Bethrah won by the narrowest of margins in a blanket finish

Bethrah got up in the dying strides to win the Irish 1,000 Guineas in a blanket finish at the Curragh.

Owned by Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum, the 16-1 shot hit overdrive inside the final furlong for Pat Smullen and sneaked up a tiny gap on the rail.

Godolphin's Anna Salai looked to be going best with two furlongs to run but was narrowly beaten by a head into second place.

Mick Channon's Music Show, the 3-1 favourite, finished third.

Full Of Hope, one of the Ballydoyle battalion, took the field along with the likes of Lady Darshaan, Gile Na Greine and Anna Salai in close attendance.

However, Gile Na Greine dropped away at the three pole while the likes of Termagant, Lolly for Dolly and Lady Springbank were never involved.

Anna Salai took it up under Ahmed Ajtebi over a furlong out but it was Aidan O'Brien's Remember When who briefly flattered.

She never quite got there and ended up fourth, with stablemate Lillie Langtry just behind.

The victory gives trainer Dermot Weld his third Irish 1,000 Guineas after Trusted Partner in 1988 and Nightime in 2006.

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