The 65th running of the Irish 2000 Guineas was held on Saturday 18th May 1985 over 1 mile of The Curragh. The winner received £103,230 and was owned by Mr Alan Clore, trained by David O'Brien and ridden by Christy Roche. The winner won by 2 1/2 lengths in 1 minute 42.1 seconds, with 2 1/2 lengths between second and third.

IRISH 2000 GUINEAS 1985

TRIPTYCH (Bay filly by Riverman out of Trillion) SR 1977

The winning owner won £103,230 (The equivalent of £297,400 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

The Youtube link below is a 45 second clip of the 1985 Irish 2000 Guineas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o3vIe657dA

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 TRIPTYCH 9.0 Christy Roche Mr Alan Clore David O'Brien
2 CELESTIAL BOUNTY 9.0 Mick Kinane   Dermot Weld
3 SUN VALLEY 9.0 Roy Carroll Mr John Surless Michael Connolly
4 MACS REEF 9.0 Philip Robinson   Mick Ryan
5 DENITZ 9.0 Steve Craine    
6 LEADING COUNSEL 9.0 Pat Eddery Robert Sangster M Vincent O'Brien
7 MAIN REASON 9.0 Richard Quinn   Paul Cole
8 RARE WILLOW 9.0 D J Hogan    
9 DOM JUSTICE 9.0 Gabriel Curran   Kevin Prendergast
10 CONFORMIST 9.0 George McGrath Robert Sangster M Vincent O'Brien
11 KINGS RIVER 9.0 Lester Piggott    
12 FATHER MATTHEW 9.0 V Rossiter Stavros Niarchos M Vincent O'Brien
13 CONVERGENCE 9.0 K Moses    
14 CUT FREE 9.0 Declan Gillespie    
15 SEVEN BORE 9.0 Greville Starkey    
16 BEL HAVRAIS 9.0 R P Hogan Mr Alan Clore David O'Brien
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