| 2000 GUINEAS 1972 | |||
The 164th winner of the 2000 Guineas, held on Saturdayday 29th April 1972 over the Rowley Mile, was High Top (85/40 fav), a brown colt by Derring-Do out of Camanae, owned by Sir Jules Thorn. The winner won by half a length in 1 minute 40.82 secs, with 6 lengths back to the third. A field of 13 runners contested the race which was worth £27,538 (Equivalent to £358,000 in 2017) HIGH TOP SR 2030 The following 2000 Guineas 1972 clip is a 42 secs clip from Youtube |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| HIGH TOP | Willie Carson | Bernard Van Cutsem | Sir Jules Thorn 85/40 |
| ROBERTO | W Williamson | M Vincent O'Brien | Mr J Galbreath |
| SUN PRINCE | Joe Mercer | W R Hern | Sir Michael Sobell |
| BIG BEAD | Freddie Head | Alec Head | Mme P Wertheimer |
| DESPERATE DEE | Greville Starkey | J Calvert | Mr H Swarbrick |
| DO BATTLE | Geoff Baxter | Arthur Budgett | Mr R Budgett |
| FLINTHAM | Frankie Durr | Denys Smith | Mr C Picken |
| FREEMAN | Duncan Keith | Doug Marks | Mr C Berlin |
| GREY MIRAGE | Lester Piggott | W Marshall | Mr C Elliot |
| PANAMA CANAL | Richard Marshall | W Marshall | Mr R Chinn |
| PARDNER | Jon Gorton | S McGrath | Mrs P McGrath |
| PHILIP OF SPAIN | Geoff Lewis | Noel Murless | Sir Reginald Macdonald-Buchanan |
| STEEL PULSE | Jimmy Lindley | F Armstrong | Mr Ravi Tikkoo |
| Over Round N/A | |||