The 36th running of the Irish 2000 Guineas was held on Wednesday 9th May 1956 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 G A Oldham, trained by Harry Wragg and ridden by Manny Mercer. The winner won by a neck in 1 minute 36.7 seconds, with 3 lengths between second and third.

IRISH 2000 GUINEAS 1956

LUCERO (Bay colt by Solonaway out of Cuguan) SR 1873

The winning owner won £2100 (The equivalent of £49,800 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 LUCERO 9.0 Manny Mercer Mr G A Oldham Harry Wragg
2 BLACK PATCH 9.0 Paddy Powell Mrs H Nathenson M Connolly
3 NO NEWS 9.0 Phil Canty Mr Charles McCarthy Robinson
4 BRAVE DAY 9.0 Liam Browne Mr Y J Kirkpatrick Paddy Prendergast
5 DUMPTY HUMPTY 9.0 M Kennedy Mr R W Hall-Dare Colonel A Blake
6 ASTRID SLIPPER 9.0 J Wright Mr Joseph McGrath Seamus McGrath
7 WINDSOR SERIAL 9.0 Jimmy Eddery Mr Joseph McGrath Seamus McGrath
8 MILESIAN 9.0 Liam Ward Mrs R More O'Ferrall Dawson
9 COUP DE JACQUES 9.0 John Power Mrs B Aitken John Oxx
10 CALGARY COURT 9.0 Rae Johnstone Mr G M Bell Paddy Prendergast
11 SON OF THE MORNING 9.0 Paedar Matthews Mr T J S Gray Michael Hurley
12 MAHOUND 9.0 N Brennan Mr William Hill Con Collins
13 SO LONG BOY 9.0 T P Burns Mr J J Thompson Bell
  Betting
5/2 fav Milesian
7/2 Windsor Serial
5/1 Lucero
7/1 Black Patch
10/1 Dumpty Humpty
100/7 No News
100/6 Mahoud
25/1 Coup de Jacques
25/1 Calgary Court
33/1 So Long Boy
33/1 Brave Day
33/1 Son of the Morning
33/1 Astrid Slipper
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