The 126th running of the Irish Derby was held on Sunday 30 June 1991 over 1 mile 4 furlongs of The Curragh. Subscriptions were £8250 with a first prize of £366,500. The winner was owned by Fahd Salman, bred in Ireland by Barronstown Stud, trained by Paul Cole at Whatcombe, and ridden by Alan Munro. The winner won by 3 lengths in 2 minutes 33.3 seconds, with 8 lengths between second and third.

IRISH DERBY 1991

GENEROUS (Chestnut colt by Caerleon out of Doff The Derby) SR 2153

The winning owner won £366,500 (The equivalent of £748,000 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

The Youtube link below is a 55 second clip of the 1991 Irish Derby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiKxzaxQxRI
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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 GENEROUS 9.0 Alan Munro Fahd Salman Paul Cole
2 SUAVE DANCER 9.0 Walter Swinburn Mr Henri Chaloub John Hammond FR
3 STAR OF GDANSK 9.0 Christy Roche Henryk de Kwiatkowski Jim Bolger
4 SPORTSWORLD 9.0 Lester Piggott Classic Thoroughbreds plc M Vincent O'Brien
5 NORDIC ADMIRER 9.0 Willie Supple Henryk de Kwiatkowski Jim Bolger
6 BARRY'S RUN 9.0 Kevin Manning Mr Luke Comer Luke Comer
  Betting        
Evens fav Generous        
9/4 Suave Dancer        
100/30 Sportsworld        
12/1 Star of Gdansk        
150/1 Nordic Admirer        
300/1 Barry's Run        
  Over round 113%        
FORMLINE:- Generous won by a comfortable 3 lengths in 2 minutes 33.3 seconds to complete the English/Irish Derby double. In an 11 race career he managed 6 wins.

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