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2026 Irish 2000 Guineas Preview
First established a year before the Irish 1000 Guineas in 1921, the Irish 2000 Guineas is a Group 1 open to 3-year-old colts and fillies. The Irish 2000 Guineas is run over one mile at the Curragh Racecourse in early May of each year.
Watch out for runners who compete in the British 2000 Guineas and then come here. Also, keep an eye on the winner if they head straight to the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Irish 2000 Guineas Information:
- Irish 2000 Guineas Past Winners
- Irish 2000 Guineas Trainer Statistics
- Irish 2000 Guineas Jockey Statistics
If you are interested in other predictions at Curragh, then head over to the Curragh tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG racing tipsters and also compare those predictions to the runners that make the trend shortlist when added below. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information. Head down to the Other Principal Races at Curragh Racecourse section for links to these.
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How competitive is the Irish 2000 Guineas market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2008 when the race had an over-round of 114%. The race in 2010 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 126%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Irish 2000 Guineas, the over-round has been 119%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £119 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Irish 2000 Guineas Trends. See which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal. We also have a section that looks at the Irish 2000 Guineas Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Irish 2000 Guineas races over the last 20 renewals:
- Rosallion (1:29.20) in 2024
- Cockney Rebel (1:36.10) in 2007
- Phoenix Of Spain (1:36.52) in 2019
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 20 renewals, if you had followed the winner of the Irish 2000 Guineas next time out, then you would have backed a total of 8 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of +1.11. Remember to bookmark the racing tips page to access the OLBG racing picks easily daily.
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 1:29.20 was set by Rosallion in 2024, which is the quickest time over that period. The runner was trained by Richard Hannon and ridden by Sean Levey. The slowest winning time was set in 2006 when Araafa won in a time of 1:49.80, booked to ride was Alan Munro by the trainer Jeremy Noseda.
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Irish 2000 Guineas Past Winners
Here are the Irish 2000 Guineas past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won, along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Irish 2000 Guineas are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 (460k) 1:36.58 | Field Of Gold (IRE) 3yo 9-2 (9 of 9) 1/1F | Colin Keane John & Thady Gosden (GB) |
| 2024 (460k) 1:29.20 | Rosallion (IRE) 3yo 9-2 (6 of 8) 10/11F | Sean Levey Richard Hannon (GB) |
| 2023 (460k) 1:40.80 | Paddington (GB) 3yo 9-2 (3 of 11) 3/1 | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2022 (460k) 1:39.28 | Native Trail (GB) 3yo 9-2 (1 of 9) 2/5F | William Buick Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2021 (370k) 1:41.32 | Mac Swiney (IRE) 3yo 9-2 (1 of 11) 8/1 | Rory Cleary J S Bolger (IRE) |
| 2020 (230k) 1:38.49 | Siskin (USA) 3yo 9-2 (2 of 11) 2/1F | Colin Keane G M Lyons (IRE) |
| 2019 (370k) 1:36.52 | Phoenix Of Spain (IRE) 3yo 9-0 (1 of 14) 16/1 | Jamie Spencer Charles Hills (GB) |
| 2018 (375k) 1:38.93 | Romanised (IRE) 3yo 9-0 (10 of 11) 25/1 | Shane Foley K J Condon (IRE) |
| 2017 (275k) 1:40.46 | Churchill (IRE) 3yo 9-0 (6 of 6) 4/9F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2016 (275k) 1:45.26 | Awtaad (IRE) 3yo 9-0 (5 of 8) 9/2 | Chris Hayes Kevin Prendergast (IRE) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Irish 2000 Guineas have been based:
- IRE: 12 winners with an additional 26 placings from 153 runners
- GB: 8 winners with an additional 12 placings from 43 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
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Irish 2000 Guineas Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Irish 2000 Guineas over the last 20 renewals is A P O'Brien, who has won the race eight times, with those eight winners coming from Henrythenavigator (2008), Mastercraftsman (2009), Roderic OConnor (2011), Power (2012), Magician (2013), Gleneagles (2015), Churchill (2017) and Paddington (2023).
