1000 GUINEAS 1837

The 24th winner of the 1000 Guineas, held on Thursday 27th April 1837 over the Ditch Mile, was Chapeau d'Espagne (2/5 fav), a bay filly by Doctor Syntax out of Chapeau De Paille, owned by Lord George Bentinck and John Barham Day, who won by an easy length. A field of 5 runners contested the race which was worth £1875 (Equivalent to £196,900 in 2017)

CHAPEAU D'ESPAGNE SR 1937
Horse Jockey Trainer Owner/Betting
CHAPEAU D'ESPAGNE John Barham Day John Barham Day Lord George Bentinck & John Day 2/5
VELURE Conelly Lord Exeter 25/1
COMATE Darling Lord Exeter 25/1
UNNAMED CHESTNUT FILLY BY SULTAN E Edwards Lord Jersey 4/1
ARMENIA Nat Flatman Lord Orford 25/1
Note that only horses priced at 4/1 or better were recorded, all others have been allocated 25/1 Over Round 102%

The newspaper extract below is shown courtesy of the British Library Online.