| 1000 GUINEAS 1956 | ||||
The 143rd winner of the 1000 Guineas, held on Friday 4th May 1956 over the Rowley Mile, was Honeylight (100/6), a bay filly by Honeyway out of Crepuscule, owned by Sir Victor Sassoon. The winner won by 2 lengths in 1 minute 39.15 secs, with 3 lengths back to the third. A field of 19 runners contested the race which was worth £10,630 (Equivalent to £256,200 in 2017) HONEYLIGHT SR 1905 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting | |
| HONEYLIGHT | Edgar Britt | Captain Charles Elsey |  |
Sir Victor Sassoon 100/6 |
| MIDGET | Roger Poincelet | France | M P Wertheimer 100/30 | |
| ARLETTA | Eddie Hide | C F Elsey | Mr Phil Bull 33/1 | |
| LADY MIDGE | Ken Gethin | Staff Ingham | Mrs M Benson 33/1 | |
| VALMADA | Serge Boullenger | Boussac (Fr) | M Boussac 33/1 | |
| DILETTANTE | Doug Smith | J F Watts | Lord Derby 100/6 | |
| LA FRESNES | Joe Mercer | J F Watts | Lord Derby 33/1 | |
| CORNER GARTH | Jimmy Etherington | W Bellerby | Mrs S L Glover 33/1 | |
| VARETA | W R Johnstone | France | P de la Grandiere 20/1 | |
| VICTORIA CROSS | W H Carr | Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Mrs J W Hanes 7/4 | |
| MARIEUSE | Joe Sime | P Beasley | Mrs W H Harrison 33/1 | |
| NONE FOREVER | Tommy Gosling | H Cottrill | Major L B Holliday 33/1 | |
| ROYAL PAGEANT | Eph Smith | T Leader | Mr H J Joel 100/9 | |
| CIGALON | J Deforges | France | Comte L de Kerourans 20/1 | |
| OH MY HONEY | Stan Clayton | G Brooke | Major D McCalmont 33/1 | |
| FOLLOWING BREEZE | Scobie Breasley | Norman Bertie | Mr Clifford Nicholson 28/1 | |
| CHANGING SCENE | R Fawdon | H Leader | Mr D de Rougemont 100/6 | |
| NATO | T M Burns | Ireland | M A Waldheim 33/1 | |
| GARDEN STATE | Manny Mercer | Harry Wragg | Mr Harry Wragg 33/1 | |
| Over Round 131% | ||||