| EPSOM OAKS 1949 | |||
The 171st Oaks Stakes took place on Thursday 2nd June 1949 and was won by Musidora (4/1 fav), by Nasrullah out of Painted Vale trained by Charles Elsey, who won by a neck in 2 mins 40.00 secs. The winner won £10,670 (Equivalent to £356,400 in 2017) and there were 17 runners. MUSIDORA SR 1966 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| MUSIDORA | Edgar Britt | Charles Elsey | Norman Donaldson 4/1 |
| CORONATION V | Charlie Elliott | France | M M Boussac 6/1 |
| VICE VERSA | Rae Johnstone | Norman Bertie | Comte de Chambure 5/1 |
| MERAYAH | G Lequeux | France | M R Deupes de Parpessac 100/7 |
| AVILIA | M Beary | Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | HM The King 100/7 |
| MISS ALLIGATOR | Ken Gethin | Wallington | Mr W Saunoff 33/1 |
| VALE OF TOWEY | Eph Smith | E Williams | Miss P Vaughan 100/9 |
| UNKNOWN QUANTITY | Bill Rickaby | Jack Jarvis | Mr H D H Wills 100/7 |
| DOUBLE DEAL | T Burn | T Carey | Mr T H Carey 20/1 |
| PRETTY GIRL | P Blanc | France | Vic. Guy de la Grandiere 33/1 |
| NO CHEATING | T Hawcroft | Vic Smyth | Mr R McAlpine 20/1 |
| CAMARGUE | L Flavien | France | M J Ternynck 20/1 |
| MIXED BLESSING | W Lister | R Jarvis | Lady Cambridge 33/1 |
| INDIAN NIGHT | Gordon Richards | R J Colling | Lord Astor 20/1 |
| SUSAN V | Charlie Smirke | Frank Butters | Prince Aly Khan 20/1 |
| SQUALL | Doug Smith | Frank Butters | Mr E C Bland 6/1 |
| HUMMING BIRD | Billy Nevett | A Richardson | Mr O H Rodwell 33/1 |
| Over Round 131% | |||
| For further information on this Classic race 'The Oaks Stakes' by Michael Church provides a comprehensive history of the great race. It is a limited edition volume, limited to 650 copies, and is available from Amazon ISBN 1910498289 |
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