St. Leger Stakes

The St. Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 1 mile 6 furlongs and 132 yards (2,937 metres) at Doncaster Racecourse in September. First held in 1776, it is known as "the oldest classic turf race", having eclipsed the even older Doncaster Cup as the most important race run at the course.

It is one of five classic races in the UK, and also the final leg of both the colts' and fillies' Triple Crowns.

Unlike the earlier classics, the St Leger in recent years has not always been contested by the most highly regarded three-year-olds in training. The established stars have instead tended to be aimed towards the more glamorous and rewarding all-aged Group 1 races over shorter distances, such as the Irish Champion Stakes and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. However, the St Leger can often be won by a good late-maturing three-year-old with the potential to improve in the following seasons.

History

A sweepstake of 25 Guineas was held over two miles (3 km) on Cantley Common, two miles (3 km) east of the current racecourse, on 24th September 1776. The rules stipulated that colts should carry eight stone (50.8 kg) of weight, and fillies seven stone twelve pounds (49.9 kg).

The event was organised by Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (a prominent politician and former Prime Minister) and was the idea of Lieutenant Colonel Anthony St Leger (a former MP). On the day, the winning horse (from a field of five) was owned by Rockingham, with a horse owned by St Leger following in second.

The event didn't receive its name until a meeting held between the 1777 and 1778 meets. When it was suggested that the race should be called the Rockingham Stakes, the Marquess is said to have replied, "No it was my friend St Leger who suggested the thing to me - call it after him".

Local legend suggests that Anthony St Leger may have staged a fore-runner of the 1776 race at his private racecourse in Firbeck, eight miles (13 km) south of Doncaster.

In 1779, the race moved from Cantley to a new course on the Town Moor, where it remains to this day.

Winners

1776-1799

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Odds
1776	Allabaculia	John Singleton	Christopher Scaife	2nd Marquess of Rockingham	1/2 F
1777	Bourbon	John Cade		William Sotheron	3/1
1778	Hollandaise	George Herring	Joseph Rose	Sir Thomas Gascoigne	5/2
1779	Tommy	George Lowry Snr	Joseph Rose	Thomas Stapleton	Evens F
1780	Ruler	John Mangle		William Bethell	5/2
1781	Serina	R Foster	J Lowther	Colonel William Radcliffe
1782	Imperatrix	Searle	George Searle	Rev Henry Goodricke
1783	Phoenomenon	Anthony Hall	Issac Cape	Sir John Lister Kaye	4/5 F
1784	Omphale	J Kirton	M Mason	John Coates
1785	Cowslip	Searle	George Searle	Richard Hill
1786	Paragon	John Mangle	John Mangle	9th Duke of Hamilton	20/1
1787	Spadille	John Mangle	John Mangle	9th Duke of Hamilton	2/1
1788	Young Flora	John Mangle	John Mangle	9th Duke of Hamilton	2/1
1789	Pewett	Wilson	Christopher Scaife	4th Earl Fitzwilliam
1790	Ambidexter	George Searle	George Searle	Rev Henry Goodricke	5/1
1791	Young Traveller	John Jackson	John Hutchinson	John Hutchinson	3/1
1792	Tartar	John Mangle	John Mangle	9th Duke of Hamilton	25/1
1793	Ninety-Three	Bill Peirse		John Clifton	15/1
1794	Beningbrough	John Jackson	John Hutchinson	John Hutchinson	2/1
1795	Hambletonian	Dixon Boyce	John Hutchinson	Sir Charles Turner	4/6 F
1796	Ambrosio	John Jackson	F Neale	Joseph Cookson	4/5 F
1797	Lounger	Shepherd	George Searle	Rev Henry Goodricke
1798	Symmetry	John Jackson	Sam King	Sir Thomas Gascoigne	4/1
1799	Cockfighter	Tom Fields	Tom Fields	Sir Henry Tempest Vane	4/6 F

