The 50th running of the Irish 2000 Guineas was held on Saturday 16th May 1970 over 1 mile of The Curragh. The winner received £12,148 and was owned by Mr Nelson Bunker Hunt, trained by Bernard Van Cutsem and ridden by Lester Piggott. The winner won by a sort head in 1 minute 38.3 seconds, with a head between second and third.

IRISH 2000 GUINEAS 1970

DECIES (Bay colt by Pardal out of Reciprocate) SR 1944

The winning owner won £12,148 (The equivalent of £178,600 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 DECIES 9.0 Lester Piggott Nelson Bunker Hunt Bernard Van Cutsem
2 GREAT HERON 9.0 Liam Ward   M Vincent O'Brien
3 MON PLAISIR 9.0 Ron Hutchinson Mrs O Turner Harry Wallington
4 LARK RISE 9.0 Timmy Murphy   John Oxx
5 CLEVER FELLA 9.0 J Coleman   John Oxx
6 ILLA LAUDO 9.0 George McGrath Mr Patrick McGrath Seamus McGrath
7 NIP AND TUCK 9.0 L Johnson Mr John McShain John Oxx
8 RIBOREUMUS 9.0 N Brennan   M Vincent O'Brien
9 PITHIVIERS 9.0 J Miller   Paddy Prendergast
10 EUCALYPTUS 9.0 Jimmy Lindley   Charles Weld
11 COSH 9.0 Johnny Roe   M Vincent O'Brien
12 STAR ABOVE 9.0 R Parnell   Kevin Kerr
13 EL KUNTILLA 9.0 Thomas Burns   David Ainsworth
  Betting        
8/13 fav Decies        
11/4 Great Heron        
40/1 Mon Plaisir        

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