Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas Runners & Result 2026

Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas

Group 1, Curragh 16:30
€500,000 guaranteed,
3yo fillies only, 1m

Sunday 24th May 2026

1 Precise 4/1
2 True Love 4/6F
3 Abashiri 6/1
11 ran NR: America Queen Distances: 2½l, ½l, 2¾l
Time: 1m 36.98s (slow by 0.28s)

Ryan Moore picked the wrong one 😳

Precise wins the Irish 1,000 Guineas.

True Love hit 1.15 in-running 🤢 pic.twitter.com/ESuxylDjZf
— Betfair Racing (@BetfairRacing) May 24, 2026

Precise followed in the footsteps of last year’s winner Lake Victoria by putting her Newmarket disappointment firmly behind her to land the spoils in emphatic fashion.

Sent off favourite for the opening fillies’ Classic of the season despite a less-than-ideal preparation, fitness appeared to catch up with her at Newmarket as Wayne Lordan and True Love surged to victory in the 1000 Guineas.

Ryan Moore opted to switch allegiance to Newmarket heroine True Love, who was sent off the 4-6 favourite for the Curragh contest, leaving Lordan to partner Precise at odds of 4-1.

With Charlie Appleby’s Abashiri setting the pace and True Love travelling strongly towards the far rail, Moore’s decision initially looked justified as the favourite moved to the front approaching the final furlong.

However, she had no answer to the electric finishing burst of Precise, who powered clear inside the final furlong to hand Aidan O’Brien another Classic success by two and a half lengths.

The victory provided O’Brien with a record-extending 12th triumph in the race and he said: “She really stepped forward today and Wayne gave her a beautiful ride.

“At Newmarket Ryan was on the wrong side and when he made his move she got tired, needed the run and Ryan looked after her in the final half-furlong.

“Roger Quinlan, who rides her every day, said this morning she was a completely different filly to the one that went to Newmarket and we’re absolutely delighted.

“It was difficult for Ryan because we discussed the riding arrangements before declarations and it was hard for him not to ride True Love.

“He didn’t ride her at Newmarket because we weren’t sure she would get the mile, but she did.

“Precise was only beaten five lengths there, which isn’t a huge margin for this type of filly. She’s a serious filly and as good as we’ve had.

“It also looks like stepping up in trip won’t be a problem.”

That step up in distance could now come in the Betfred Oaks at Epsom, with bookmakers trimming Precise to 7-2 for the Classic following her Curragh triumph.

O’Brien added: “We were talking on the way to the races and Annemarie mentioned how much stamina there is in her pedigree because she’s out of a really genuine Galileo mare.

“The owners will decide about the Oaks, but there’s every chance she could run if she comes out of this race well.

“Ryan felt today that she was running like an Oaks filly and it’s very exciting because she has an incredible pedigree.”