| DONCASTER ST LEGER 1824 | |||
The 49th winner of the St Leger, held on Monday 20th September 1824 over the St Leger course of Town Moor, was Jerry, a black colt by Smolensko out of Louisa, owned by Mr Richard Oliver Gascoigne, trained at Glasgow House, Middleham by James Croft and ridden by Ben Smith. A field of 23 runners contested the race, although there were 77 subscriptions of 25 guineas each, which was worth 1925 Guineas. (Equivalent to £211,800 in 2017) JERRY SR 1902 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| JERRY | Ben Smith | James Croft | Mr Richard Gaiscoigne 9/1 |
| CANTEEN | T Shepherd |  |
Lord Sligo 13/1 |
| MILLER OF MANSFIELD | S Barnard | Mr Houldsworth 25/1 | |
| STREATHAM | W Arnold | Mr Hebsworth 17/4 fav | |
| BRUTANDORF | William Scott | Mr Watt 6/1 | |
| CADIZ | Robert Johnson | Mr Claridge 30/1 | |
| ENCHANTER | J Didgson | Mr Hepworth 50/1 | |
| TARANDUS | Frank Buckle | Mr Udny 40/1 | |
| UNNAMED CHESTNUT FILLY BY BLACKLOCK | G Dockeray | Hon T O Powlett 12/1 | |
| HELENUS | S Day | Mr Day 12/1 | |
| YOUNG CATTON | G Nelson | Lord Scarbrough 50/1 | |
| INA | John Day | Sir J Byng 50/1 | |
| ELIZABETH | G Oates |  |
Mr Gascoigne 50/1 |
| OSWESTRY | Whitehouse | Mr Mytton 50/1 | |
| CHRONICLE | M Noble | Lord Londonderry 50/1 | |
| MOUNTAINEER | T Lye | Mr Ferguson 50/1 | |
| HANNAH | William Clift | Lord Milton 50/1 | |
| BORYSTENES | T Nicholson | Mr Lumley 14/1 | |
| WARKSWORTH | J Garbutt | Lord Kelburne 50/1 | |
| ALFRED | H Edwards | Mr Armstrong 50/1 | |
| EQUITY | W Wheatley | Mr Ferguson 30/1 | |
| ELEPHANT | Sam Darling | Mr Houldsworth 50/1 | |
| SERAB | F Killbrook | Mr Batson 50/1 | |
| In a topsy-turvy race the early running was cut out by Streatham after both Elizabeth and Serab had been left at the start. Streatham maintained his lead until a furlong and a half from home when firstly Canteen, then Brutandorf, then Miller of Mansfield and finally Jerry held the lead. Jerry proved too strong in the run for the line and won by 2 lengths in 3 minutes 29 seconds. In a career spanning 10 races Jerry won 5 and was second in a further 3 races, although his later efforts were undistinguished. | Over Round 121% | ||
| Note:The images above are in the public domain, the latter being by John Frederick Herring who died over 150 years ago in 1865. | |||
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