3.50 Airlie/Coolmore Irish 2,000 Guineas (Group 1) 3-y-o 1m.

Curragh Results Sat, 14th May, 1988

Going - Good.

Airlie/Coolmore Irish 2,000 Guineas (Group 1) 3-y-o 1m.

1st - €131,300.00, 2nd - €40,000.00, 3rd - €20,000.00, 4th - €8,000.00 14 Ran

1st

Prince Of Birds (USA) 9-0
(Drawn 9)
Storm Bird (CAN) - Special Key (USA)

SP 9/1

M V O'Brien

D Gillespie

2nd last after 3f,weaved out,then in,6th 1f out,found gap,got up close home.

23rd Apr, 88 Curragh
1st Flat This
Race 14th Jun, 88 Ascot
5th Flat

2nd

Caerwent 9-0
(Drawn 13)
Caerleon (USA) - Marwell(Habitat)

SP 6/1

J Reid

tracked ldrs,hit front inside last furlong,caught near the end

30th Apr, 88 Newmarket
5th Flat This
Race 14th Jun, 88 Ascot
3rd Flat

3rd

Intimidate 9-0
(Drawn 3)
Formidable (USA) - Zoomie

SP 10/1

M Roberts

behind,good late progress

30th Apr, 88 Newmarket
6th Flat This
Race 1st Jun, 88 Epsom
6th Flat

4th

Executive Perk 9-0
(Drawn 7)
Lord Gayle (USA) - Areola

SP 2/1fav

M J Kinane

tracked ldrs,edged on entering last furlong,soon hded.

30th Apr, 88 Phoenix Park
1st Flat This
Race 17th Sep, 88 Leopardstown
1st Flat

5th

Lord Bud 9-0
(Drawn 10)
Lord Gayle (USA) - Darling Bud

SP 25/1

P V Gilson

ran on,nearest at finish

4th May, 88 Phoenix Park
1st Flat This
Race 8th Jun, 88 Phoenix Park
2nd Flat

6th

Dramatis (USA) 9-0
(Drawn 4)
Spectacular Bid (USA) - Giadiolus (USA)

SP 9/2

C Asmussen

well placed for over 5 furlongs,no extra

This
Race

7th

Project Manager 9-0
(Drawn 11)
Ahonoora - Beparoejojo(Lord Gayle (USA))

SP 18/1

C Roche

disputed lead,led 1 1/2 furlongs out, hampered in last furlong.

1st May, 88 Gowran Park
1st Flat This
Race 21st May, 88 Curragh
1st Flat

8th

Defence Policy 9-0
(Drawn 8)
Kings Lake (USA) - Frivolous Relations

SP 11/1

M Hills

no danger

8th Apr, 88 Kempton
2nd Flat This
Race 4th Jun, 88 Haydock
6th Flat

9th

St Cadoc 9-0
(Drawn 5)
Caerleon (USA) - Melody (USA)(Street Sense (USA))

SP 14/1

G Starkey

no danger

20th Apr, 88 Epsom
2nd Flat This
Race 9th Jun, 88 Newbury
2nd Flat

10th

Little Bighorn 9-0
(Drawn 2)
Blakeney - Nip In The Air (USA)(Northern Dancer (CAN))

SP 33/1

S Craine

no danger

7th May, 88 Leopardstown
3rd Flat This
Race 10th Jun, 88 Phoenix Park
1st Flat

11th

Demon Magic (USA) 9-0
(Drawn 14)
Clever Trick (USA) - Sweet Nellie(USA)

SP 33/1

R Quinton

up early

30th Apr, 88 Phoenix Park
5th Flat This
Race 8th Jun, 88 Phoenix Park
3rd Flat

12th

Ballygarry Prince 9-0
(Drawn 12)
Hello Gorgeous (USA) - Ashton Amber

SP 200/1

D Parnell

no danger

21st Apr, 88 Thurles
5th Flat Mdn This
Race 17th May, 88 Limerick
1st Flat Mdn

13th

Literati (USA) 9-0
(Drawn 1)
Nureyev (USA) - Lovelight

SP 12/1

W R Swinburn

no danger

3rd May, 88 Kempton
1st Flat Mdn This
Race 29th Jun, 88 Kempton
2nd Flat

14th

Solo Instrument 9-0
(Drawn 6)
Auction Ring (USA) - Florentink (USA)(The Minstrel (CAN))

SP 100/1

R Carroll

shared for five furlongs

23rd Apr, 88 Curragh
4th Flat Mdn This
Race 12th Aug, 88 Gowran Park
4th Flat Mdn

Time 1m. 39.90 secs, which is 0.29 secs faster than the course average on today's going