| DONCASTER ST LEGER 1884 | |||
The 109th winner of the St Leger, held on Wednesday 10th September 1884 over the Old St Leger course of 1 mile 6 furlongs and 132 yards of Town Moor, was The Lambkin, a bay colt by Camballo out of Mint Sauce, owned by Mr Robert C Vyner. A field of 13 runners contested the race, although there were 185 subscriptions of 25 sovereigns each, which was worth 4625 sovereigns. The value to the winner was £4,300. (Equivalent to £481,600 in 2017) THE LAMBKIN SR 1861 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| THE LAMBKIN | John Watts | Matthew Dawson | Mr Robert C Vyner 9/1 |
| SANDIWAY | G Barrett |  |
Duke of Westminster 40/1 |
| SUPERBA | C Wood | Mr R Peck 5/1 | |
| DONCASTER CUP | Jem Goater | Mr E Bird 500/1 | |
| SOMERTON | W Platt | Lord Ellesmere 500/1 | |
| HARVESTER | Sam Loates | Sir J Willoughby 11/2 | |
| SCOT FREE | John Osborne | Mr Foy 4/1 fav | |
| ROYAL FERN | Lemaire | Mr J H Houldsworth 1000/7 | |
| HERMITAGE | E Webb | Mr Lefevre 40/1 | |
| CORMEILLE | Giles | Mr Leigh 20/1 | |
| SIR REUBEN | Tom Cannon | Lord Manners 11/2 | |
| CAMBUSMORE | Fred Archer | Duke of Westminster 100/7 | |
| QUEEN ADELAIDE | J Snowden | Sir J Willoughby 100/8 | |
| After one false start it was Hermitage and Harvester who shared the early running with The Lambkin the whipper-in. As they climbed the hill Hermitage was joined by Somerton with Cormeile in third. At the Red House Cormeille and Somerton hung out distress signals leaving Hermitage to take up the running again from The Lambkin. At the distance The Lambkin maintained his lead and at the line he won by a length in 3 minutes 14 seconds, with 3 parts of a length between Sandiway and Superba. This was the only race of any importance won by The Lambkin. | Over Round 102% | ||
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