| DONCASTER ST LEGER 1897 | |||
The 122nd winner of the St Leger, held on Wednesday 8th September 1897 over the Old St Leger course on Town Moor, was Galtee More, a bay colt by Kendal out of Morganette, owned by Mr John Gubbins. A field of 5 runners contested the race, although there were 234 subscriptions of 25 sovereigns each, which was worth 5850 sovereigns. The value to the winner was £5,425. (Equivalent to £662,000 in 2017) GALTEE MORE SR 2031 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| GALTEE MORE | Charles Wood | Sam Darling | Mr John Gubbins 1/10 fav |
| CHELANDRY | Morny Cannon |  |
Lord Rosebery 25/1 |
| ST CLOUD II | W Bradford | Mr J R Keene 33/1 | |
| SILVER FOX | Sam Loates | Mr J G Jones 33/1 | |
| GOLETTA | K Cannon | Mr L de Rothschild 20/1 | |
| Although the favourite was expected to follow up his earlier successes to complete the Triple Crown with a hollow victory in the final Classic of the season, he did so by 3/4 length in 3 minutes 31.2 seconds, with just a neck between Chelandry and St Cloud II. | Over Round 105% | ||
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