The 68th running of the Irish 2000 Guineas was held on Saturday 14th May 1988 over 1 mile of The Curragh. The winner received £131,300 and was owned by Mr Robert Sangster, trained by M Vincent O'Brien and ridden by Declan Gillespie. The winner won by a neck in 1 minute 39.0 seconds, with 1 1/2 lengths between second and third.

IRISH 2000 GUINEAS 1988

PRINCE OF BIRDS (Chestnut colt by Storm Bird out of Special Key) SR 1870

The winning owner won £131,300 (The equivalent of £334,700 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

The Youtube link below is a 1 minute 48 second clip of the 1988 Irish 2000 Guineas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4jf4OKSTho

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 PRINCE OF BIRDS 9.0 Declan Gillespie Robert Sangster M Vincent O'Brien
2 CAERWENT 9.0 John Reid Sir Edmund Loder M Vincent O'Brien
3 INTIMIDATE 9.0 Michael Roberts Sheikh Mohammed Clive Brittain
4 EXECUTIVE PARK 9.0 Mick Kinane Moyglare Stud Farm Dermot Weld
5 LORD BUD 9.0 P V Gilson A Comerford A Redmond
6 PROJECT MANAGER 9.0 Christy Roche Mr D H W Dobson Jim Bolger
7 DRAMATIS 9.0 Cash Asmussen Sheikh Mohammed Andre Fabre
8 DEFENCE POLICY 9.0 Michael Hills Robert Sangster Barry Hills
9 ST CADOC 9.0 Greville Starkey Robert Sangster Barry Hills
10 LITTLE BIGHORN 9.0 Steve Craine Mr J Hunt Noel Meade
11 DEMON MAGIC 9.0 R Quinton Sheikh Mohammed Andre Fabre
12 BALLYGARRY PRINCE 9.0 D Parnell Mr O McGillicuddy Liam Browne
13 LITERATI 9.0 Walter Swinburn Robert Sangster Barry Hills
14 SOLO INSTRUMENT 9.0 Roy Carroll Moyglare Stud Farm Dermot Weld
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12/1 Literati        
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25/1 Lord Bud        
33/1 Demon Magic        
33/1 Little Bighorn        
100/1 Solo Instrument        
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