| 1000 GUINEAS 1855 | |||
The 42nd winner of the 1000 Guineas, held on Thursday 26th April 1855 over the Ditch Mile, was Habena (Evens fav), a chestnut filly by Birdcatcher out of Bridle, owned by the 7th Duke of Bedford. The winner won by 3/4 length in 1 minute 47 secs, with a head back to the third. A field of 11 runners contested the race which was worth £1,950 (Equivalent to £198,900 in 2017) HABENA SR 1956 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| HABENA | Sam Rogers | William Butler jnr | 7th Duke of Bedford Evens |
| CAPUCINE | Tom Aldcroft |  |
Mr T V Turner 10/1 |
| CLOTILDE | J Prince | Lord J Scott 5/2 | |
| THE MOSQUITO | Templeman | Mr Rudston Read 8/1 | |
| DAFFODIL | Pettit | Mr W H Barrett 50/1 | |
| FAYEAWAY | Job Marson | Lord Chesterfield 20/1 | |
| SIMONY | Alfred Day | Lord Clifden 20/1 | |
| ANTOINETTE | Nat Flatman | Mr Greville 50/1 | |
| TREACHERY | Wells | Mr Howard 25/1 | |
| BIANCA | Bartholomew | Mr Montague 30/1 | |
| FIRELIGHT | Sly | Lord Orford 50/1 | |
| Note that only horses priced at 30/1 or better were recorded, all others have been allocated 50/1. | Over Round 122% | ||