Great St. Wilfrid Stakes

Great St. Wilfrid Stakes

Class	Handicap
Location	Ripon Racecourse Ripon, England
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	William Hill / MND Association
Website	Ripon
Race information
Distance	6f (1,207 metres)
Surface	Turf
Track	Straight
Qualification	Three-years-old and up
Weight	Handicap
Purse	£100,000 (2025) 1st: £51,540

Great St Wilfrid Handicap

2025
Intervention	Kodiac Thriller	First Folio

Previous years
2024
Dare To Hope	Ramazan	Secret Guest
2023
Sophia's Starlight	Summerghand	Wobwobwob
2022
Intrinsic Bond	Good Earth	Mark's Choice
2021
Justanotherbottle	Golden Apollo	Gale Force Maya

2020-2011
2020
Staxton	Royal Residence	Mr Lupton
2019
Dakota Gold	Summerghand	Citron Major
2018
Gunmetal	Dakota Gold	Growl
2017
Mattmu	Pipers Note	Shanghai Glory
2016
Nameitwhatyoulike	Intisaab	Baccarat
2015
Don't Touch	Kimberella	Tatlisu
2014
Out Do	Spinatrix	Confessional
2013
Baccarat	Spinatrix	Rodrigo De Torres
2012
Pepper Lane	Tax Free	Louis The Pious
2011
Pepper Lane	Our Jonathan	Mayson

2010-2001
2010
Damika	Tajneed	Signor Peltro
2009
Markab	Tamagin	Advanced
2008
Tajneed	Valery Borzov	Tamagin
2007
Kostar	Obe Brave	Indian Trail
2006
Excusez Moi	Fullandby	Ice Planet
2005
Ice Planet	Pieter Brueghel	River Falcon
2004
Smokin Beau	Pieter Brueghel	Hiccups
2003
Hidden Dragon	Undeterred	Mutawaqed
2002
Deceitful	Budelli	Artie
2001
Antonio Canova	Banjo Bay	Abbajabba

2000-1991
2000
William's Well	Blue Mountain	Bahamian Pirate
1999
Pipalong	Bon Ami	Now Look Here
1998
Cadeaux Cher	Emerging Market	Double Oscar
1997
Tadeo	Emerging Market	Tiler
1996
Samwar	Options Open	Fantasy Racing
1995
Double Blue	Lennox Lewis	Top Banana
1994
Whittle Woods Girl	Hever Golf Rose	For The Present
1993
Hard To Figure	Samsolom	Master Planner
1992
Green Dollar	Gorinsky	Red Rosein
1991
Premier Touch	Hinari Televideo	Prenonamoss

1990-1988
1990
Fascination Waltz	Cumbrian Waltzer	So Rhythmical
1989
Thornfield Boy	Erris Express	Sully's Choice
1988
Golden Ancona	Softly Spoken	Glencroft

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	1004.5 9/2	1:13.60
1961	Galivanter	5	9-07	Harry Carr	Dick Hern	1000.8 4/5 F	1:12.60
1962	Whistling Sands	4	8-08	Paul Tulk	Eric Cousins	1004 4/1 F	1:12.20
1963	Matatina	3	8-09	Lester Piggott	Frank Armstrong	1000.8333333333 5/6 F	1:16.00
1964	Miladdo	5	7-11	Peter Robinson	E Duffy	1004.5 9/2	1:11.80
1965	Monkey Palm	4	7-05	Willie Carson	Frank Armstrong	1011.1111111111 100/9	1:11.60
1966	Royal Yacht	5	7-03	Des Cullen	Bill Holden	1012.5 100/8	1:14.80
1967	Gemini Six	3	7-07	Graham Sexton	Harry Wragg	1002.25 9/4 F	1:16.80
1968	Morgan's Pride	4	7-01	David Coates	Steve Nesbitt	1020 20/1	1:14.00
1969	Pals Passage	5	7-13	Willie McCaskill	Mick Easterby	1004.5 9/2	1:12.60
1970	Bream	3	7-13	Ernie Johnson	Ernie Weymes	1006 6/1	1:10.80
1971	Abandoned due to waterlogging
1972	Spanish Gold	5	7-05	Steve Perks	Reg Hollinshead	1014 14/1	1:10.95
1973	Day Two	4	7-11	Mark Birch	Victor Mitchell	1018 18/1	1:11.45
1974	Princely Son	5	9-03	Johnny Seagrave	Ken Cundell	1007 7/1	1:13.20
1975	Blue Star	4	9-08	Eric Eldin	Arthur Stephenson	1009 9/1	1:12.00
1976	Honeyblest	4	8-13	Geoff Baxter	Doug Smith	1006.5 13/2	1:10.70
1977	Private Line	4	8-12	Eddie Hide	Clive Brittain	1008 8/1	1:13.10
1978	Laser Lady	4	7-08	Michael Wood	Paul Cole	1005 5/1	1:11.80
1979	Lord Rochfort	4	8-10	Steve Raymont	Brian Swift	1003.5 7/2 F	1:15.90
1980	Betsy Red	3	8-07	Philip Robinson	Frankie Durr	1008 8/1	1:14.29
1981	Belfort	4	7-09	Nicky Howe	Matty McCourt	1005.5 11/2	1:11.50
1982	Soba	3	9-07	David Nicholls	David Chapman	1002.25 9/4 F	1:12.50
1983	Never So Bold	3	8-03	Philip Robinson	Robert Armstrong	1010 10/1	1:11.10
1984	Lucky Dutch	5	7-10	David Leadbitter	Mick Easterby	1003.3333333333 100/30 F	1:10.40
1985	Numismatist	6	8-05	Robert Street	M Salaman	1005.5 11/2	1:14.60
1986	Catherines Well	3	8-08	Gary Carter	Mick Easterby	1003.3333333333 100/30	1:11.70
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
2021	Justanotherbottle	7	8-12	Kevin Stott	Kevin Ryan	1018 18/1	1:09.72
2022	Intrinsic Bond	5	8-07	Connor Beasley	Tracy Waggott	1011 11/1	1:09.35
2023	Sophia's Starlight	3	8-07	Sam James	Grant Tuer	1007 7/1	1:11.51
2024	Dare To Hope	4	8-11	Oisin Orr	Richard Fahey	1004.5 9/2 F	1:09.53
2025	Intervention	8	8-02	William Pyle	Mick Appleby	1016 16/1	1:10.77

See also

• Horse racing 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, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
  • 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2025

External links

• Race Recordings (1982, 1983, 1989, 1995-2012) youtube.com