| DONCASTER ST LEGER 1808 | |||
The 33rd winner of the St Leger, held on Monday 26th September 1808 over the 2 miles of Town Moor, was Petronious, a bay colt by Sir Peter out of Louisa, owned by the 9th Duke of Hamilton. A field of 12 runners contested the race, although there were 29 subscriptions of 25 guineas each, which was worth 725 Guineas. (Equivalent to £61,200 in 2017) PETRONIOUS SR 1904 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| PETRONIOUS | Ben Smith | William Theakston | 9th Duke of Hamilton 100/3 |
| CLINKER | Frank Buckle | Sir S Sitwell 7/1 | |
| EASTON | William Clift | Lord Milton 6/1 | |
| THERESA | J Garbutt | Sir M M Sykes 7/4 fav | |
| PETER PLYMLEY | W Arnold | Sir Charles Turner 10/1 | |
| POULTON | J Shepherd | Mr Clifton 6/1 | |
| CESTRIAN |  |
Mr Egerton 50/1 | |
| TEAZLE EVITCH | Mr Hewett 50/1 | ||
| STILTON | Mr Hewett 50/1 | ||
| McGEORGE | Mr Hewett 50/1 | ||
| LAUREL LEAF | Mr T Duncombe 8/1 | ||
| MUSA | Mr Bower 50/1 | ||
| The winner won as an unfancied outsider after Musa fell and Laurel Leaf was left at the start. He raced 11 times in total, winning just 5 of his races, including the Union Cup at Preston in 1810. | Over Round 109% | ||
| Note: The image shown above is from a painting by Francis Cotes who died in 1770 and therefore it is in the public domain. | |||
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