| 2000 GUINEAS 1940 | |||
The 132nd winner of the 'New 2000 Guineas Stakes', held on Wednesday 1st May 1940 over the Bunbury Mile of the July Course, was Djebel (9/4 fav), a bay colt by Tourbillon out of Loika, owned by Marcel Boussac. The winner won by 2 lengths in 1 minute 42.6 secs, with a head back to the third. A field of 21 runners contested the race which was worth £7500 (Equivalent to £450,000 in 2017) DJEBEL SR 1936 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| DJEBEL | Charlie Elliott | Albert Swann | Marcel Boussac 9/4 |
| STARDUST | Harry Wragg |  |
HH Aga Khan III 100/9 |
| TANT MIEUX | Gordon Richards | Maharajah of Kolhapur 13/2 | |
| BALDARROCH | Tommy Weston | Colonel S Hardie 50/1 | |
| BLADEN | W Nevett | Mr William Woodward 50/1 | |
| BON ACCORD | J Marshall | Mr W Downes 50/1 | |
| CONGRATULATIONS | M Beary | Sir Victor Sassoon 50/1 | |
| EL MOROCCO | W Sibbritt | HH Maharaja Sida of Owalior 50/1 | |
| EPILOBEURN | R A Jones | Sir Jack Jarvis 33/1 | |
| FAIR TEST | P Beasley | Lord Portal 9/1 | |
| HIPPIUS | Eph Smith | Lord Rosebery 20/1 | |
| LIGHTHOUSE II | R Perryman | Lord Derby 7/2 | |
| LUCULLUS | T Bartlam | Duke of Norfolk 50/1 | |
| PRINCE TETRA | A Wragg | Lord Hirst 10/1 | |
| ROMULUS | F Lane | Miss Dorothy Paget 50/1 | |
| RIDLEY | W Bullock | Captain Wilbrahams 33/1 | |
| SAGUENAY | J Taylor | Mr R Clark 50/1 | |
| TURKHAN | Charlie Smirke | HH Aga Khan 33/1 | |
| THROUGH THE MIST | Cliff Richards | Lord Astor 50/1 | |
| THE DRUID | Doug Smith | Mr J V Rank 100/6 | |
| NUIT DE NOCE | C Bouillon | Baron E de Rothschild 40/1 | |
| Note: The image above is shown courtesy of the issuing cigarette card company. | Over Round 135% | ||