| 2000 GUINEAS 1978 | |||
The 170th winner of the 2000 Guineas, held on Saturday 6th May 1978 over the Rowley Mile, was Roland Gardens (28/1), a bay colt by Derring-Do out of Katricia, owned by John Hayter. The winner won by 1 1/2 lengths in 1 minute 47.33 secs, with a head back to the third. A field of 19 runners contested the race which was worth £41,940 (Equivalent to £239,900 in 2017) ROLAND GARDENS SR 1890 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| ROLAND GARDENS | Frankie Durr | Duncan Sasse | John Hayter 28/1 |
| REMAINDER MAN | Tony Ives | Reg Hollinshead | Mrs D Jardine |
| WETH NAN | Brian Taylor | H Ryan Price | Essa Alkhalifa |
| TUMBLEDOWNWIND | Geoff Baxter | Bruce Hobbs | Marquess de Mortalla |
| ADMIRAL'S LAUNCH | Willie Carson | W R Hern | R Hollingsworth |
| AYTHORPE | Bruce Raymond | Neville Callaghan | D Ceck |
| CAMDEN TOWN | Greville Starkey | P Walwyn | Sir J Thorn |
| CASINO ROYALE | Edward Hide | Doug Smith | J Pearce |
| DERRYLIN | Eric Eldin | Doug Smith | Lady Sefton |
| DOUBLE FORM | Bill Pyers | R Johnson-Houghton | Baroness M Thyssen |
| FORMIDABLE | Joe Mercer | Peter Walwyn | P Goulandris |
| JIMMY HILL | Philip Waldron | Duncan Keith | H Boulton |
| KOROVINE | Tony Murray | Ron Boss | S Saud |
| MANOR FARM BOY | M L Thomas | Bill O'Gorman | Manor Farm Dairies |
| ORANGE MARMALADE | Philip Paquet | Francois Boutin | A Clore |
| PERSIAN BOLD | J Lynch | A Ingham | R Vahabzadeh |
| TAXIARCHOS | Geoff Lewis | Bruce Hobbs | G Cambanis |
| TOM STRAUSS | Richard Fox | Mrs N Birch | C de Lukats |
| TRY MY BEST | Lester Piggott | M Vincent O'Brien | Robert Sangster |
| Over Round N/A | |||