Great St. Wilfrid Stakes
| Great St. Wilfrid Stakes | |
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| Handicap race | |
| Location |
Ripon Racecourse Ripon, England |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | William Hill |
| Website | Ripon |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 6f (1,207 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Straight |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse |
£70,000 (2014) 1st: £43,575 |
| 2014 | ||
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| Out Do | Spinatrix | Confessional |
| Previous years | ||
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| 2013 | ||
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| Baccarat | Spinatrix | Rodrigo De Torres |
| 2012 | ||
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| Pepper Lane | Tax Free | Louis The Pious |
| 2011 | ||
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| Pepper Lane | Our Jonathan | Mayson |
| 2010 | ||
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| Damika | Tajneed | Signor Peltro |
| 2009 | ||
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| Markab | Tamagin | Advanced |
| 2008 | ||
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| Tajneed | Valery Borzov | Tamagin |
| 2007 | ||
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| Kostar | Obe Brave | Indian Trail |
| 2006 | ||
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| Excusez Moi | Fullandby | Ice Planet |
| 2005 | ||
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| Ice Planet | Pieter Brueghel | River Falcon |
| 2004 | ||
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| Smokin Beau | Pieter Brueghel | Hiccups |
| 2003 | ||
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| Hidden Dragon | Undeterred | Mutawaqed |
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 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.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Pepper Lane - 2011, 2012
Leading jockey since 1986 (3 wins):
- Daniel Tudhope - Pepper Lane (2011, 2012), Out Do (2014)
Leading trainer since 1986 (3 wins):
- David O'Meara - Pepper Lane (2011, 2012), Out Do (2014)
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 | 10/3 | |
| 1987 | Umbelata | 4 | 8-10 | Tony Culhane | Mick Naughton | 7/1 | 1:15.60 |
| 1988 | Golden Ancona | 5 | 8-09 | Mark Birch | Peter Easterby | 4/1 F | 1:16.40 |
| 1989 | Thornfield Boy | 3 | 8-06 | Pat Eddery | Reg Akehurst | 7/2 F | 1:10.40 |
| 1990 | Fascination Waltz | 3 | 7-12 | Gary Carter | John Mackie | 9/2 | 1:12.20 |
| 1991 | Premier Touch | 4 | 9-07 | Alex Greaves | David Barron | 8/1 | 1:11.40 |
| 1992 | Green Dollar | 9 | 9-04 | Michael Tebbutt | Eric Wheeler | 16/1 | 1:12.30 |
| 1993 | Hard to Figure | 7 | 9-03 | Steve Drowne | Ron Hodges | 10/1 | 1:11.60 |
| 1994 | Whittle Woods Girl | 3 | 7-07 | Jimmy Quinn | Eric Alston | 20/1 | 1:11.00 |
| 1995 | Double Blue | 6 | 9-13 | Jason Weaver | Mark Johnston | 15/2 | 1:10.10 |
| 1996 | Samwar | 4 | 8-06 | Ray Cochrane | Gay Kelleway | 15/2 | 1:11.60 |
| 1997 | Tadeo | 4 | 9-08 | Dean McKeown | Mark Johnston | 12/1 | 1:09.80 |
| 1998 | Cadeaux Cher | 4 | 8-06 | Ray Cochrane | Barry Hills | 8/1 | 1:11.50 |
| 1999 | Pipalong | 3 | 9-07 | Lindsay Charnock | Tim Easterby | 16/1 | 1:13.00 |
| 2000 | William's Well | 6 | 7-13 | Dale Gibson | Mick Easterby | 14/1 | 1:11.30 |
| 2001 | Antonio Canova | 5 | 8-09 | Francis Norton | Bob Jones | 7/2 F | 1:11.60 |
| 2002 | Deceitful | 4 | 8-08 | Francis Ferris | David Evans | 20/1 | 1:09.90 |
| 2003 | Hidden Dragon | 4 | 9-01 | David Nolan | Paul Blockley | 16/1 | 1:10.53 |
| 2004 | Smokin Beau | 7 | 9-10 | Joe Fanning | Nick Littmoden | 16/1 | 1:13.65 |
| 2005 | Ice Planet | 4 | 8-07 | Phillip Makin | David Nicholls | 10/1 | 1:13.19 |
| 2006 | Excusez Moi | 4 | 9-04 | Kerrin McEvoy | Clive Brittain | 10/1 | 1:13.82 |
| 2007 | Kostar | 6 | 9-06 | Philip Robinson | Clive Cox | 10/1 | 1:11.61 |
| 2008 | Tajneed | 5 | 8-12 | Adrian Nicholls | David Nicholls | 17/2 | 1:13.75 |
| 2009 | Markab | 6 | 9-03 | Pat Cosgrave | Henry Candy | 7/2 F | 1:10.10 |
| 2010 | Damika | 7 | 8-10 | Michael Stainton | Richard Whitaker | 18/1 | 1:13.31 |
| 2011 | Pepper Lane | 4 | 8-12 | Daniel Tudhope | David O'Meara | 11/1 | 1:12.34 |
| 2012 | Pepper Lane | 5 | 9-01 | Daniel Tudhope | David O'Meara | 20/1 | 1:11.95 |
| 2013 | Baccarat | 4 | 8-09 | Tony Hamilton | Richard Fahey | 9/2 F | 1:09.72 |
| 2014 | Out Do | 5 | 9-01 | Daniel Tudhope | David O'Meara | 7/1 F | 1:12.79 |