The 54th running of the Irish 2000 Guineas was held on Saturday 18th May 1974 over 1 mile of The Curragh. The winner received £24,068 and was owned by Mr Patrick McGrath, trained by Seamus McGrath and ridden by George McGrath. The winner won by a head in 1 minute 48 seconds, with 3 lengths between second and third.

IRISH 2000 GUINEAS 1974

FURRY GLEN (Bay colt by Wolver Hollow out of Cleftless) SR 1902

The winning owner won £24,068 (The equivalent of £238,500 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 FURRY GLEN 9.0 George McGrath Mr Patrick McGrath Seamus McGrath
2 PITCAIRN 9.0 Ron Hutchinson   John Dunlop
3 CELLINI 9.0 Lester Piggott   M Vincent O'Brien
4 WELSH HARMONY 9.0 Eric Eldin Mr J Pearce Doug Smith
5 HAUNT 9.0 Christy Roche   Paddy Prendergast
6 NUMA 9.0 Pat Eddery   Peter Walwyn
7 RED ALERT 9.0 Johnny Roe   Dermot Weld
8 BOLD TACK 9.0 J Murray   G Robinson
9 BALTIC SUMMER 9.0 Patrick Sullivan   Power
10 JUSTIMUS 9.0 T P Burns   T Curtin
  Betting        
10/1 Furry Glen        

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