DONCASTER ST LEGER 1963 | |||
The 187th winner of the St Leger, held on Wednesday 11th September 1963 over 1 mile 6 furlongs and 132 yards of Town Moor, was Ragusa, a bay colt by Ribot out of Fantan II, owned by Mr Jim Mullion. A field of 7 runners contested the race which was worth £32,200. (Equivalent to £631,100 in 2017) RAGUSA SR 2111 |
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Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
RAGUSA | Garnie Bougoure | Paddy Prendergast | Mr Jim Mullion 2/5 fav |
STAR MOSS | Eph Smith | J A Waugh | Major H Broughton 8/1 |
FIGHTING SHIP | S Smith | Jack Jarvis | Lord Rosebery 28/1 |
BLUEROY | W H Carr | Walter Nightingall | Mr A Kennedy |
MERCHANT VENTURER | Greville Strakey | J Oxley | Sir Foster Robinson |
MORIARTY | Joe Mercer | J Oxley | Sir Foster Robinson |
ONLY FOR LIFE | Jimmy Lindley | Jeremy Tree | Miss M Sheriffe |
The winner won by an easy 6 lengths in 3 minutes 5.4 seconds, with a short head between second and third. In a 12 race career Ragusa won 7 and was second once. | Over Round N/A |
ISBN 978-0-9957632-0-3 652 pages 774 former courses |
ISBN 978-0-9957632-1-0 352 pages 400 former courses |
ISBN 978-0-9957632-2-7 180 pages 140 former courses |
ISBN 978-0-9957632-3-4 264 pages 235 former courses |
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