Great St. Wilfrid Stakes

Handicap race
Great St. Wilfrid Stakes

Location	Ripon Racecourse Ripon, England
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	William Hill
Website	Ripon
Race information
Distance	6f (1,207 metres)
Track	Turf, straight
Qualification	Three-years-old and up
Weight	Handicap
Purse	£70,000 (2011) 1st: £43,575

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

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.

Contents 1 Records 2 Winners since 1986 3 See also 4 References

Records

Most successful horse since 1986:

• no horse has won this race more than once since 1986

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Leading jockey since 1986 (2 wins):

• Gary Carter – Catherines Well (1986), Fascination Waltz (1990)
• Ray Cochrane – Samwar (1996), Cadeaux Cher (1998)

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Leading trainer since 1986 (2 wins):

• Mick Easterby – Catherines Well (1986), William's Well (2000)
• Mark Johnston – Double Blue (1995), Tadeo (1997)
• David Nicholls – Ice Planet (2005), Tajneed (2008)

Winners since 1986

• Weights given in stones and pounds.

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	Francis 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

See also

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References

• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011