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Great St. Wilfrid Stakes
Flat horse race in Britain
Flat horse race in Britain
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| class | Handicap |
| horse race | Great St. Wilfrid Stakes |
| location | Ripon Racecourse |
| Ripon, England | |
| race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| sponsor | William Hill / MND Association |
| website | Ripon |
| distance | 6f (1,207 metres) |
| surface | Turf |
| track | Straight |
| qualification | Three-years-old and up |
| weight | Handicap |
| purse | £100,000 (2025) |
| 1st: £51,540 |
Ripon, England 1st: £51,540 |} 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.
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 1960 (3 wins):
- Philip Robinson - Betsy Red (1980), Never So Bold (1983), Kostar (2007)
- Daniel Tudhope - Pepper Lane (2011, 2012), Out Do (2014)
- Connor Beasley - Nameitwhatyoulike (2014), Dakota Gold (2019), Intrinsic Bond (2022)
Leading trainer since 1960 (3 wins):
- Mick Easterby – Lucky Dutch (1984), Catherines Well (1986), William's Well (2000)
- David O'Meara - Pepper Lane (2011, 2012), Out Do (2014)
- Tim Easterby - Pipalong (1999), Staxton (2020), Intrinsic Bond (2022)
Winners since 1960
- Weights given in stones and pounds.
| Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||
| Age | |||||||
| Weight | |||||||
| Jockey | |||||||
| Trainer | |||||||
| SP | |||||||
| Time | |||||||
| 1960 | Whistler's Daughter | 3 | 7-08 | Norman McIntosh | Sam Hall | 1:13.60 | |
| 1961 | Galivanter | 5 | 9-07 | Harry Carr | Dick Hern | F | 1:12.60 |
| 1962 | Whistling Sands | 4 | 8-08 | Paul Tulk | Eric Cousins | F | 1:12.20 |
| 1963 | Matatina | 3 | 8-09 | Lester Piggott | Frank Armstrong | F | 1:16.00 |
| 1964 | Miladdo | 5 | 7-11 | Peter Robinson | E Duffy | 1:11.80 | |
| 1965 | Monkey Palm | 4 | 7-05 | Willie Carson | Frank Armstrong | 1:11.60 | |
| 1966 | Royal Yacht | 5 | 7-03 | Des Cullen | Bill Holden | 1:14.80 | |
| 1967 | Gemini Six | 3 | 7-07 | Graham Sexton | Harry Wragg | F | 1:16.80 |
| 1968 | Morgan's Pride | 4 | 7-01 | David Coates | Steve Nesbitt | 1:14.00 | |
| 1969 | Pals Passage | 5 | 7-13 | Willie McCaskill | Mick Easterby | 1:12.60 | |
| 1970 | Bream | 3 | 7-13 | Ernie Johnson | Ernie Weymes | 1:10.80 | |
| 1971Abandoned due to waterlogging | |||||||
| 1972 | Spanish Gold | 5 | 7-05 | Steve Perks | Reg Hollinshead | 1:10.95 | |
| 1973 | Day Two | 4 | 7-11 | Mark Birch | Victor Mitchell | 1:11.45 | |
| 1974 | Princely Son | 5 | 9-03 | Johnny Seagrave | Ken Cundell | 1:13.20 | |
| 1975 | Blue Star | 4 | 9-08 | Eric Eldin | Arthur Stephenson | 1:12.00 | |
| 1976 | Honeyblest | 4 | 8-13 | Geoff Baxter | Doug Smith | 1:10.70 | |
| 1977 | Private Line | 4 | 8-12 | Eddie Hide | Clive Brittain | 1:13.10 | |
| 1978 | Laser Lady | 4 | 7-08 | Michael Wood | Paul Cole | 1:11.80 | |
| 1979 | Lord Rochfort | 4 | 8-10 | Steve Raymont | Brian Swift | F | 1:15.90 |
| 1980 | Betsy Red | 3 | 8-07 | Philip Robinson | Frankie Durr | 1:14.29 | |
| 1981 | Belfort | 4 | 7-09 | Nicky Howe | Matty McCourt | 1:11.50 | |
| 1982 | Soba | 3 | 9-07 | David Nicholls | David Chapman | F | 1:12.50 |
| 1983 | Never So Bold | 3 | 8-03 | Philip Robinson | Robert Armstrong | 1:11.10 | |
