The 79th running of the Irish 2000 Guineas was held on Sunday 22nd May 1999 over 1 mile of The Curragh. The winner received €220,000 and was owned by Mrs Sue Magnier, trained by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by Olivier Peslier. The winner won by 3 lengths in 1 minute 38.1 seconds, with 1/2 length between second and third.

IRISH 2000 GUINEAS 1999

SAFFRON WALDEN (Bay colt by Sadler's Wells out of Or Vision) SR 1840

The winning owner won €220,000 (The equivalent of £329,500 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

The Youtube link below is a 2 minute 48 second clip of the 1999 Irish 2000 Guineas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-LfrHu7uCw

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 SAFFRON WALDEN 9.0 Olivier Peslier Mrs Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien
2 ENRIQUE 9.0 Kieren Fallon Stavros Niarchos Sir Henry Cecil
3 ORPEN 9.0 Mick Kinane Mrs Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor Aidan O'Brien
4 MUS-IF 9.0 Pat Smullen Hamdan Al Maktoum Dermot Weld
5 ISLAND SANDS 9.0 Frankie Dettori Godolphin Saeed Bin Surror
6 ACCESS ALL AREAS 9.0 Pat Eddery Mr J E Mulhern J E Mulhern
7 LUCKY LEGEND 9.0 Seamie Heffernan Mrs Sue Magnier. Michael Tabor Aidan O'Brien
8 MARCUS PETIPA 9.0 Jamie Spencer Mr Michael Tabor Aidan O'Brien
9 PEACE UPHOLDS 9.0 N C McCullogh Mr John McLoughlin John McLoughlin
10 TARFAA 9.0 Steve Craine Hamdan Al Maktoum Kevin Prendergast
  Betting        
2/1 fav Island Sands        
5/2 Enrique        
9/2 Orpen        
10/1 Access All Areas        
11/1 Mus-If        
12/1 Saffron Walden        
14/1 Tarfaa        
33/1 Marcus Petipa        
66/1 Lucky Legend        
100/1 Peace Upholds        
  Over round 118%        

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