| DONCASTER ST LEGER 1858 | |||
The 83rd winner of the St Leger, held on Wednesday 15th September 1858 over 1 mile 6 furlongs and 132 yards of Town Moor, was Sunbeam, a bay filly by Chanticleer out of Sunflower, owned by Mr James Merry. A field of 18 runners contested the race, although there were 138 subscriptions of 25 sovereigns each, which was worth 3450 sovereigns. (Equivalent to £358,800 in 2017) SUNBEAM SR 1825 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| SUNBEAM | Luke Snowden | John Prince | Mr James Merry 15/1 |
| THE HADJI | Aldcroft |  |
Mr T Dawson 7/1 |
| BLANCHE OF MIDDLEBIE | Withington | Mr Merry 15/1 | |
| TOXOPHILITE | S Rogers | Lord Derby 2/1 fav | |
| COMPROMISE | Charlton | Lord Ailesbury 100/1 | |
| PRINCE OF DENMARK | Dales | Mr Barber 100/1 | |
| THE FARMER'S SON | Bartholomew | Count Batthyany 50/1 | |
| LONGRANGE | Ashmall | Mr Murland 12/1 | |
| VOLTA | Nat Flatman | Mr A Nichol 15/1 | |
| EAST LONGTON | John Wells | Mr W S S Crawfurd 8/1 | |
| THE COURIER | J Goater | Count Batthyany 100/1 | |
| THE KNIGHT OF KARS | A Day | Lord Clifden 15/1 | |
| BROTHER TO BIRD ON THE WING | Osborne | Lord Glasgow 25/1 | |
| GOVERNESS | Norman | Mr Gratwicke 14/1 | |
| GILDERMIRE | Bates | Admiral O V Harcourt 25/1 | |
| ECLIPSE | George Fordham | Mr Howard 100/6 | |
| KELPIE | French | Mr T Parr 30/1 | |
| MENTMORE | Bray | Baron Rothschild 1000/15 | |
| The favourite Toxophilite helped set the early pace but dropped away tamely to finish fourth behind Sunbeam who won by half a length from The Hadji in 3 minutes 20 seconds, with Blanche of Middlebie a neck back in third. Sunbeam's other performances were undistinguished, although she did win the Coronation Stakes at Ascot and the Goodwood Chesterfield Cup. | Over Round 118% | ||
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