DONCASTER ST LEGER 1779 | |||
The 4th winner of the St Leger, held on Tuesday 28th September 1779 over the 2 miles of Town Moor, was Tommy, a chestnut colt by Wildair out of a dam of Syphon, owned by Mr Thomas Stapleton. A field of 10 runners contested the race, although there were 17 subscriptions of 25 guineas each, which was worth 425 Guineas. (Equivalent to £65,200 in 2017) TOMMY SR 1853 |
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Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
TOMMY | George Lowry | Joseph Rose | Mr Thomas Stapleton Evens fav |
UNNAMED BROWN FILLY BY TANTRUM | Mr Anthony St Leger | ||
MOSES | Mr Barlow | ||
UNNAMED BROWN FILLY BY MATCH'EM | Sir J L Kaye | ||
SASH | Mr Wentworth | ||
UNNAMED BAY FILLY BY GOLDFINDER | Lord E Bentinck | ||
UNNAMED BAY FILLY BY DAINTY DAVY | Hon. R Greville | ||
UNNAMED GREY FILLY BY MORWICK BALL | Mr Jolliffe | ||
UNNAMED BAY COLT BY MINER | Lord Rockingham | ||
UNNAMED BAY COLT BY HEROD | Sir H Harpur | ||
The winner returned to Doncaster in 1780 to win a £50 Plate, although he was beaten in the first two heats, coming fifth and fourth respectively before winning heats 3 and 4. | Over Round N/A |
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