The 97th running of the Irish 2000 Guineas was held on Sunday 27th May 2017 over 1 mile of The Curragh. The winner received €171,000 and was owned by Mrs Sue Magnier, Mr Derrick Smith and Mr Michael Tabor, trained by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by Ryan Moore. The winner won by 2 1/2 lengths in 1 minute 40.46 seconds, with 4 1/2 lengths between second and third.

IRISH 2000 GUINEAS 2017

CHURCHILL (Bay colt by Galileo out of Meow) SR 1957

The winning owner won €171,000 (The equivalent of £154,000 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

The Youtube link below is a 2 minute 3 second clip of the 2017 Irish 2000 Guineas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06HJUTk-fgw

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 CHURCHILL 9.0 Ryan Moore Smith, Magnier, Tabor Aidan O'Brien
2 THUNDER SNOW 9.0 Christophe Soumillon Godolphin Saeed Bin Suroor
3 EXULTANT 9.0 Shane Foley Ballygallon Stud Ltd M Halford
4 GLASTONBURY SONG 9.0 Colin Keane Mr Sean Jones Ger Lyons
5 LANCASTER BOMBER 9.0 Donnacha O'Brien Smith, Magnier, Tabor Aidan O'Brien
6 SPIRIT OF VALOR 9.0 Seamie Heffernan Mr Derrick Smith Aidan O'Brien
  Betting        
4/9 fav Churchill        
5/1 Thunder Snow        
7/1 Exultant        
11/1 Lancaster Bomber        
20/1 Glastonbury Song        
33/1 Spirit of Valor        
  Over round 115%        

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