| 2000 GUINEAS 1855 | |||
The 47th winner of the 2000 Guineas, held on Tuesday 24th April 1855 over the Rowley Mile, was Lord of the Isles (5/2), a bay colt by Touchstone out of Fair Helen, owned by Mr James Merry. The winner won by a neck in 1 minute 49 secs, with 3 lengths back to the third. A field of 9 runners contested the race which was worth £1,950 (Equivalent to £198,900 in 2017) LORD OF THE ISLES SR 1998 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| LORD OF THE ISLES | Tom Aldcroft | William Day | Mr James Merry 5/2 |
| ST HUBERT | Wells | John Barham Day | Mr H Padwick (aka Mr Howard) 4/7 |
| KINGSTOWN | Alfred Day | John Barham Day | Mr Harry Hill 33/1 |
| PUGNATOR | Sam Rogers |  |
Duke of Bedford 50/1 |
| PALETOT | Templeman | Lord derby 50/1 | |
| VANDAL | Job Marson | Sir C Monck 50/1 | |
| CLARET | Basham | Mr George Osbaldeston 100/7 | |
| POLYDORE | Nat Flatman | Mr George Payne 25/1 | |
| HAMPDEN | Jack Charlton | Baron Rothschild 50/1 | |
| Note: The image above is shown under common license. | Over Round 113% | ||