Waterloo Cup 1844

The ninth running of the Waterloo Cup took place from Thursday 29th Februrary 1844 and had prize money of £800. The entry conditions for the race required 32 subscribers to subscribe their nomination at £25 each. It supported the sixth running of the Grand National at nearby Aintree. The winner, Speculation, was owned by Mr Slater, while the runner-up was Dressmaker owned by Mr Clark.
WATERLOO CUP WINNER:- SPECULATION (by Sandy out of Enchantress)
The Purse saw Tramp (Mr Barge) beat Rowena (Mr Eden)
The Plate/Altcar Stakes saw Briton (Mr Wynne) defeat Cantrip (Dr Brown)
WATERLOO CUP (32 subscribers; £800; winner £300; Runner-up £100 )
1. LANCER owned by Mr G Pollock          
2. BIRDLIME owned by Mr Bake LANCER        
3. AJAX owned by Mr Gale   AJAX      
4. MUNGO PARK owned by Mr Hughes AJAX        
5. HOSTESS owned by Mr Harper     HOSTESS    
6. ROE owned by Mr Robinson HOSTESS        
7. ARIEL owned by Mr Robinson   HOSTESS      
8. BRITON owned by Mr Wynne ARIEL        
9. TRAVELLER owned by Mr G Bagge       SPECULATION  
10. SPARKS OF FIRE owned by Mr Swan TRAVELLER        
11. KNOCKNAWLING owned by Mr Graven   KNOCKNAWLING      
12. Bye KNOCKNAWLING        
13. SPECULATION owned by Mr Slater     SPECULATION    
14. HECTOR owned by Mr Barker SPECULATION        
15. SLAUGHTERMAN owned by Mr Watt   SPECULATION      
16. YOUNG PRIAM owned by Mr Ball SLAUGHTERMAN        
17. STREAMER owned by Mr Standish         SPECULATION
18. MOUNSEER owned by Mr Mare STREAMER        
19. BLUE BANNER owned by Lord Eglinton   STREAMER      
20. FREEMAN owned by Mr Fletcher BLUE BANNER        
21. SKYLARK owned by Mr Sharpe     DRESSMAKER    
22. GARLAND owned by Mr McGuire SKYLARK        
23. DRESSMAKER owned by Mr Clark   DRESSMAKER      
24. CANTRIP owned by Mr Brown DRESSMAKER        
25. TITANIA owned by Mr Jebb       DRESSMAKER  
26. WING owned by Mr Deakin TITANIA        
27. SIR EDWARD owned by Mr A Graham   TITANIA      
28. CANTO owned by Mr Craven SIR EDWARD        
29. TYRANT owned by Mr G Barge     TITANIA    
30. BROCADE owned by Mr Etwall TYRANT        
31. EXQUISITE owned by Mr Eden   EXQUISITE      
32. DANGEROUS owned by Mr Scott EXQUISITE        
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PURSE (100 sovereigns)
1. BUGLE owned by Lord Eglinton        
2. GLENGEATH owned by Mr Garven BUGLE      
3. SCREW owned by Mr A Graham   BUGLE    
4. STAR owned by Mr Sharpe SCREW      
5. KATE owned by Mr Bake     TRAMP  
6. SPORTSMAN owned by Dr Brown KATE      
7. TRAMP owned by Mr Barge   TRAMP    
8. SANDY owned by Mr Slater TRAMP      
9. BILLY-GO-BY-EM owned by Mr Etwall       TRAMP
10. DRIVER owned by Mr Deakin BILLY-GO-BY-EM      
11. CRIFTINS owned by Mr Jebb   CRIFTINS    
12. SOVEREIGN QUEEN owned by Mr Swan CRIFTINS      
13. BARONESS owned by Mr Wynne     ROWENA  
14. DRAINER owned by Mr Clarke BARONESS      
15. ROWENA owned by Mr Eden   ROWENA    
16. LOUDOUN owned by Mr G Pollock ROWENA      
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ALTACR STAKES (PLATE) 170 guineas
1. BIRDLIME owned by Mr Bake        
2. MUNGO PARK owned by Mr Hughes BIRDLIME      
3. BRITON owned by Mr Wynne   BRITON    
4. ROCK owned by Mr J Robinson BRITON      
5. SPARKS OF FIRE owned by Mr Swan     BRITON  
6. ETHEL owned by Mr Barton SPARKS OF FIRE      
7. HECTOR owned by Mr Barker   HECTOR    
8. YOUNG PRIAM owned by Mr Ball HECTOR      
9. MOUNSEER owned by Mr Mare       BRITON
10. FREEMAN owned by Mr Fletcher MOUNSEER      
11. CANTRIP owned by Dr Brown   CANTRIP    
12. GARLAND owned by Mr McGuire CANTRIP      
13. WING owned by Mr Deakin     CANTRIP  
14. CANTO owned by Mr Craven WING      
15. BROCADE owned by Mr Etwall   BROCADE    
16. DANGEROUS owned by Mr Scott BROCADE      
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