Here are some of the top Irish 2000 Guineas trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| A P O'Brien | 69-8-20 | -42.58 | -31.36 |
| J S Bolger | 13-1-6 | -4.00 | -0.26 |
| G M Lyons | 7-1-2 | -4.00 | -3.40 |
| Kevin Prendergast | 6-1-2 | -0.50 | -1.40 |
| Richard Hannon | 5-1-4 | -3.09 | -0.10 |
| Charlie Appleby | 3-1-1 | -1.60 | -1.76 |
| Charles Hills | 2-1-1 | +15.00 | +8.60 |
| John Gosden | 2-1-2 | -0.20 | +0.13 |
| K J Condon | 1-1-1 | +25.00 | +15.00 |
| John & Thady Gosden | 1-1-1 | +1.00 | +0.60 |
Irish 2000 Guineas Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Irish 2000 Guineas over the last 20 renewals is Ryan Moore, who has won the race three times, with those three winners coming from Gleneagles (2015), Churchill (2017) and Paddington (2023). The only other jockey to have recorded multiple wins in the Irish 2000 Guineas is Colin Keane (2 wins). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Irish 2000 Guineas, Seamie Heffernan has ridden 17 runners in the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Irish 2000 Guineas jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Moore | 10-3-5 | -3.16 | -3.05 |
| Colin Keane | 9-2-3 | -4.00 | -4.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 9-1-1 | -3.50 | -5.30 |
| Shane Foley | 7-1-2 | +19.00 | +10.40 |
| Jamie Spencer | 6-1-2 | +11.00 | +5.70 |
| Sean Levey | 4-1-1 | -2.09 | -2.45 |
| James Doyle | 3-1-1 | -1.20 | -1.52 |
| William Buick | 3-1-1 | -1.60 | -1.76 |
| Rory Cleary | 2-1-1 | +7.00 | +3.80 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 17-0-4 | -17.00 | -10.90 |
2026 Irish 2000 Guineas Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 10, 8, 1, 1, 2, 1, 6, (2, 5), 1, 4, 1, 9, 1, 1
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones, as you would expect them to do well.
- 20 / 20 (63%) - Ran in 4 - 7 races (Career)
- 20 / 20 (68%) - Highest Placed is not G2/Cl2-5
- 20 / 20 (69%) - No bigger than 25/1
- 20 / 20 (72%) - Achieved an RPR of 105+ (Career)
- 20 / 20 (72%) - Within the first 7 of the market
- 20 / 20 (75%) - Not in a Cl2/Cl4 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (78%) - Not in a G2/Cl2-4 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Ran over 6f - 7f (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Highest Run is not G2/Cl2-3
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Achieved an RPR of 86+ (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Not on HY/GS/STD-SLW/STD/FS (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Not on HY/FM/STD/FS (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Achieved a TS of 36+ (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Ran in 2 - 7 races (1 Year)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Fewer than 3 races (180 Days)
Remember to use the trends listed above, along with the Curragh racing predictions, to see if you can find the winner of the Irish 2000 Guineas. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles covering numerous topics.
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Irish 2000 Guineas Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +9.18, is when runners ran on Good ground on debut.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 3 starts in the past year, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-35.
Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2025: Winner in 9 (5,4) [9 Runners]
- 2024: Winner in 6 (7,5) [8 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 3 (4,2) [11 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 1 (7,9) [9 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 1 (6,2) [11 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Irish 2000 Guineas is Newmarket (Rowley); there have been a total of 13 winners of this race who ran at Newmarket (Rowley) last time out. The next best course, which has produced the second most winners, is Curragh; there have been a total of 3 winners of this race who ran at Curragh last time out.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Irish 2000 Guineas:
- Galileo (4 Wins)
- Oasis Dream (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Irish 2000 Guineas despite multiple attempts:
- War Front (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Teofilo (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Dubawi (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Danehill (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Wootton Bassett (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Romanised in 2018, winning for K J Condon at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of Shane Foley. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 10 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2026 Irish 2000 Guineas, why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?
Route to the Irish 2000 Guineas
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Irish 2000 Guineas, these are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - Field Of Gold Newmarket (Rowley) - 2nd of 11 (15/8) | 2000 Guineas |
| 2024 - Rosallion Newmarket (Rowley) - 2nd of 11 (15/2) | 2000 Guineas |
| 2023 - Paddington Curragh - 1st of 6 (5/6) | Coolmore Stud Blackbeard Irish EBF Tetrarch Stakes |
| 2022 - Native Trail Newmarket (Rowley) - 2nd of 15 (5/4) | 2000 Guineas |
| 2021 - Mac Swiney Leopardstown - 4th of 7 (10/3) | Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial Stakes |
| 2020 - Siskin Curragh - 1st of 5 (10/11) | Keeneland Phoenix Stakes |
| 2019 - Phoenix Of Spain Doncaster - 2nd of 11 (11/2) | Futurity Trophy |
| 2018 - Romanised Naas - 6th of 8 (11/2) | Coolmore Zoffany Irish EBF Tetrarch Stakes |
| 2017 - Churchill Newmarket (Rowley) - 1st of 10 (6/4) | 2000 Guineas |
| 2016 - Awtaad Curragh - 1st of 7 (13/8) | Power European Breeders Fund Tetrarch Stakes |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Irish 2000 Guineas Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for International racing.
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