| 1000 GUINEAS 1954 | |||
The 141st winner of the 1000 Guineas, held on Friday 30th April 1954 over the Rowley Mile, was Festoon (9/2), a chestnut filly by Fair Trial out of Monsoon, owned by Mr John Arthur Dewar. The winner won by 2 lengths in 1 minute 38.90 secs, with a further 2 lengths back to the third. A field of 12 runners contested the race which was worth £11,111 (Equivalent to £284,400 in 2017) FESTOON SR 1952 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| FESTOON | Scobie Breasley | Noel Cannon | John Arthur Dewar 9/2 |
| BIG BERRY | Lester Piggott | Lawson | Major General J F Combe 20/1 |
| WELSH FAIRY | Frankie Durr | Hastings-Bass | Miss P Vaughan 20/1 |
| KEY | Sir Gordon Richards | Noel Murless | Sir Victor Sassoon 5/2 |
| CORDOVA II | Manny Mercer | (France) | M M Boussac 11/2 |
| BARA BIBI | Charlie Smirke | Noel Murless | HH Aga Khan 6/1 |
| HYPERA | W H Carr | Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Mrs E N Graham 100/9 |
| CASCADE | Eph Smith | Norman Bertie | Lord Porchester 100/9 |
| FAIR JANE II | F Palmer | (France) | Baron G de Waldner 20/1 |
| FRESCO | Edgar Britt | Captain Charles Elsey | Captain A M Keith 25/1 |
| ELIZABETH TUDOR | Joe Mercer | Lawson | Mr V C Beth 66/1 |
| FEEVAGH | Ken Gethin | W Stephenson | Mr J McGrath 66/1 |
| Over Round 115% | |||