| 2000 GUINEAS 1918 | |||
The 110th winner of the 2000 Guineas, held on Wednesday 1st May 1918 over the Rowley Mile, was Gainsborough (4/1), a bay colt by Bayardo out of Rosedrop, owned by Lady James Douglas. The winner won by 1 1/2 lengths in 1 minute 44.60 secs, with 6 lengths back to the third. A field of 13 runners contested the race which was worth £5,050 (Equivalent to £321,200 in 2017) GAINSBOROUGH SR 2112 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| GAINSBOROUGH | Joe Childs | Alec Taylor | Lady James Douglas 4/1 |
| SOMME KISS | J H Martin |  |
Mr C T Garland 8/1 |
| BLINK | R Colling | Major W Astor 100/6 | |
| JACK POINT | W Earl | 100/1 | |
| THERMOGENE | Otto Madden | 33/1 | |
| SCATWELL | W Longford | 3/1 | |
| BAPAUME | A Whalley | 100/7 | |
| ROCKSAVAGE | Freddie Fox | 20/1 | |
| POLYSCOPE | Steve Donoghue | 7/4 | |
| ROIDOUR | Brownie Carslake | 33/1 | |
| SHENLEY BOY | J Evans | 33/1 | |
| ARWIN | G Hulme | 100/1 | |
| SKYROCKET | A Wheatley | 50/1 | |
| Note: The image opposite is shown courtesy of the issuing cigarette card company. | Over Round 101% | ||
| Shown below is an extract from Lord Derby's and his stud manager Major Jack Paine's Studbook. |
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