The 70th running of the Irish 2000 Guineas was held on Saturday 19th May 1990 over 1 mile of The Curragh. The winner received €220,000 and was owned by Mr John Horgan, trained by Richard Hannon and ridden by Pat Eddery. The winner won by a neck in 1 minute 39.2 seconds, with 1/2 length between second and third.

IRISH 2000 GUINEAS 1990

TIROL (Brown colt by Thatching out of Alpine Niece) SR 2003

The winning owner won €220,000 (The equivalent of £432,200 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

The Youtube link below is a 3 minute 13 second clip of the 1990 Irish 2000 Guineas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7QFD7NOsjs

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 TIROL 9.0 Pat Eddery Mr John Horgan Richard Hannon
2 ROYAL ACADEMY 9.0 John Reid Classic Thoroughbreds Ltd M Vincent O'Brien
3 LOTUS POOL 9.0 Mick Kinane Y Akazawa Dermot Weld
4 MACHIAVELLIAN 9.0 Freddie Head Stavros Niarchos Francois Boutin
5 MR BROOKS 9.0 Pat Shanahan Mr Paul Green Kevin Connolly
6 BASTILLE DAY 9.0 Steve Craine Robert Sangster Tommy Stack
7 NOBLE PATRIARCH 9.0 Frankie Dettori Mr Peter S Winfield John Dunlop
8 LEGAL VERDICT 9.0 Christy Roche Mrs P W McGrath Neil S McGrath
9 DICKENS LANE 9.0 P V Gilson Mrs M A Walsh M Halford
  Betting        
5/4 fav Tirol        
9/4 Machiavellian        
4/1 Royal Academy        
14/1 Lotus Pool        
25/1 Mr Brooks        
33/1 Legal Verdict        
40/1 Noble Patriarch        
100/1 Bastille Day        
200/1 Dickens Lane        
  Over round 113%        

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