| 2000 GUINEAS 1949 | |||
The 141st winner of the 2000 Guineas, held on Wednesday 27th April 1949 over the Rowley Mile, was Nimbus (10/1), a bay colt by Nearco out of Kong, owned by Marion Glenister. The winner won by a short head in 1 minute 38 secs, with 4 lengths back to the third. A field of 13 runners contested the race which was worth £12,400 (Equivalent to £415,000 in 2017) NIMBUS SR 2012 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| NIMBUS | Charlie Elliott | George Colling | Marion Glenister 10/1 |
| ABERNANT | Gordon Richards |  |
Major R Macdonald-Buchanan 5/4 |
| BARNES PARK | W Cook | Mr Lane 100/1 | |
| MAKARPURA | M Beary |  |
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| GRANI | T Burn | ||
| STAR KING | Doug Smith | ||
| BEAR DANCE | C Spares | ||
| HINDOSTAN | Edgar Britt | ||
| DECORUM | Tommy Weston | ||
| PETER FLOWER | W Rickaby | ||
| CHINA VERDICT | W T Evans | ||
| BEVERLEY | J Doyasbere | ||
| AMOUR DRAKE | W Johnstone | ||
| Note: The images opposite are shown courtesy of the issuing cigarette card companies. | Over Round 108% | ||