The 64th running of the Irish 1000 Guineas was held on Saturday 25th May 1985 over 1 mile of The Curragh. The winner won €88,153. The winner was owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Harry Thomson Jones and ridden by Tony Murray. The winner won by 3/4 length in 1 minute 45.3 seconds, with a short head between second and third.

IRISH 1000 GUINEAS 1985

AL BAHATHRI (Chestnut filly by Blushing Groom out of Chain Store) SR 1908

The winning owner won €88,153, (The equivalent of £228,500 in 2018 based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

The Youtube link below is a 38 second clip of the 1985 Irish 1000 Guineas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bkdttsfa2A

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 AL BAHATHRI 9.0 Tony Murray Hamdan Al Maktoum H Thomson Jones
2 VILIKAIA 9.0 Freddie Head Mr Robert Sangster Mm C Head
3 TOP SOCIALITE 9.0 Lester Piggott   Michael Stoute
4 DEFAYNE 9.0 Walter Swinburn HH Aga Khan Michael Stoute
5 TRIPTYCH 9.0 Christy Roche Mr Alan Clore David O'Brien
6 DEAUVILLE LADY 9.0 Kevin Moses    
7 DEFEND THE FAITH 9.0 Pat Shanahan    
8 CANDYMAS 9.0 D J Murphy    
9 STELLA GRANDE 9.0 Ray Cochrane   Ron Sheather
10 JOLLY SAINT 9.0 George McGrath    
11 AVIANCE 9.0 Pat Eddery Mr Robert Sangster David O'Brien
12 ABERUSCKA 9.0 Steve Craine    
13 CARLINGFORD ROSE 9.0 Gabriel Curran   Liam Browne
14 HATTON GARDENS 9.0 Declan Gillespie Mr John Horgan Eddie O'Grady
15 LATE EVENING 9.0 R P Hogan Mr Alan Clore David O'Brien
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