| DONCASTER ST LEGER 1831 | |||
The 58th winner of the St Leger, held on Tuesday 20th September 1831 over 1 mile 6 furlongs and 132 yards of Town Moor, was Chorister, a bay colt by Lottery out of a dam by Chorus, owned by Lord Cleveland. A field of 24 runners contested the race, although there were 86 subscriptions of 25 sovereigns each, which was worth 2150 sovereigns. (Equivalent to £225,800 in 2017) CHORISTER SR 1899 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| CHORISTER | John Day | John Smith | 1st Marquis of Cleveland 20/1 |
| THE SADDLER | T Nicholson |  |
Mr Skipsey 3/1 fav |
| LA FILLE MAL GARDEE | Bob Johnson | Mr Golden 50/1 | |
| LADY ELIZABETH | C Wakefield | Mr F Richardson 1000/40 | |
| MARCUS | Sam Chifney | Lord Cleveland 7/2 | |
| LIVERPOOL | Bill Scott | Mr Robinson 15/2 | |
| THE CHANCELLOR | J Holmes | Mr R Bower 18/1 | |
| SIR JOHN | T Whitehouse | Mr A Bower 16/1 | |
| CREOLE | W Wheatley | Lord Fitzwilliam 20/1 | |
| CLARION | G Nelson |  |
Lord Scarbrough 14/1 |
| BRAS DE FER | Patrick Connolly | Lord Sligo 50/1 | |
| DELIGHT | J Chapple | Mr T Sadler 13/1 | |
| ACHILLES | Wright | Mr T Sadler 50/1 | |
| OSSIAN | H Edwards | Colonel Cradock 50/1 | |
| JOAN D'ARC | T Greathead | Mr Wagstaff 50/1 | |
| STREAMLET | J Garbutt | Mr Wagstaff 50/1 | |
| CIRCASSIAN | Sam Darling | Mr Houldsworth 12/1 | |
| COLWICK | G Calloway | Mr Beardsworth 18/1 | |
| BRAITHWAITE | J Dodgson | Mr R Harrison 50/1 | |
| RUBINI | F Boyce | Mr Vansittart 40/1 | |
| SHRIGLEY | J Spring | Mr W Turner 50/1 | |
| TREMAINE | Sim Templeman | Mr Singleton 50/1 | |
| TEETOTUM | J Jacques | Mr Ferguson 50/1 | |
| PANTON | Job Marson | Mr S Reed 50/1 | |
| The early pace was set by Chancellor who led until the Red House, at which point La Fille Mal Gardee came to the front. At the furlong pole she was headed by Th Saddler who looked all over the winner until a late challenge was mounted by Chorister who got up by a head in 3 minutes 24 seconds. The winner was lightly raced, contesting 7 races, winning 4 and being placed second in 2 more. | Over Round 130% | ||
| Note:The image above is in the public domain being by John Ferneley who died over 150 years ago in 1860. | |||
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