| 2000 GUINEAS 1979 | |||
The 171st winner of the 2000 Guineas, held on Saturday 5th May 1979 over the Rowley Mile, was Tap On Wood (20/1), a chestnut colt by Sallust out of Cat O'Mountaine, owned by Mr Tony Shead. The winner won by 1/2 a length in 1 minute 43.60 secs, with a short head back to the third. A field of 21 runners contested the race which was worth £55,840 (Equivalent to £294,800 in 2017) TAP ON WOOD SR 2015 The following 2000 Guineas 1979 clip is a 2 min 15 secs clip from Youtube |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| TAP ON WOOD | Steve Cauthen | Barry Hills | Tony Shead 20/1 |
| KRIS | Joe Mercer | Henry Cecil | Lord Howard de Walden |
| YOUNG GENERATION | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | A Ward |
| BARRA CASTLE | John Reid | C Berwicke | F Irvine |
| BLUE REFRAIN | Brian Rouse | C Benstead | Mrs L Wood |
| BOITRON | Philip Paquet | Francois Boutin | Stavros Niarchos |
| DAWN PREVIEW | M L Thomas | A Dalton | T Orton |
| FOVEROS | J Lynch | Clive Brittain | Captain Marcos Lemos |
| CHAZEL | P Madden | J Hardy | Sharif Nasser Bin Jemil |
| HARDGREEN | Paul Cook | Michael Stoute | G White |
| IRON LAD | Geoff Baxter | Paul Cole | R Strudwick |
| JEROBOAM | Lester Piggott | Harry Wragg | J Lilley |
| LAKE CITY | Brian Taylor | H Ryan Price | Harry Demetriou |
| LASKA FLOKO | Edward Hide | Clive Brittain | Captain Marcos Lemos |
| LYPHARD'S WISH | Yves Saint-Martin | Henry Cecil | Carlo d'Alessio |
| MATCHLESS DANCER | Alan Bond | Paul Kelleway | Susan Hadida Ltd |
| RINGGIT | Eric Eldin | Robert Armstrong | U Wijewardine |
| SAHER | Robert Street | Ron Sheather | Prince Bandar Fahd Saad |
| SECRET OF SUCCESS | G Curran | Kevin Prendergast | S Oon |
| STANDAAN | Freddie Head | Clive Brittain | A Richards |
| TOWN SKY | N Crowther | Steve Norton | Mrs A Brook |
| Over Round N/A | |||