| 2000 GUINEAS 1870 | |||
The 62nd winner of the 2000 Guineas, held on Tuesday 3rd May 1870 over the Rowley Mile, was Macgregor (100/30), a bay colt by Macaroni out of Necklace, owned by Mr James Merry. The winner won by 5 lengths in 1 minute 50 secs, with 3/4 length back to the third. A field of 10 runners contested the race which was worth 4500 sovereigns (Equivalent to £495,000 in 2017) MACGREGOR SR 1980 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| MACGREGOR | John Daley | J Waugh | Mr James Merry 100/30 |
| NORMANBY | Grimshaw |  |
Lord Stamford 66/1 |
| KINGCRAFT | T French | Lord Falmouth 75/40 | |
| HAWTHORNDEN | J Adams | Mr Heane 100/6 | |
| CLAUDIUS | Chaloner | Mr William S Crawfurd 33/1 | |
| KING O'SCOTS | Custance | Mr Jos Dawson 6/1 | |
| STANLEY | John Osborne | Mr Johnstone 100/15 | |
| ASTOLFO | George Fordham | Mr G Jones 40/1 | |
| SUNLIGHT | Tom Cannon | Mr James Merry 13/1 | |
| THE CHAMPION | Maidment | Mr Savile 40/1 | |
| Note: The image opposite is shown courtesy of the issuing cigarette card company | Over Round 110% | ||