| EPSOM OAKS 1940 | |||
The 162nd New Oaks Stakes took place over the mile and a half Suffolk Stakes course at Newmarket on Thursday 13th June 1940 and was won by Godiva (7/4 fav), by Hyperion out of Carpet Slipper trained by Willie Jarvis, who won by 3 lengths in 2 mins 30.40 secs. The winner won £2,457 (Equivalent to £147,400 in 2017) and there were 14 runners. GODIVA SR 2047 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| GODIVA | Doug Marks | Willie Jarvis | Esmond Harmsworth 7/4 |
| SILVERLACE | Gordon Richards | Fred Darling | Mr Esmond 100/8 |
| VALERAINE | Tommy Weston | R Day | Mr J Hirst 33/1 |
| GOLDEN PENNY | Michael Beary | Lawson | Lord Astor 2/1 |
| NUIT DE NOCE | T Lowrey | C Pratt | Baron E de Rothschild 100/6 |
| QUEEN OF SHIRAZ | Charlie Smirke | Frank Butters | HH Aga Khan 33/1 |
| BELLEHEIM | R Perryman | Frank Butters | Mr Lant 20/1 |
| DRAWING PRIZE | Cliff Richards | Lawson | Lord Astor 33/1 |
| CHAMBRELLA | Eph Smith | Barling | Mr T Blackwell 33/1 |
| OLAN | F Lane | Walter Nightingall | Miss Dorothy Paget 33/1 |
| JOAN DRAKE | Doug Smith | N Cannon | Mr J Rank 100/9 |
| MANNAWIND | F Herbert | Ossie Bell | Mr Arthur Sainsbury 33/1 |
| DAME DE TREFLE | Harry Wragg | Frank Butters | Lord Astor 100/6 |
| SELF PORTRAIT | Billy Nevett | M Peacock | Sir R Sykes 33/1 |
| Over Round 125% | |||
| 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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