| 2000 GUINEAS 1842 | |||
The 34th winner of the 2000 Guineas, held on Tuesday 26th April 1842 over the Rowley Mile, was Meteor (6/4 fav), a chestnut colt by Velocipede out of Dido, owned by Mr John Bowes, who won by a length, with half a length back to the third. A field of 8 runners contested the race which was worth £1,500 (Equivalent to £143,700 in 2017) METEOR SR 1968 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| METEOR | Bill Scott | John Scott | Mr John Bowes 6/4 |
| WISEACRE | John Day |  |
Mr Wreford 7/1 |
| MISDEAL | Sam Rogers | Lord George Bentinck 3/1 | |
| ARCHY | Chapple | Colonel Peel 10/1 | |
| ROVER | Crouch | Mr Goodman 25/1 | |
| SAROS | Sam Darling | Lord Exeter 25/1 | |
| UNNAMED BROWN COLT BY JERRY | Jem Robinson | Lord Orford 5/1 | |
| LUCULLUS | Butler | Mr W Ridsdale 12/1 | |
| Note: The image above is shown courtesy of the issuing cigarette card company. | Over Round 114% | ||