| DONCASTER ST LEGER 1895 | |||
The 120th winner of the St Leger, held on Wednesday 11th September 1895 over the Old St Leger course on Town Moor, was Sir Visto, a bay colt by Barcaldine out of Vista, owned by the 5th Earl of Rosebery. A field of 11 runners contested the race, although there were 196 subscriptions of 25 sovereigns each, which was worth 4900 sovereigns. The value to the winner was £4,575. (Equivalent to £549,000 in 2017) SIR VISTO SR 1966 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| SIR VISTO | Sam Loates | Matthew Dawson | 5th Earl of Rosebery 9/4 fav |
| TELESCOPE | F Allsopp |  |
Mr W M G Singer 1000/35 |
| BUTTERFLY | Bradford | Mr L Brassey 8/1 | |
| UTICA | Tommy Loates | Mr Leopold de Rothschild 4/1 | |
| CURZON | John Watts | Baron de Hirsch 10/1 | |
| MATCHMAKER | Morny Cannon | Lord Alington 10/1 | |
| LORD CHESTER | S Chandley | Mr H Hall 20/1 | |
| BRIARDALE | Finlay | Sir R Jardine 20/1 | |
| VILLIERS | T J Calder | Lord Ellesmere 20/1 | |
| SATI | F Pratt | Prince Soltykoff 100/1 | |
| CAYENNE | R Morton | Duke of Westminster 150/1 | |
| There was some doubt about the favourite prior to the start as it drifted in the betting. As the lag fell it was Lord Chester who cut out the early pace from Cayenne and Butterfly, but the leader was in trouble after half a mile. Round the final bend Butterfly took up the running, closely followed by Telescope and Sir Visto, and this order remained until 2 furlongs out. At the distance a good battle ensued between Sir Visto and Telescope, with the former getting home by 3 parts of a length in 3 minutes 18.4 seconds, while Butterfly was a bad third. The winner won the Epsom Derby and St Leger, but in a career consisting of 13 races he only won 3 and it was generally believed that he was towards the front of a poor generation of horses. This was confirmed when Matthew dawson claimed that he was inferior to Ladas. | Over Round 102% | ||
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