| EPSOM OAKS 1927 | |||
The 149th Oaks Stakes took place on Friday 3rd June 1927 and was won by Beam (4/1), by Galloper Light out of Mistrella trained by Frank Butters, who won by a head in 2 mins 34.60 secs. The winner won £9,410 (Equivalent to £528,800 in 2017) and there were 16 runners. BEAM SR 1909 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| BEAM | Tommy Weston | Frank Butters | 3rd Earl of Durham 4/1 |
| BOOK LAW | Henri Jelliss | A Taylor | Lord Astor 5/2 |
| GRANDE VITESSE | Steve Donoghue | Jack Jarvis | Mr G Bullough 25/1 |
| ENDOWMENT | Joe Childs | Fred Darling | Lord Lonsdale 9/2 |
| LA SOLFATARA | Gordon Richards | Hogg | Mr T Hogg 40/1 |
| NEVER CROSS | J Brennan | A Taylor | Lord Astor 25/1 |
| CINQ A SEPT | J Caldwell | Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Mr M Field 40/1 |
| LA DOUAIRIERE | Charlie Smirke | R Dawson | HH Aga Khan 40/1 |
| MOUSME | Charlie Elliott | Jack Jarvis | Sir G Bullough 20/1 |
| SPECTRA | Michael Beary | William Griggs | Mr R Strassburger 25/1 |
| CORONA | Brownie Carslake | R Day | Sir Abe Bailey 50/1 |
| ESCLARMONDE | J Marshall | Fred Darling | M M Boussac 25/1 |
| LA BAVARDE | H Beasley | Atty Persse | Captain Brassey 50/1 |
| SILVER BARB | P Evans | R Day | Mr R D Cohen 50/1 |
| SUNDRY | J Leach | D Waugh | Lord Howard de Walden 33/1 |
| CRESTA RUN | A Balding | P Gilpin | Lt-Colonel Giles Loder 3/1 |
| Over Round 128% | |||
| For further information on this Classic race 'The Oaks Stakes' by Michael Church provides a comprehensive history of the great race. It is a limited edition volume, limited to 650 copies, and is available from Amazon ISBN 1910498289 |
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