Great St. Wilfrid Stakes

The Great St. Wilfrid Stakes is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Ripon over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

Great St. Wilfrid Stakes
Handicap race
LocationRipon Racecourse
Ripon, England
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorWilliam Hill
WebsiteRipon
Race information
Distance6f (1,207 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationThree-years-old and up
WeightHandicap
Purse£40,000 (2020)
1st: £24,900
Great St Wilfrid Handicap
2020
Staxton Royal Residence Mr Lupton

The event is named after St. Wilfrid, the patron saint of Ripon. The winning owner is awarded a silver trophy depicting St. Wilfrid mounted on horseback.

The Great St. Wilfrid Stakes is the venue's most valuable race of the season. It has been sponsored by William Hill since 1994.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Pepper Lane - 2011, 2012

Leading jockey since 1986 (3 wins):

Leading trainer since 1986 (3 wins):

  • David O'Meara - Pepper Lane (2011, 2012), Out Do (2014)


Winners since 1986

Year
Winner
Age
Weight
Jockey
Trainer
SP
Time
1986 Catherines Well 3 8-08 Gary Carter Mick Easterby 1003.3333333333 10/3
1987 Umbelata 4 8-10 Tony Culhane Mick Naughton 1007 7/1 1:15.60
1988 Golden Ancona 5 8-09 Mark Birch Peter Easterby 1004 4/1 F 1:16.40
1989 Thornfield Boy 3 8-06 Pat Eddery Reg Akehurst 1003.5 7/2 F 1:10.40
1990 Fascination Waltz 3 7-12 Gary Carter John Mackie 1004.5 9/2 1:12.20
1991 Premier Touch 4 9-07 Alex Greaves David Barron 1008 8/1 1:11.40
1992 Green Dollar 9 9-04 Michael Tebbutt Eric Wheeler 1016 16/1 1:12.30
1993 Hard to Figure 7 9-03 Steve Drowne Ron Hodges 1010 10/1 1:11.60
1994 Whittle Woods Girl 3 7-07 Jimmy Quinn Eric Alston 1020 20/1 1:11.00
1995 Double Blue 6 9-13 Jason Weaver Mark Johnston 1007.5 15/2 1:10.10
1996 Samwar 4 8-06 Ray Cochrane Gay Kelleway 1007.5 15/2 1:11.60
1997 Tadeo 4 9-08 Dean McKeown Mark Johnston 1012 12/1 1:09.80
1998 Cadeaux Cher 4 8-06 Ray Cochrane Barry Hills 1008 8/1 1:11.50
1999 Pipalong 3 9-07 Lindsay Charnock Tim Easterby 1016 16/1 1:13.00
2000 William's Well 6 7-13 Dale Gibson Mick Easterby 1014 14/1 1:11.30
2001 Antonio Canova 5 8-09 Franny Norton Bob Jones 1003.5 7/2 F 1:11.60
2002 Deceitful 4 8-08 Francis Ferris David Evans 1020 20/1 1:09.90
2003 Hidden Dragon 4 9-01 David Nolan Paul Blockley 1016 16/1 1:10.53
2004 Smokin Beau 7 9-10 Joe Fanning Nick Littmoden 1016 16/1 1:13.65
2005 Ice Planet 4 8-07 Phillip Makin David Nicholls 1010 10/1 1:13.19
2006 Excusez Moi 4 9-04 Kerrin McEvoy Clive Brittain 1010 10/1 1:13.82
2007 Kostar 6 9-06 Philip Robinson Clive Cox 1010 10/1 1:11.61
2008 Tajneed 5 8-12 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls 1008.5 17/2 1:13.75
2009 Markab 6 9-03 Pat Cosgrave Henry Candy 1003.5 7/2 F 1:10.10
2010 Damika 7 8-10 Michael Stainton Richard Whitaker 1018 18/1 1:13.31
2011 Pepper Lane 4 8-12 Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara 1011 11/1 1:12.34
2012 Pepper Lane 5 9-01 Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara 1020 20/1 1:11.95
2013 Baccarat 4 8-09 Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey 1004.5 9/2 F 1:09.72
2014 Out Do 5 9-01 Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara 1007 7/1 F 1:12.79
2015 Don't Touch 3 8-12 Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey 1004 4/1 F 1:12.00
2016 Nameitwhatyoulike 7 8-13 Connor Beasley Bryan Smart 1016 16/1 1:10.14
2017 Mattmu 5 9-01 David Allan Tim Easterby 1025 25/1 1:11.72
2018 Gunmetal 5 9-00 Joe Fanning David Barron 1010 10/1 1:09.98
2019 Dakota Gold 5 9-07 Connor Beasley Michael Dods 1005 5/1 F 1:14.56
2020 Staxton 5 8-05 Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby 1004 4/1 F 1:11.71

See also

References

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