| DONCASTER ST LEGER 1887 | |||
The 112th winner of the St Leger, held on Wednesday 14th September 1887 over the Old St Leger course of Town Moor, was Kilwarlin, a brown colt by Arbitrator out of Hasty Girl, owned by the 7th Baron Rodney. A field of 9 runners contested the race, although there were 175 subscriptions of 25 sovereigns each, which was worth 4375 sovereigns. The value to the winner was £4,050. (Equivalent to £486,000 in 2017) KILWARLIN SR 1921 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| KILWARLIN | W Robinson | James Jewitt | 7th Baron Rodney 4/1 fav |
| MERRY HAMPTON | John Watts |  |
Mr Abington 6/1 |
| TIMOTHY | F Barrett | Mr Manton 100/8 | |
| CARRASCO | C Wood | Mr Benzon 40/1 | |
| GRANDISON | G Barrett | Lord Ellesmere 20/1 | |
| PHIL | John Osborne | Mr H T Fenwick 100/14 | |
| EIRIDSPORD | Tom Cannon | Mr Manton 85/20 | |
| SAVILE | T Weldon | Duke of Westminster 15/1 | |
| SCOTTISH KING | J Snowden | Lord Zetland 6/1 | |
| Kilwarlin lost 150 yards at the start as Merry Hampton set the early pace which was miserably slow. As they reached the hill the favourite had made up the lost ground and was on terms with the field. At the Red House turn Eiridspord took over the running, closely follwed by Merr Hampton and Carrasco. At the distance Kilwarlin challenged Eiridspord and ran on strongly to win by half a length in 3 minutes 26 seconds, withMerry Hampton a head ahead of Timothy. As well as winning the St Leger Kilwarlin carried off the Great Challenge Stakes at Newmarket. | Over Round 102% | ||
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