The 41st running of the Irish 2000 Guineas was held on Wednesday 10th May 1961 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 T E Hallinan, trained by A S O'Brien and ridden by Garnie Bougoure. The winner won by 2 1/2 lengths in 1 minute 40.0 seconds, with 2 lengths between second and third.

IRISH 2000 GUINEAS 1961

LIGHT YEAR (Chestnut colt by Chamier out of Spring Light) SR 1772

The winning owner won £2100 (The equivalent of £44,400 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 LIGHT YEAR 9.0 Garnie Bougoure Mr T E Hallinan A S O'Brien
2 ROYAL AVENUE 9.0 Wally Swinburn   Kevin Kerr
3= TRAVEL LIGHT 9.0 Brian Swift   A S O'Brien
3= RITUDYR 9.0 Paddy Powell   E Martin Quirke
5 ERSKINE 9.0 T P Burns   A S O'Brien
6 RESTAURANT 9.0 Ron Hutchinson   Paddy Prendergast
7 LE PRINCE 9.0 Liam Ward Mrs Anne Biddle T Shaw
8 BUN PENNY 9.0 Herbert Holmes   Fetherstonhaugh
9 BALLY SOL 9.0 J Mullane   Con Collins
10 HAVEN 9.0 Douglas Page Mr W F Pinnington J Rogers
11 GALLOWIND 9.0 Bill Williamson   Seamus McGrath
12 ZOUAVE 9.0 W Burke   J Rogers
13 GILROY 9.0 Jimmy Lindley   D Whelan
14 MARLON 9.0 M Kennedy   Kevin Kerr
15 BALLY VIMY 9.0 Geoff Lewis   Con Collins
16 ARCTIC PLAN 9.0 John Power   John Oxx
17 NEANDERTHAL 9.0 G W Robinson Mr Mahlon Kline A S O'Brien
18 SUSPICION 9.0 Liam Browne   A S O'Brien
19 BAYNARD 9.0 Tommy Gosling 1st Baron Ennisdale Paddy Prendergast
20 DELLA STRADA 9.0 N Brennan   Noel Murless
21 BEAU-TE-OUS 9.0 Patrick Sullivan   John Oxx
  Betting  
9/2 fav Bally Vimy
6/1 Light Year
7/1 Restaurant
9/1 Le Prince
10/1 Travel Light
10/1 Bun Penny
10/1 Ritudyr
100/7 Bally Sol
100/7 Haven
100/7 Gallowind
100/7 Zouave
100/6 Gilroy
25/1 Marlon
33/1 Royal Avenue
50/1 Erskine
50/1 Arctic Plan
50/1 Neaderthal
50/1 Suspicion
66/1 Baynard
100/1 Della Strada
100/1 Beau-te-ous
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