| 2000 GUINEAS 1885 | |||
The 77th winner of the 2000 Guineas, held on Wednesday 6th May 1885 over the Rowley Mile, was Paradox (1/3 fav), a bay colt by Sterling out of Causistry, owned by Mr William Broderick Cloete. The winner won by a head in 1 minute 51.40 secs, with a length back to the third. A field of 7 runners contested the race which was worth £4,300 (Equivalent to £494,500 in 2017) PARADOX SR 1920 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| PARADOX | Fred Archer | John Porter | Mr William Broderick Cloete 1/3 |
| COLT BY KISBER | Tom Cannon |  |
Mr Gerard 200/7 |
| THE CHILD OF THE MIST | Charles Wood | Mr Mackenzie 8/1 | |
| LORD CHARLES | Jem Goater | Mr T Jennings 25/1 | |
| LANGWELL | J Watts | Duke of Portland 100/7 | |
| SHERATON | J Osborne | Lord Bradford 25/1 | |
| GOLDEN RAY | Sam Loates | Mr J H Houldsworth 100/1 | |
| Note: The image above is shown courtesy of the issuing cigarette card company. | Over Round 105% | ||