| EPSOM OAKS 1955 | |||
The 177th Oaks Stakes took place on Friday 27th May 1955 and was won by Meld (7/4 fav), by Alycidon out of Daily Double trained by Cecil Boyd-Rochfort, who won by 6 lengths in 2 mins 47.8 secs. The winner won £14,078 (Equivalent to £354,800 in 2017) and there were 13 runners. MELD SR 2026 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| MELD | Harry Carr | Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Lady Zia Wernher 7/4 |
| ARK ROYAL | Manny Mercer | G Colling | Mr R D Hollingsworth 8/1 |
| REEL IN | Scobie Breasley | Tom Cannon | Lt-Col Gerard Fairlie 100/6 |
| LARK | Bill Rickaby | Jack Jarvis | Lord Rosebery 9/1 |
| BRAVE VENTURE | Lester Piggott | Jack Jarvis | Mr H D H Wills 100/7 |
| ALCYONE | Doug Smith | G Colling | Lord Derby 100/8 |
| HYPERMNESTRA | Edward Hide | Elsey | Mr J Hetherton 100/1 |
| CHEVELEY BEAUTY | K Gethin | Staff Ingham | Mrs M Benson 50/1 |
| INDIAN PINK | Edgar Britt | Elsey | Lord Allendale 22/1 |
| FERIA | W Johnstone | Tom Cannon | Mr S W Digby 11/2 |
| ARIADNE | Frankie Durr | W Smyth | Duke of Norfolk 20/1 |
| BELLADONNA | Eph Smith | Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | HM Queen Elizabeth II 33/1 |
| LA PROVIDENCE | Roger Poincelet | France | Prince Aly Khan 25/1 |
| Over Round 113% | |||
| 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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