlis        
20/1 Angerton        
20/1 Fairy Birth        
20/1 King's Caprice        
20/1 Mansura        
20/1 Red Shaft        
20/1 Slowcoach        
20/1 Skoiter        
20/1 Knightswood        
20/1 Puck Fair        
  Over round 158%        

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