| 2000 GUINEAS 1897 | |||
The 89th winner of the 2000 Guineas, held on Wednesday 5th May 1897 over the Rowley Mile, was Galtee More (5/4 fav), a bay colt by Kendal out of Morganette, owned by Mr Gubbins. The winner won by 4 lengths in 1 minute 40.5 secs, with a head back to the third. A field of 8 runners contested the race which was worth £3,700 (Equivalent to £451,400 in 2017) GALTEE MORE SR 2031 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| GALTEE MORE | Charles Wood | Darling | Mr Gubbins 5/4 |
| VELASQUEZ | John Watts |  |
Lord Rosebery 6/4 |
| MINSTREL | Otto Madden | Duke of Devonshire 50/1 | |
| BERZAK | Fred Allsopp | Lord W Beresford 25/1 | |
| WREATH OR | Fred Rickaby | Sir R Affleck 25/1 | |
| COLT BY ST SERF | T J Calder | Mr Hamar Bass 100/1 | |
| ARKLE | R Moreton | Duke of Westminster 100/1 | |
| GUERNSEY | Morny Cannon | Duke of Westminster 20/1 | |
| Note: The image opposite is shown courtesy of the issuing cigarette card company. | Over Round 101% | ||