DONCASTER ST LEGER 1946 | |||
The 170th winner of the St Leger, held on Wednesday 11th September 1946 over 1 mile 6 furlongs and 132 yards of Town Moor, was Airborne, a grey colt by Precipitation out of Bouquet, owned by John Ferguson. A field of 11 runners contested the race which was worth £9,750. (Equivalent to £387,000 in 2017) The Youtube link below is a 1 minutes 16 second clip of the 1946 race AIRBORNE SR 1973 |
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Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
AIRBORNE | Tommy Lowrey | Dick Perryman | John Ferguson 3/1 |
MURREN | Tommy Weston | Dick Perryman | Mr S Joel 40/1 |
FAST & FAIR | Cliff Richards | Lawson | Lord Astor 100/9 |
NIRGAL | Charlie Elliott | France | M Marcel Boussac 7/1 |
HISPANIOLA | W H Carr | Digby | Mr F Dennis 40/1 |
GULF STREAM | Harry Wragg | Earl | Lord Derby 9/2 |
WHITE JACKET | Billy Nevett | M Peacock | Lord Durham 5/1 |
ANWAR | Gordon Richards | Frank Butters | Prince Aly Khan 100/9 |
CROUPIER | Michael Beary | R Day | Sir M McAlpine 100/7 |
HIGHLAND LADDIE | Eph Smith | Jack Jarvis | Lord Rosebery 100/7 |
SALUBRIOUS | T H Carey | Walter Nightingall | Mr A Wright 100/1 |
The winner won by a length and a half in 3 minutes 10.2 seconds, with 3 lengths back to the third. In an 11 race career Airborne won 4 and dead-heated once. | Over Round 109% |
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