| 2000 GUINEAS 1948 | |||
The 140th winner of the 2000 Guineas, held on Wednesday 28th April 1948 over the Rowley Mile, was My Babu (2/1 fav), a bay filly by Djebel out of Perfume II, owned by HH Maharaja of Baroda. The winner won by a head in 1 minute 35.80 secs, with 4 lengths back to the third. A field of 18 runners contested the race which was worth £9000 (Equivalent to £447,600 in 2017) MY BABU SR 2108 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| MY BABU | Charlie Smirke | Sam Armstrong | HH Maharaja of Baroda 2/1 |
| THE COBBLER | Gordon Richards |  |
Lt-Colonel Giles Loder 100/30 |
| PRIDE OF INDIA | Edgar Britt | Mr H J Joel 20/1 | |
| DJEDDAH | Charlie Elliott 100/8 |  |
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| CAPTAIN FOX | W Lister 50/1 | ||
| PRETENCE | Tommy Lowrey 33/1 | ||
| JULIAN | J Marshall 100/6 | ||
| PENROSE STAR | A Roberts 66/1 | ||
| NOOR | M Beary 50/1 | ||
| HENLEY-IN-ARDEN | W Johnstone 50/1 | ||
| SOLAR SLIPPER | Eph Smith 20/1 | ||
| USHER | W Rickaby 33/1 | ||
| MINSTER LOVELL | T Burn 40/1 | ||
| TORMIE | K Gethin 66/1 | ||
| BIRTHDAY GREETINGS | M Moloney 8/1 | ||
| ANSCHLUSS | W Nevett 66/1 | ||
| STRAIGHT PLAY | H Packham 25/1 | ||
| ROYAL DRAKE | T Doyasbere 28/1 | ||
| Note: The images opposite are shown courtesy of the issuing cigarette card companies. | Over Round 119% | ||