| EPSOM OAKS 1947 | |||
The 169th Oaks Stakes took place on Thursday 5th June 1947 and was won by Imprudence (7/4 fav), by Canot out of Indiscretion trained by Joseph Lieux, who won by 5 lengths in 2 mins 40.0 secs. The winner won £7,165 (Equivalent to £276,000 in 2017) and there were 11 runners. IMPRUDENCE SR 1904 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| IMPRUDENCE | Rae Johnstone | Joseph Lieux | Mme Pierre Corbiere 7/4 |
| NETHERTON MAID | Bill Rickaby | R W Colling | Major L B Holliday 7/1 |
| MERMAID | Eph Smith | Jack Jarvis | Lord Rosebery 6/1 |
| SOLPAX | M Beary | Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Lord Portal 4/1 |
| PIERRETTE | Bill Carr | Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | HM The King 10/1 |
| MISS STRIPES | J Simpson | H Jelliss | Mr G C Gibson 100/6 |
| KONAKRY | R Brethes | France | Mme J Lieux 100/9 |
| CANZONETTA | Gordon Richards | Laye | Mr J W Thwaites 100/9 |
| HELIA GAL | T Weston | H Blagrave | Mr H G Blagrave 50/1 |
| WILD CHILD | T Lowrey | Perryman | Mrs Stanhope Joel 100/7 |
| CAMERON'S PRIDE | Doug Smith | Drinkwater | Mr J F Holland 50/1 |
| Over Round 126% | |||
| 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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