The 20th running of the Irish 2000 Guineas was held on Wednesday 22nd May 1940 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 Colonel Arthur Blake, trained by Col A Blake and ridden by G Wells. The winner won by 3 lengths, with 2 lengths between second and third. |
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IRISH 2000 GUINEAS 1940
TEASEL (Bay colt by Pharian out of Chardon) SR 1893
The winning owner won £1850 (The equivalent of £98,500 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator). |
 
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| Pos. |
Horse |
Weight |
Jockey |
Owner |
Trainer |
| 1 |
TEASEL |
9.0 |
George Wells |
Colonel Arthur Blake |
Col A Blake |
| 2 |
PLANCHADO |
9.0 |
Thomas Burns |
Mr W Barnett |
John T Rogers |
| 3 |
MONSTER LIGHT |
9.0 |
Joe Canty |
Sir H S Gray |
Canty |
| 4 |
TOLAGO |
9.0 |
Morny Wing |
Colonel A Blake |
Coloenl A Blake |
| 5 |
ANTRIM |
9.0 |
Charlie Smirke |
Sir Percy Loraine |
R More O'Ferrall |
| 6 |
GREAT CAPRICE |
9.0 |
Phil Canty |
Colonel Clarke |
Canty |
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Betting |
OWNER/TRAINER PROFILE
Arthur Blake was born in 1884 and after a spell in the Armed Forces, when he rose to the position on Colonel, he became a racehorse trainer. His training career was based at Heath House Stables in Maryborough, Portlaoise from where he became Champion Irish Trainer on 3 occasions, 1929, 1930 and again in 1938. In all he trained 17 Irish Classic winners which included two Irish Derby winners, firstly in 1938 with Rosewell (SR 1904) and again in 1941 with Sol Oriens (SR 1932). He died in 1974. |
| 7/4 fav |
Tolago |
| 5/2 |
Antrim |
| 4/1 |
Monster Light |
| 6/1 |
Planchado |
| 10/1 |
Great Caprice |
| 10/1 |
Teasel |
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