EPSOM OAKS 1971 The following Epsom Oaks 1971 clip is a 35 secs clip from Youtube |
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The 193rd Oaks Stakes took place on Saturday 5th June 1971 and was won by Altesse Royal (6/4 fav), by Saint Crispin out of Bleu Azur trained by Noel Murless, who won by 3 lengths in 2 mins 36.95 secs. The winner won £30,214 (Equivalent to £429,000 in 2017) and there were 11 runners. ALTESSE ROYAL SR 1954 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| ALTESSE ROYAL | Geoff Lewis | Noel Murless | Roger Hue-Williams 6/4 |
| MAINA | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless | Mr H J Joel 17/2 |
| LA MANILLE | Yves Saint-Martin | M Clement (Fr) | Marqulae du Vivier 12/1 |
| MARIEL | Bill Williamson | Paddy Prendergast | Mr J R Mullion 10/1 |
| ALBANY | Joe Mercer | Major W R Hern | HM Queen Elizabeth II 10/1 |
| HANTS | Tony Murray | Doug Smith | Lady Zia Wernher 25/1 |
| MORANA | Freddie Head | Alec Head (Fr) | Mme P Wertheimer 11/1 |
| PRUDENT GIRL | Brian Taylor | Denys Smith | Major L B Holliday 66/1 |
| YELDA | Jimmy Lindley | Noel Murless | Mrs G A Turner 14/1 |
| RHINESTONE | Duncan Keith | Peter Walwyn | Mrs D McCalmont 40/1 |
| FLIGHT DANCER | Ron Hutchinson | R Johnson Houghton | Mrs M A Moore 35/1 |
| Over Round 102% | |||
| 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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