The 24th running of the Irish 2000 Guineas was held on Saturday 20th May 1944 over 1 mile of The Curragh. A pot of 1350 Guineas was available, 100 guineas to the second and 50 guineas to the third. The winner was owned by Major Dermot McCalmont, trained by Robert Fetherstonhaugh and ridden by Jimmy Eddery and Jack Moylan. There was a dead heat for first place, with 3 lengths between second and third.

IRISH 2000 GUINEAS 1944

GOOD MORNING (Bay colt by Sir Cosmo out of Morning Dew) SR 1908

SLIDE ON (Brown colt by Bobsleigh out of Ojala) SR 1928

The winning owners won £600 (The equivalent of £25,300 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1= SLIDE ON 9.0 Jack Moylan Major Dermot McCalmont Fetherstonhaugh
1= GOOD MORNING 9.0 Jimmy Eddery    
3 PACIFIER 9.0 T P Burns Mr Fred Myerscough F Myerscough
4 GREEK STAR 9.4 Morny Wing Mr Joseph McGrath Michael Collins
5 BRAVE BOY 9.0 Joe Canty Sir Harold Gray James Canty
6 HYPERINA 9.0 John Power Mr James McVey jnr John Oxx
7 SIR GABRIEL 9.0 Herbert Holmes Mr Patrick Ryan William J Byrne
8 MOLLY'S CHOICE 9.0      
9 THE LAST MINSTREL 8.10      
10 VANITY'S VICTIM 8.10      
11 LANCER 9.0      
12 HELLO PETER 9.0      
13 GLORIANA 8.10      
14 JOYOUS FLIGHT 9.0      
15 GOLD RIVER 8.10      
  Betting        
9/4 fav Slide On        
100/6 Good Morning        
50/1 Pacifier        

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