| DONCASTER ST LEGER 1863 | |||
The 88th winner of the St Leger, held on Wednesday 16th September 1863 over 1 mile 6 furlongs and 132 yards of Town Moor, was Lord Clifden, a bay colt by Newminster out of The Slave, owned by the 3rd Viscount St Vincent. A field of 19 runners contested the race, although there were 204 subscriptions of 25 sovereigns each, which was worth 5100 sovereigns. The value to the winner was £4,975. (Equivalent to £557,200 in 2017) LORD CLIFDEN SR 2002 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| LORD CLIFDEN | J Osborne | Edwin Parr | 3rd Viscount St Vincent 100/30 fav |
| QUEEN BERTHA | John Wells |  |
Mr T Valentine 7/1 |
| BOREALIS | Tom Chaloner | Mr William L'Anson 100/7 | |
| GOLDEN PLEDGE | George Fordham | Mr H Owen 10/1 | |
| LIGHT BOB | Aldcroft | Lord Glasgow 100/1 | |
| CLARION | Doyle | Lord Glasgow 100/1 | |
| DR SYNTAX | G Taylor | Mr W Ashworth 100/1 | |
| THE SERF | F Adams | Mr J Johnstone 25/1 | |
| THE AVENGER | A Edwards | Lord Stamford 5/1 | |
| ONESANDER | E Sharp | Lord Stamford 50/1 | |
| JARNICTON | A Watkins | Count F de Lagrange 100/1 | |
| BLONDIN | W Boyce | Mr T Parr 100/1 | |
| BLUE MANTLE | Daley | Colonel D Lane 100/6 | |
| DONNYBROOK | J French | Mr G Crook 25/1 | |
| THE RANGER | J Goater | Mr Savile 6/1 | |
| PRINCE LEE BOO | J Mann | Mr Savile 100/1 | |
| CAIRNCASTLE | E Forster | Mr W Stewart 40/1 | |
| COLUMBIA | Hibberd | Mr B J Angell 100/1 | |
| NATIONAL GUARD | J Snowden | Mr Watt 1000/15 | |
| Having been beaten a head by Macaroni in the Epsom Derby Lord Clifden was seeking compensation in the final Classic of the season. He won by half a length from Queen Bertha in 3 minutes 15.5 seconds, with 4 lengths back to Borealis in third. In a career spanning 12 races he won 7 and was second on 2 further occasions. | Over Round 108% | ||
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