The 60th running of the Irish 2000 Guineas was held on Saturday 17th May 1980 over 1 mile of The Curragh. The winner received £56,000 and was owned by 3rd Earl of Iveagh, trained by Paddy Prendergast and ridden by Christy Roche. The winner won by a head in 1 minute 40.0 seconds, with 1/2 length between second and third.

IRISH 2000 GUINEAS 1980

NIKOLI (Bay colt by Great Nephew out of Aliceva) SR 1956

The winning owner won £56,000 (The equivalent of £228,300 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

The Youtube link below is a 1 minute 2 second clip of the 1980 Irish 2000 Guineas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oylD8FVjVWE

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 NIKOLI 9.0 Christy Roche 3rd Earl of Iveagh Paddy Prendergast
2 LAST FANDANGO 9.0 Steve Cauthen   Barry Hills
3 FINAL STRAW 9.0 Greville Starkey Mr J Wigan Michael Stoute
4 POSSE 9.0 Pat Eddery Mr O Phipps John Dunlop
5 MONTEVERDI 9.0      
6 HUGUENOT 9.0 Timmy Murphy    

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