The 34th running of the Irish 1000 Guineas was held on Thursday 19th May 1955 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 Sir Winston Churchill, trained by Captain Darby Rogers and ridden by P Canty. The winner won by 1/2 length in 1 minute 53.3 seconds, with 1 1/2 lengths between second and third.

IRISH 1000 GUINEAS 1955

DARK ISSUE (Bay filly by Sayajirao out of Peeky) SR 1831

The winning owner won £1050, (The equivalent of £26,200 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 DARK ISSUE 9.0 P Canty Sir Winston Churchill Captain Darby Rogers
2 MARTINE 9.0 Roger Poincelet   Alec Head
3 TOURVANDOU 9.0 Douglas Page   W J Byrne
4 CROSS CURRENTS 9.0 Charlie Smirke Mr M A Waldheim Paddy Prendergast
5 NILE BIRD 9.0 Paddy Powell Gaekwar of Baroda J M Rogers
6 AGAR'S PLOUGH 9.0 Herbert Holmes Major D McCalmont Fetherstonhaugh
7 DUSK 9.0 M Kennedy   Colonel A Blake
8 FAIR MARGUERITE 9.0 G Cooney   (owner)
9 DUNBRIN 9.0 S O'Byrne   Paddy Prendergast
10 INDIAN QUEEN 9.0 Rae Johnstone   Kevin Kerr
11 MRS JINKS 9.0 J Wright   Seamus McGrath
12 EASTERN SLIPPER 9.0 Jimmy Eddery Mr Joseph McGrath Seamus McGrath
13 MARY'S STAR 9.0 W Berg   Seamus McGrath
14 GENTLE MAIDEN 9.0 T P Burns   Darby Rogers
15 LOW CLOUD 9.0 T M Burns   Paddy Prendergast
16 EVENING BELLE 9.0 J Power Mrs E M Fawcett John Oxx
17 ARANDA 9.0 Aubrey Brabazon   J Lenehan
  Betting
3/1 fav Martine
4/1 Cross Currents
4/1 Nile Bird
6/1 Dark Issue
100/8 Agar's Plough
20/1 Tourvandou
20/1 Dusk
20/1 Fair Marguerite
20/1 Dunbrin
20/1 Indian Queen
20/1 Mrs Jinks
20/1 Eastern Slipper
20/1 Mary's Star
20/1 Gentle Maiden
20/1 Low Cloud
20/1 Evening Belle
20/1 Aranda
  Over round 147%

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