Great St. Wilfrid Stakes

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The Great St. Wilfrid Stakes is a flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres) at Ripon Racecourse in August.

It is a handicap sprint and is the most valuable race to be held at the course each season. The race takes its name from St. Wilfrid, the patron saint of Ripon.

[edit] Winners since 1987

Year
Winner
Age
Weight
Jockey
Trainer
Draw
Odds
Time
1987 Umbelata 4 8-10 Tony Culhane Mick Naughton 10 007.007/1 1:15.60
1988 Golden Ancona 5 8-09 Mark Birch Peter Easterby 5 004.004/1 F 1:16.40
1989 Thornfield Boy 3 8-06 Pat Eddery Reg Akehurst 19 003.507/2 F 1:10.40
1990 Fascination Waltz 3 7-12 Gary Carter John Mackie 1 004.509/2 1:12.20
1991 Premier Touch 4 9-07 Alex Greaves David Barron 9 008.008/1 1:11.40
1992 Green Dollar 9 9-04 Michael Tebbutt Eric Wheeler 10 016.0016/1 1:12.30
1993 Hard to Figure 7 9-03 Steve Drowne Ron Hodges 23 010.0010/1 1:11.60
1994 Whittle Woods Girl 3 7-07 Jimmy Quinn Eric Alston 21 020.0020/1 1:11.00
1995 Double Blue 6 9-13 Jason Weaver Mark Johnston 7 007.5015/2 1:10.10
1996 Samwar 4 8-06 Ray Cochrane Gay Kelleway 2 007.5015/2 1:11.60
1997 Tadeo 4 9-08 Dean McKeown Mark Johnston 19 012.0012/1 1:09.80
1998 Cadeaux Cher 4 8-06 Ray Cochrane Barry Hills 2 008.008/1 1:11.50
1999 Pipalong 3 9-07 Lindsay Charnock Tim Easterby 17 016.0016/1 1:13.00
2000 William's Well 6 7-13 Dale Gibson Mick Easterby 4 014.0014/1 1:11.30
2001 Antonio Canova 5 8-09 Francis Norton Bob Jones 17 003.507/2 F 1:11.60
2002 Deceitful 4 8-08 Francis Ferris David Evans 18 020.0020/1 1:09.90
2003 Hidden Dragon 4 9-01 David Nolan Paul Blockley 23 016.0016/1 1:10.53
2004 Smokin Beau 7 9-10 Joe Fanning Nick Littmoden 11 016.0016/1 1:13.65
2005 Ice Planet 4 8-07 Philip Makin David Nicholls 23 010.0010/1 1:13.19
2006 Excusez Moi 4 9-04 Kerrin McEvoy Clive Brittain 12 010.0010/1 1:13.82
2007 Kostar 6 9-06 Philip Robinson Clive Cox 22 010.0010/1 1:11.61

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