| DONCASTER ST LEGER 1845 | |||
The 70th winner of the St Leger, held on Wednesday 17th September 1845 over the 1 mile 6 furlongs and 132 yards of Town Moor, was The Baron, a chestnut colt by Irish Birdcatcher out of Echidna, owned by Mr George Watts. A field of 15 runners contested the race, although there were 101 subscriptions of 50 sovereigns each, which was worth 5050 sovereigns. (Equivalent to £591,000 in 2017) THE BARON SR 1890 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| THE BARON | Frank Butler | John Scott | Mr George Watts 10/1 |
| MISS SARAH | J Holmes |  |
Major Yarburgh 5/2 |
| PANTASA | Charles Marlow | Mr Mostyn 10/1 | |
| FITZALLEN | Bumby | Mr Hessletine 35/1 | |
| RED ROBIN | Sim Templeman | Major Yarburgh 23/1 | |
| WEATHERBIT | Nat Flatman | Mr Gully 11/1 | |
| ANNANDALE | Job Marson | Mr A Johnstone 12/1 | |
| MIDLOTHIAN | H Bell | Mr Ramsay 30/1 | |
| JUNE | J Joy | Mr Lane Fox 50/1 | |
| CLEAR-THE-WAY | Jem Robinson | Mr Feguson 50/1 | |
| CHERTSEY | Cartwright | Sir R W Bulkeley 50/1 | |
| MENTOR | T Lye | Mr St Paul 4/1 | |
| DUC AN DURRAS | G Edwards | Lord Milltown 30/1 | |
| TWIG | Simpson | Lord Chesterfield 50/1 | |
| THE PACHA | G Whitehouse | Mr Painter 6/1 | |
| The winner won by a length in a time of 3 minutes 25 seconds after a hard struggle. The winner won 3 of his 4 races in Ireland before winning the St Leger and The Cesarewitch. He performed badly at 4 and beyond, never winning another race. | Over Round 118% | ||
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