| 2000 GUINEAS 1888 | |||
The 80th winner of the 2000 Guineas, held on Wednesday 2nd May 1888 over the Rowley Mile, was Ayrshire (100/12), a bay colt by Hampton out of Atalanta, owned by the Duke of Portland. The winner won by 2 lengths in 1 minute 52.2 secs, with a head back to the third. A field of 6 runners contested the race which was worth £3,550 (Equivalent to £424,000 in 2017) AYRSHIRE SR 2059 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| AYRSHIRE | J Osborne | G Dawson | Duke of Portland 100/12 |
| JOHNNY MORGAN | F Barrett |  |
Duke of Portland 100/6 |
| ORBIT | F Webb | Duke of Westminster 100/8 | |
| FRIAR'S BALSAM | Tom Cannon | Sir F Johnstone 1/3 | |
| OSSORY | R Viney | Duke of Westminster 50/1 | |
| CROWBERRY | Robinson | Mr R C Vyner 100/7 | |
| Note: The image opposite is shown courtesy of the issuing cigarette card company Salmon & Gluckstein. | Over Round 110% | ||