DONCASTER ST LEGER 1805 | |||
The 30th winner of the St Leger, held on Tuesday 24th September 1805 over the 2 miles of Town Moor, was Staveley, a bay colt by Shuttle out of a dam by Drone, owned by Mr Harry Mellish. A field of 10 runners contested the race, although there were 27 subscriptions of 25 guineas each, which was worth 675 Guineas. (Equivalent to £64,900 in 2017) STAVELEY SR 1968 |
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Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
STAVELEY | John Jackson | Bartle Atkinson | Mr Harry Mellish 5/1 |
CALEB QUOTE'EM | Billy Clift | Lord Milton 10/1 | |
SIR PAUL | William Peirse | Lord Fitzwilliam 15/1 | |
SIR LANCELOT | Frank Buckle | Mr Harry Mellish 4/1 | |
LANGTON | John Shepherd | Colonel Childers 10/1 | |
DON FELIX | Lord F G Osborne 12/1 | ||
TRAFALGAR | Lord Darlington 13/1 | ||
CLEVELAND | Mr G Hutton 3/1 fav | ||
HIPPOMENES | Mr Smith 9/2 | ||
YOUNG ROSCIUS | Lord Grey 20/1 | ||
The winner won by a length, the third of his unbeaten 3 year old career. In total he contested 19 races, winning 7, but his later careeer was disappointing. | Over Round 124% |
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