1800-1849

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Odds
1800	Champion	Francis Buckle	T Perren	Christopher Wilson	2/1 JF
1801	Quiz	John Shepherd	George Searle	Rev Henry Goodricke	7/1
1802	Orville	John Singleton Jnr	Christopher Scaife	4th Earl Fitzwilliam	5/1
1803	Remembrancer	Ben Smith	J Smith	10th Earl of Strathmore & Kinghorne	5/2 F
1804	Sancho	Francis Buckle	Bartle Atkinson	Harry Mellish	2/1 F
1805	Stavely	John Jackson	Bartle Atkinson	Harry Mellish	5/1
1806	Fyldener	Tom Carr		John Clifton	7/4 F
1807	Paulina	Bill Clift	Christopher Scaife	4th Earl Fitzwilliam	8/1
1808	Petronius	Ben Smith	William Theakston	9th Duke of Hamilton	20/1
1809	Ashton	Ben Smith	William Theakston	9th Duke of Hamilton	15/8 F
1810	Octavian	Bill Clift		6th Duke of Leeds	12/1
1811	Soothsayer	Ben Smith	Tommy Sykes	Richard Gascoigne	6/1
1812	Otterington	Bob Johnson	W Hessletine	Mr Robb	100/1
1813	Altisidora	John Jackson	Tommy Sykes	Squire Richard Watt of Bishop Burton	5/2 F
1814	William	John Shepherd	William Theakston	9th Duke of Hamilton	7/1
1815	Filho da Puta	John Jackson	James Croft	Sir William Maxwell	Evens F
1816	The Duchess	Ben Smith	James Croft	Sir Bellingham Graham	12/1
1817	Ebor	Bob Johnson	John Lonsdale	Henry Peirse of Bedale	20/1
1818	Reveller	Bob Johnson	John Lonsdale	Henry Peirse of Bedale	7/2
1819	Antonio	Tom Nicholson	John Lonsdale	Tom Ferguson, landlord George & Dragon Inn	30/1
1820	St Patrick	Bob Johnson	John Lonsdale	Sir Edward Smith	7/1
1821	Jack Spigot	Bill Scott	I Blades	Hon Thomas Orde-Powlett	6/1
1822	Theodore	John Jackson	James Croft	Hon Edward Petre	200/1
1823	Barefoot	'Dick' Goodison	Richard Shepherd	Squire Watt of Bishop Burton	4/1
1824	Jerry	Ben Smith	James Croft	Richard Gascoigne	9/1
1825	Memnon	Bill Scott	Richard Shepherd	Squire Watt of Bishop Burton	3/1 F
1826	Tarrare	George Nelson	Sam King	6th Earl of Scarbrough	20/1
1827	Matilda	Jem Robinson	John Scott	Hon Edward Petre	10/1
1828	The Colonel	Bill Scott	John Scott	Hon Edward Petre	3/1 F
1829	Rowton	Bill Scott	John Scott	Hon Edward Petre	7/2 F
1830	Birmingham	Patrick Connolly	T Flintoff	John Beardsworth	15/1
1831	Chorister	John Barham Day	John Smith	1st Duke of Cleveland	20/1
1832	Margrave	Jem Robinson	John Scott	John Gully	8/1
1833	Rockingham	Sam Darling	Richard Shepherd	Squire Watt of Bishop Burton	7/1
1834	Touchstone	George Calloway	John Scott	1st Marquess of Westminster	50/1
1835	Queen of Trumps	Tommy Lye	J Blenkhorn	Hon Edward Mostyne	8/11 F
1836	Elis	John Barham Day	J Doe	Lord George Bentinck	7/2
1837	Mango	Sam Day Jnr	M Dilly	Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville	13/2
1838	Don John	Bill Scott	John Scott	6th Earl of Chesterfield	13/8 F
1839	Charles XII	Bill Scott	John Scott	Major Yarburgh	4/6 F
1840	Launcelot	Bill Scott	John Scott	1st Marquess of Westminster	7/4 F
1841	Satirist	Bill Scott	John Scott	1st Marquess of Westminster	6/1
1842	Blue Bonnet	Tommy Lye	Tom Dawson	13th Earl of Eglinton	8/1
1843	Nutwith	Job Marson	Bob Johnson	Samuel Wrather	100/6
1844	Faugh-A-Ballagh	Henry Bell	J Forth	E J Irwin	7/2
1845	The Baron	Frank Butler	John Scott	Squire Watt of Bishop Burton	10/1
1846	Sir Tatton Sykes	Bill Scott	W Oates	Bill Scott	3/1 JF
1847	Van Tromp	Job Marson	John Fobert	Lord Eglinton	4/1
1848	Surplice	Nat Flatman	R Stephenson Jr	3rd Viscount Clifden	9/4
1849	The Flying Dutchman	Charlie Marlow	John Fobert	13th Earl of Eglinton	4/9 F

