The 50th running of the Irish 1000 Guineas was held on Saturday 15th May 1971 over 1 mile of The Curragh. The winner won £11,265. The winner was owned by Mr R B Moller, trained by Harry Wragg and ridden by Lester Piggott. The winner won by a neck in 1 minute 39.3 seconds, with 2 1/2 lengths between second and third.

IRISH 1000 GUINEAS 1971

FAVOLETTA (Brown filly by Baldric out of Violetta) SR 1927

The winning owner won £11,265, (The equivalent of £151,400 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 FAVOLETTA 9.0 Lester Piggott Mr R B Moller Harry Wragg
2 MARIEL 9.0 R Parnell Mr J Mullion Paddy Prendergast
3 SPRING GARDEN 9.0 T P Burns Mrs J Hanes M V O'Brien
4 BALLET FRANCAIS 9.0 George McGrath   Seamus McGrath
5 ROTISSERIE 9.0 Tony Murray   Doug Smith
6 ABERGWAUN 9.0 Johnny Roe   M Vincent O'Brien
7 FIGHTING 9.0 Ron Hutchinson   John Dunlop
8 WHAT'S A NAME 9.0 A Simpson   S Quirke
9 TESCO MAID 9.0 D Spinks   Dermot Weld
10 ICY ROSE 9.0 Freddie Head   Michael Hurley
11 RATHCOFFE PRINCESS 9.0 P Sullivan   John Oxx
12 HUNTING CAP 9.0 M Kennedy Mrs P McGrath Seamus McGrath
13 WHISKY SODA 9.0 L Johnson   Kevin Prendergast
14 BELLE REINE 9.0 Liam Ward   Lady Nugent
15 RIBOT'S AFFAIR 9.0 Christy Roche   Paddy Prendergast
16 SOVEREIGN BEAUTY 9.0 Bruce Raymond   S Quirke
17 AUSONE 9.0 Tommy Murphy   H Nugent
  Betting        
15/8 fav Ballet Francais        
5/2 Favoletta        
12/1 Mariel        
25/1 Spring Garden        

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