The 88th running of the Irish 2000 Guineas was held on Sunday 24th May 2008 over 1 mile of The Curragh. The winner received €248,500 and was owned by Mrs Sue Magnier, trained by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by Johnny Murtagh. The winner won by 1 3/4 lengths in 1 minute 39.63 seconds, with 3 1/2 lengths between second and third.

IRISH 2000 GUINEAS 2008

HENRYTHENAVIGATOR (Bay colt by Kingmambo out of Sequoyah) SR 1974

The winning owner won €248,500 (The equivalent of £284,000 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 HENRYTHENAVIGATOR 9.0 Johnny Murtagh Mrs Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien
2 NEW APPROACH 9.0 Kevin Manning HRH Princess Haya of Jordan Jim Bolger
3 STUBBS ART 9.0 Sed Sandars Matthew Green, David Elsworth David Elsworth
4 JUPITER PLUVIUS 9.0 Seamie Heffernan Mrs Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien
5 NOWNOWNOW 9.0 Olivier Peslier Fab Oak Stable David Wachman
  Betting        
11/10 fav New Approach        
5/4 Henrythenavigator        
7/1 Jupiter Pluvius        
20/1 Stubbs Art        
25/1 Nownownow        
  Over round 114%        

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