The 26th running of the Irish 1000 Guineas was held on Thursday 15th May 1947 over 1 mile of The Curragh. A pot of 1130 Guineas was available, 50 guineas to the second and 30 guineas to the third. The winner was owned by Lt-Colonel Giles Loder, trained by Hubert Hartigan and ridden by Mornington Wing. The winner won by a short head, with 3/4 length between second and third. |
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IRISH 1000 GUINEAS 1947
SEA SYMPHONY (Bay filly by Fairhaven out of Overture) SR 1865
The winning owner won £1050, (The equivalent of £39,100 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).
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| Pos. |
Horse |
Weight |
Jockey |
Owner |
Trainer |
| 1 |
SEA SYMPHONY |
8.10 |
Morny Wing |
Lt-Col Giles Loder |
Hubert Hartigan |
| 2 |
DESERT DRIVE |
8.10 |
W Wells |
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Captain Darby Rogers |
| 3 |
WHITEWASH |
8.10 |
T Wallace |
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E McGrath |
| 4 |
SWEET WOOD |
9.0 |
W Reddy |
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Colonel A Blake |
| 5 |
PANAMA'S STAR |
9.0 |
George Wells |
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C Rogers |
| 6 |
CARLITA |
9.0 |
W Howard |
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Ron Smyth |
| 7 |
PRUDENT FOLLY |
8.10 |
Martin Molony |
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Darby Rogers |
| 8 |
MAIRTOWN |
8.10 |
T P Burns |
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Colonel A Blake |
| 9 |
TELORE |
8.10 |
Herbert Holmes |
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J J Blake |
| 10 |
BEECHGROVE |
8.10 |
K Bishop |
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Captain Darby Rogers |
| 11 |
TURKISH BLOOD |
8.10 |
Joe Canty |
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Hubert Hartigan |
| 12 |
MADDELINA |
8.10 |
John Power |
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McCormick |
| 13 |
SKYWARDS |
8.10 |
Jack Moylan |
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Fetherstonhaugh |
| 14 |
ASTRID WOOD |
8.10 |
M Hartnett |
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Michael Collins |
| 15 |
TRACKED DOWN |
8.10 |
Jimmy Eddery |
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Michael Collins |
| 16 |
TIFFIN BELL |
8.10 |
Thomas Burns |
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E Martin Quirke |
| 17 |
CHARCOAL |
8.10 |
B Duffy |
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H Ussher |
| 18 |
WATTLETOES |
8.10 |
J Curry |
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R F Coonan |
| 19 |
TACKLER |
8.10 |
James Tyrrell |
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H Ussher |
| 20 |
GARTERLINK |
8.10 |
M McCourt |
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B Nugent |
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Betting |
JOCKEY PROFILE
Mornington (Morny) Albert Wing was born in Doncaster on 2nd August 1896, the son of jockey Walter Wing. He began his riding career as an apprentice at the stables of William Walters in Newmarket and quickly established himself as a leading jockey, winning the Jockeys Apprentice Championship in 1915. His greatest successes were in Ireland where he won the Irish Derby on six occasions. He won on his first ride in the race in 1921 aboard Ballyheron (SR 1908), and followed this with wins in 1923 Waygood (SR 1906), 1930 Rock Star (SR 1854), 1938 Rosewell (SR 1904), 1942 Windsor Slipper (SR 2035) and finally in 1946 aboard Bright News (SR 1949). He died aged 68 in Naas on 4th May 1965. |
| 3/1 fav |
Tiffin Bell |
| 5/1 |
Skywards |
| 11/2 |
Sea Symphony |
| 10/1 |
Desert Drive |
| 10/1 |
Panama's Star |
| 10/1 |
Turkish Blood |
| 10/1 |
Astrid Wood |
| 10/1 |
Beechgrove |
| 100/7 |
Maddelina |
| 20/1 |
Tracked Down |
| 40/1 |
Prudent Folly |
| 40/1 |
Tackler |
| 40/1 |
Telore |
| 50/1 |
Garterlink |
| 50/1 |
Wattletoes |
| 50/1 |
Whitewash |
| 100/1 |
Mairtown |
| 100/1 |
Charcoal |
| 100/1 |
Carlita |
| 100/1 |
Sweet Wood |
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