| 2000 GUINEAS 1879 | |||
The 71st winner of the 2000 Guineas, held on Wednesday 30th April 1879 over the Rowley Mile, was Charibert (25/1), a chestnut colt by Thormanby out of Gertrude, owned by the 6th Viscount Falmouth. The winner won by 1 1/2 lengths in 1 minute 51 secs, with 4 lengths between second and third. A field of 15 runners contested the race which was worth £6,250 (Equivalent to £681,300 in 2017) CHARIBERT SR 1921 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| CHARIBERT | Fred Archer | Mathew Dawson | 6th Viscount Falmouth 25/1 |
| CADOGAN | Lemaire |  |
Lord D Gordon 7/1 |
| RAYOND'OR | Jem Goater | Count Frederic de Lagrange 5/1 | |
| GUNNERSBURY | Glover | Mr Acton 20/1 | |
| STRATHERN | John Osborne | Mr H E Beddington 20/1 | |
| DISCORD | C Wood | Mr R R Christophers 11/4 | |
| LANCASTRIAN | Snowden | Mr William S Crawfurd 50/1 | |
| MARSHALL SCOTT | Custance | Mr B Ellam 7/1 | |
| WESTBOURNE | Tom Cannon | Mr F Gretton 100/1 | |
| RUPERRA | Huxtable | Mr J H Houldsworth 20/1 | |
| ZUT | Morris | Count Frederic de Lagrange 100/3 | |
| BLUE BLOOD | F Webb | Lord Lonsdale 20/1 | |
| UNCAS | Morbey | Mr P Lorillard 25/1 | |
| VISCONTI | Constable | Lord Rosebery 9/1 | |
| BUTE | T Osborne | Lord Rosebery 100/1 | |
| Note: The image above is shown courtesy of the Sporting Gazette and Agricultural Journal 1879 | Over Round 111% | ||