| DONCASTER ST LEGER 1877 | |||
The 102nd winner of the St Leger, held on Wednesday 12th September 1877 over 1 mile 6 furlongs and 132 yards of Town Moor, was Silvio, a bay colt by Blair Athol out of Silverhair, owned by 6th Viscount Falmouth. A field of 14 runners contested the race, although there were 214 subscriptions of 25 sovereigns each, which was worth 5350 sovereigns. The value to the winner was £5,025. (Equivalent to £532,700 in 2017) SILVIO SR 1981 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| SILVIO | Fred Archer | Matthew Dawson | 6th Viscount Falmouth 64/40 fav |
| LADY GOLIGHTLY | Morris |  |
Lord Falmouth 4/1 |
| MANOEUVRE | J Snowden | Lord Bradford 100/6 | |
| WARRIOR | Glover | Mr Gomm 200/1 | |
| ZUCCHERO | Skelton | Lord Bradford 20/1 | |
| SUNRAY | Tom Chaloner | Mr J H Houldsworth 100/1 | |
| SHELDRAKE | C Archer | Mr T Jennings 200/1 | |
| PLUNGER | Jemmy Goater | Mr H Baltazzi 7/1 | |
| STRATHMORE | John Osborne | Mr J Johnstone 66/1 | |
| FONTAINEBLEAU | Hudson | M A Lupin 10/1 | |
| DURHAM | Bruckshaw | Mr C Perkins 200/1 | |
| STRACHINO | Constable | Mr A D Bartholomew 100/8 | |
| BROWN PRINCE | Custance | Mr M H Sandford 200/1 | |
| HIDALGO | Tom Cannon | Lord Vivian 50/1 | |
| Epsom Derby winner Silvio was heavily supported to land a second Classic and was held at the rear as Manoeuvre cut out the early running. It was not until crossing the road that he gave up the lead to Sheldrake who maintained a lead until half a mile from home. Fred Archer shot Silvio clear fully 3 furlongs from home, followed by the rejuvenated Manoeuvre and Lady Golightly. Silvio was never threatened, winning y an easy 3 lengths in 3 minutes 27 seconds, while Lady Golightly got the better of Manoeuvre by a head. | Over Round 104% | ||
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