The 89th running of the Irish 2000 Guineas was held on Sunday 23rd May 2009 over 1 mile of The Curragh. The winner received €228,500 and was owned by Mrs Sue Magnier, Mr Derrick Smith and Mr Michael Tabor, trained by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by Johnny Murtagh. The winner won by 4 1/2 lengths in 1 minute 48.16 seconds, with 1 3/4 lengths between second and third.

IRISH 2000 GUINEAS 2009

MASTERCRAFTSMAN (Grey colt by Danehill Dancer out of Starlight Dreams) SR 2005

The winning owner won €228,500 (The equivalent of £262,700 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

The Youtube link below is a 1 minute 59 second clip of the 2009 Irish 2000 Guineas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ryuaPN6H1E

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 MASTERCRAFTSMAN 9.0 Johnny Murtagh Smith, Magnier, Tabor Aidan O'Brien
2 RAYENI 9.0 Mick Kinane HH Aga Khan John Oxx
3 SOUL CITY 9.0 Richard Hughes Patrick Fahey Richard Hannon
4 RECHARGE 9.0 Chris Hayes Lady O'Reilly Kevin Prendergast
5 FERGUS McIVER 9.0 Kevin Manning Martin W Lightbody Jim Bolger
6 DRUMBEAT 9.0 Seamie Heffernan Mr Derrick Smith Aidan O'Brien
7 HAIL CAESAR 9.0 Colm O'Donoghue Mrs Sue Magnier Aidan O'Brien
8 DELEGATOR 9.0 Jamie Spencer Mrs P Good Brian Meehan
9 VICEROY OF INDIA 9.0 Sean Levey Mr Michael Tabor Aidan O'Brien
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6/4 fav Mastercraftsman        
3/1 Delegator        
5/1 Rayeni        
9/1 Soul City        
10/1 Drumbeat        
10/1 Recharge        
20/1 Fergus McIver        
40/1 Hail Caesar        
100/1 Viceroy of India        
  Over round 119%        

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