| 1000 GUINEAS 1940 | |||
The 127th winner of the 1000 Guineas, renamed the New 1000 Guineas Stakes, held on Friday 3rd May 1940 over the Bunbury Mile of the July Course, was Godiva (10/1), a bay filly by Hyperion out of Carpet Slipper, owned by Esmond Harmsworth (2nd Viscount Rothermere). The winner won by 5 lengths in 1 minute 40.6 secs, with 4 lengths back to the third. A field of 11 runners contested the race which was worth £7500 (Equivalent to £450,000 in 2017) GODIVA SR 2047 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| GODIVA | Doug Marks | William Rose Jarvis | Esmond Harmsworth 10/1 |
| GOLDEN PENNY | Gordon Richards |  |
Lord Astor 8/11 |
| ALLURE | M Beary | Sir M McAlpine 10/1 | |
| CREDDENTIA | P Beasley | Mr T Cozzika 33/1 | |
| DRAWING PRIZE | J Brennan | Lord Astor 33/1 | |
| GREAT TRUTH | R A Jones | HM King George VI 33/1 | |
| LYRIC | Cliff Richards | Mrs F Barlow 33/1 | |
| MERRY DEVON | Tommy Lowrey | Lord Glanely 100/7 | |
| THYRSE | Harry Wragg | Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen 100/8 | |
| TORNADE | R Perryman | Mr Dupre 9/1 | |
| VALERAINE | Eph Smith | Mr J Hirst 25/1 | |
| Over Round 116% | |||