| 1000 GUINEAS 1898 | |||
The 85th winner of the 1000 Guineas, held on Friday 29th April 1898 over the Rowley Mile, was Nun Nicer (11/2), a bay filly by Common out of Priestess, owned by Sir John Blundell Maple. The winner won by a length in 1 minute 48.6 secs, with 3/4 length back to the third. A field of 15 runners contested the race which was worth £4,800 (Equivalent to £576,000 in 2017) NUN NICER SR 1925 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| NUN NICER | Sam Loates | Willie Waugh | Sir John Blundell Maple 11/2 |
| AIRS AND GRACES | Otto Madden |  |
Mr W T Jones 20/1 |
| ALT MARK | Fred Rickaby | Lord Derby 100/8 | |
| LOWOOD | Morny Cannon | Duke of Westminster 10/1 | |
| SIMYLLA | K Cannon | Mr Douglas Baird 7/1 | |
| BLOOZEN | W Robinson | Lord W Beresford 33/1 | |
| SYLVESTRIS | Walter Bradford | Mr L Brassey 33/1 | |
| ELF | John Watts | Duke of Devonshire 33/1 | |
| ST IA | Rumbold | Sir R Waldie Griffith 11/2 | |
| AIROSA | F Pratt | Mr Wallace Johnstone 7/1 | |
| CHINOOK | Fred Allsopp | Mr P Lorrilard 33/1 | |
| ROYAL FOOTSTEP | F Finlay | Sir John Blundell Maple 100/6 | |
| EBBA | Charles Wood | Lord Rosebery 100/8 | |
| AYAH | Tommy Loates | Mr Leopold de Rothschild 10/1 | |
| LUCIOLE | R Colling | Prince Soltykoff 25/1 | |
| Over Round 119% | |||