| 2000 GUINEAS 1953 | |||
The 145th winner of the 2000 Guineas, held on Wednesday 29th April 1953 over the Rowley Mile, was Nearula (2/1 fav), a bay colt by Nasrullah out of Respite, owned by Mr William Humble. The winner won by 4 lengths in 1 minute 38.26 secs, with 3 lengths back to the third. A field of 16 runners contested the race which was worth £13,921 (Equivalent to £367,500 in 2017) NEARULA SR 2036 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| NEARULA | Edgar Britt | Captain Charles Elsey | Mr William Humble 2/1 |
| BEBE GRANDE | Willie Snaith | F Armstrong | Mr J Gerber 10/1 |
| OLEANDRIN | R Fawdon | T Leader | Mr Stavros Niarchos 20/1 |
| KING OF THE TUDORS | C Spares | W Stephenson | Mr F Dennis 100/9 |
| STAR OF THE FOREST | W R Johnstone | J Dines | Mr W Preston 20/1 |
| AUREOLE | W H Carr | Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | HM The Queen 100/6 |
| MASAI KING | Charlie Smirke | R Marsh | HH Aga Khan 6/1 |
| BOXWOOD | Eph Smith | T Leader | Mr H J Joel 25/1 |
| CHATSWORTH | Stan Clayton | H Cottrill | Major L Holliday 66/1 |
| PROPITIATION | Scobie Breasley | Lawson | Mr W Bowyer 40/1 |
| TOSCO | M Larraun | Mme J Couturie | Mme Couturie 100/9 |
| PRINCE CHRISTIAN | Doug Smith | H Peacock | Mr F Dennis 33/1 |
| PRINCE CHARLEMAGNE | Ken Gethin | T Carey | Mr L Lipton 22/1 |
| MARCHE MILITAIRE | S Smith | N Bertie | Sir V Sassoon 66/1 |
| MARCH PAST | E Fordyce | Ken Cundell | Mrs Trimmer-Thompson 25/1 |
| WINDSOR STAR | Lester Piggott | W Payne | Lady Baron 40/1 |
| Over Round 113% | |||