| 1984 | Lucky Dutch | 5 | 7-10 | David Leadbitter | Mick Easterby | F | 1:10.40 |
| 1985 | Numismatist | 6 | 8-05 | Robert Street | M Salaman | 1:14.60 | |
| 1986 | Catherines Well | 3 | 8-08 | Gary Carter | Mick Easterby | 1:11.70 | |
| 1987 | Umbelata | 4 | 8-10 | Tony Culhane | Mick Naughton | 1:15.60 | |
| 1988 | Golden Ancona | 5 | 8-09 | Mark Birch | Peter Easterby | F | 1:16.40 |
| 1989 | Thornfield Boy | 3 | 8-06 | Pat Eddery | Reg Akehurst | F | 1:10.40 |
| 1990 | Fascination Waltz | 3 | 7-12 | Gary Carter | John Mackie | 1:12.20 | |
| 1991 | Premier Touch | 4 | 9-07 | Alex Greaves | David Barron | 1:11.40 | |
| 1992 | Green Dollar | 9 | 9-04 | Michael Tebbutt | Eric Wheeler | 1:12.30 | |
| 1993 | Hard to Figure | 7 | 9-03 | Steve Drowne | Ron Hodges | 1:11.60 | |
| 1994 | Whittle Woods Girl | 3 | 7-07 | Jimmy Quinn | Eric Alston | 1:11.00 | |
| 1995 | Double Blue | 6 | 9-13 | Jason Weaver | Mark Johnston | 1:10.10 | |
| 1996 | Samwar | 4 | 8-06 | Ray Cochrane | Gay Kelleway | 1:11.60 | |
| 1997 | Tadeo | 4 | 9-08 | Dean McKeown | Mark Johnston | 1:09.80 | |
| 1998 | Cadeaux Cher | 4 | 8-06 | Ray Cochrane | Barry Hills | 1:11.50 | |
| 1999 | Pipalong | 3 | 9-07 | Lindsay Charnock | Tim Easterby | 1:13.00 | |
| 2000 | William's Well | 6 | 7-13 | Dale Gibson | Mick Easterby | 1:11.30 | |
| 2001 | Antonio Canova | 5 | 8-09 | Franny Norton | Bob Jones | F | 1:11.60 |
| 2002 | Deceitful | 4 | 8-08 | Francis Ferris | David Evans | 1:09.90 | |
| 2003 | Hidden Dragon | 4 | 9-01 | David Nolan | Paul Blockley | 1:10.53 | |
| 2004 | Smokin Beau | 7 | 9-10 | Joe Fanning | Nick Littmoden | 1:13.65 | |
| 2005 | Ice Planet | 4 | 8-07 | Phillip Makin | David Nicholls | 1:13.19 | |
| 2006 | Excusez Moi | 4 | 9-04 | Kerrin McEvoy | Clive Brittain | 1:13.82 | |
| 2007 | Kostar | 6 | 9-06 | Philip Robinson | Clive Cox | 1:11.61 | |
| 2008 | Tajneed | 5 | 8-12 | Adrian Nicholls | David Nicholls | 1:13.75 | |
| 2009 | Markab | 6 | 9-03 | Pat Cosgrave | Henry Candy | F | 1:10.10 |
| 2010 | Damika | 7 | 8-10 | Michael Stainton | Richard Whitaker | 1:13.31 | |
| 2011 | Pepper Lane | 4 | 8-12 | Daniel Tudhope | David O'Meara | 1:12.34 | |
| 2012 | Pepper Lane | 5 | 9-01 | Daniel Tudhope | David O'Meara | 1:11.95 | |
| 2013 | Baccarat | 4 | 8-09 | Tony Hamilton | Richard Fahey | F | 1:09.72 |
| 2014 | Out Do | 5 | 9-01 | Daniel Tudhope | David O'Meara | F | 1:12.79 |
| 2015 | Don't Touch | 3 | 8-12 | Tony Hamilton | Richard Fahey | F | 1:12.00 |
| 2016 | Nameitwhatyoulike | 7 | 8-13 | Connor Beasley | Bryan Smart | 1:10.14 | |
| 2017 | Mattmu | 5 | 9-01 | David Allan | Tim Easterby | 1:11.72 | |
| 2018 | Gunmetal | 5 | 9-00 | Joe Fanning | David Barron | 1:09.98 | |
| 2019 | Dakota Gold | 5 | 9-07 | Connor Beasley | Michael Dods | F | 1:14.56 |
| 2020 | Staxton | 5 | 8-05 | Duran Fentiman | Tim Easterby | F | 1:11.71 |
| 2021 | Justanotherbottle | 7 | 8-12 | Kevin Stott | Kevin Ryan | 1:09.72 | |
| 2022 | Intrinsic Bond | 5 | 8-07 | Connor Beasley | Tracy Waggott | 1:09.35 | |
| 2023 | Sophia's Starlight | 3 | 8-07 | Sam James | Grant Tuer | 1:11.51 | |
| 2024 | Dare To Hope | 4 | 8-11 | Oisin Orr | Richard Fahey | F | 1:09.53 |
| 2025 | Intervention | 8 | 8-02 | William Pyle | Mick Appleby | 1:10.77 |
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