1000 GUINEAS 1819 | |||
The 6th winner of the 1000 Guineas, held on Thursday 29th April 1819 over the Ditch Mile, was Catgut (20/1), a bay filly by Comus (or Juniper) out of Vanity, owned by the Duke of Grafton. A field of 7 runners contested the race which was worth 1900 Guineas (Equivalent to £150,000 in 2017) CATGUT SR 1782 |
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Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
CATGUT | Frank Buckle* | Robert Robson | Duke of Grafton 20/1 |
ESPAGNOLLE | Lord George Cavendish 2/5 | ||
SISTER TO OSMAN | Duke of Rutland 6/1 | ||
CALYPSO | Sir John Shelley 25/1 | ||
SALL | Mr Thornhill 25/1 | ||
HAIRBELL | Major Wilson 25/1 | ||
POLYMNIA | Mr Curteis 25/1 | ||
Note that only horses priced at 20/1 or better were recorded, all others have been allocated 25/1 | Over Round 105% | ||
*Note that while the Duke of Grafton's regular jockey was Frank Buckle, there is no official record he was aboard Catgut. | |||
NOTE:The image above is shown courtesy of the Sporting Gazette and Agricultural Journal 1879 |