| 2000 GUINEAS 1831 | |||
The 23rd winner of the 2000 Guineas, held on Tuesday 19th April 1831, was Riddlesworth (1/5 fav), a chestnut colt by Emilius out of Filagree, owned by the 5th Earl of Jersey, who won by the easiest of lengths. A field of 6 runners contested the race which was worth £1600. (Equivalent to £168,000 in 2017) RIDDLESWORTH SR 2035 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| RIDDLESWORTH | Jem Robinson | James Edwards | 5th Earl of Jersey 1/5 |
| SARPEDON |  |
General Grosvenor 20/1 | |
| BOHEMIAN | Lord Exeter 20/1 | ||
| CIUDAD RODRIGO | Duke of Richmond 20/1 | ||
| PHILIP | Mr Houldsworth 20/1 | ||
| AUDITOR | Mr Lumley 20/1 | ||
| Note that only the price of the winner was recorded, backed to the exclusion of all others who have been allocated 20/1, but this is mere speculation. | Over Round 105% | ||
| Note: The image above is shown courtesy of the issuing cigarette company. | |||
The newspaper extract below is shown courtesy of the British Library Online.
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