1850-1899

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Odds
1850	Voltigeur	Job Marson	R Hill	2nd Earl of Zetland	8/13 F
1851	Newminster	Sim Templeman	John Scott	Anthony Nichol	12/1
1852	Stockwell	John Norman	W Harlock	2nd Marquess of Exeter	7/4 F
1853	West Australian	Frank Butler	John Scott	John Bowes	6/4 F
1854	Knight of St George	Robert Basham	R Longstaff	J B Morris	11/1
1855	Saucebox	John Wells	Tom Parr	Tom Parr	40/1
1856	Warlock	Nat Flatman	John Scott	Anthony Nichol	12/1
1857	Imperieuse	Nat Flatman	John Scott	John Scott	100/6
1858	Sunbeam	Luke Snowden	Mathew Dawson	James Merry	15/1
1859	Gamester	Tom Aldcroft	John Scott	Sir Charles Monck	20/1
1860	St Albans	Luke Snowden	Alec Taylor Snr	2nd Marquess of Ailesbury	8/1
1861	Caller Ou	Tom Chaloner	William I'Anson	William I'Anson	1000/15
1862	The Marquis	Tom Chaloner	John Scott	Stanhope Hawke	100/30
1863	Lord Clifden	Johnny Osbourne	E Parr	3rd Viscount St Vincent	100/30
1864	Blair Athol	Jim Snowden	William I'Anson	William I'Anson	2/1 F
1865	Gladiateur	Harry Grimshaw	Tom Jennings	Comte Frederic de Lagrange	8/13 F
1866	Lord Lyon	Harry Custance	James Dover	Richard Sutton	4/7 F
1867	Achievement	Tom Chaloner	James Dover	Mark Pearson	75/40
1868	Formosa	Tom Chaloner	H Woolcott	William Graham	100/30
1869	Pero Gomez	John Wells	John Porter	Sir Joseph Hawley	3/1
1870	Hawthornden	Jemmy Grimshaw	Jos Dawson	Thomas Morgan	1000/35
1871	Hannah	Charlie Maidment	J Hayhoe	Baron Mayer de Rothschild	2/1
1872	Wenlock	Charlie Maidment	T Wadlow	2nd Earl of Wilton	8/1
1873	Marie Stuart	Tom Osborne	Robert Peck	James Merry	9/4
1874	Apology	John Osbourne	W Osbourne	John King	4/1 F
1875	Craig Millar	Tom Chaloner	Alec Taylor Snr	William Stirling Crawfurd	7/1
1876	Petrarch	Jem Goater	John Dawson Snr	Viscount Dupplin	5/1
1877	Silvio	Fred Archer	Mat Dawson	6th Viscount Falmouth	65/40 F
1878	Jannette	Fred Archer	Mat Dawson	6th Viscount Falmouth	5/2 F
1879	Rayon d'Or	Jem Goater	Tom Jennings	Comte Frederic de Lagrange	3/1 JF
1880	Robert the Devil	Tom Cannon	T Jennings	Charles Brewer	4/1
1881	Iroquois	Fred Archer	Jacob Pincus	Pierre Lorillard IV	2/1 F
1882	Dutch Oven	Fred Archer	Mat Dawson	6th Viscount Falmouth	40/1
1883	Ossian	Jack Watts	Richard Marsh	12th Duke of Hamilton	9/1
1884	The Lambkin	Jack Watts	Mat Dawson	Robert Vyner	9/1
1885	Melton	Fred Archer	Mat Dawson	20th Baron Hastings	40/95 F
1886	Ormonde	Fred Archer	John Porter	1st Duke of Westminster	1/7 F
1887	Kilwarlin	Jack Robinson	James Jewitt	7th Baron Rodney	4/1 JF
1888	Seabreeze	Jack Robinson	James Jewitt	5th Baron Calthorpe	5/2
1889	Donovan	Fred Barrett	George Dawson	6th Duke of Portland	8/13 F
1890	Memoir	Jack Watts	George Dawson	6th Duke of Portland	10/1
1891	Common	George Barrett	John Porter	Sir Frederick Johnstone	4/5 F
1892	La Flèche	Jack Watts	John Porter	Baron Maurice de Hirsch	7/2
1893	Isinglass	Tommy Loates	James Jewitt	Harry McCalmont	40/75 F
1894	Throstle	Morny Cannon	John Porter	1st Baron Alington	50/1
1895	Sir Visto	Sam Loates	Mat Dawson	5th Earl of Rosebery	9/4 F
1896	Persimmon	Jack Watts	Richard Marsh	Prince of Wales, later Edward VII	2/11 F
1897	Galtee More	Charlie Wood	Sam Darling	John Gubbins	1/10 F
1898	Wildfowler	Charlie Wood	Sam Darling	Henry Greer	10/1
1899	Flying Fox	Morny Cannon	John Porter	1st Duke of Westminster	2/7 F

1900-1949

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Odds
1900	Diamond Jubilee	Herbert Jones	Richard Marsh	Prince of Wales, later Edward VII	2/7 F
1901	Doricles	Kempton Cannon	Alfred Hayhoe	Leopold de Rothschild	40/1
1902	Sceptre	Fred Hardy	Bob Sievier	Bob Sievier	100/30
1903	Rock Sand	Danny Maher	George Blackwell	Sir James Miller	2/5 F
1904	Pretty Polly	Willie Lane	Peter Gilpin	Eustace Loder	2/5 F
1905	Challacombe	Otto Madden	Alec Taylor	Washington Singer	100/6
1906	Troutbeck	George Stern	Willie Waugh	2nd Duke of Westminster	5/1
1907	Wool Winder	Bill Halsey	Harry Enoch	Ned Baird	11/10 F
1908	Your Majesty	Wal Griggs	Charles Morton	Jack Joel	11/8 F
1909	Bayardo	Danny Maher	Alec Taylor	Alfred Cox	10/11 F
1910	Swynford	Frank Wootton	George Lambton	17th Earl of Derby	9/2
1911	Prince Palatine	Frank O'Neill	Henry Beardsley	Thomas Pilkington	100/30
1912	Tracery	George Bellhouse	John Watson	August Belmont, Jr.	8/1
1913	Night Hawk	Elijah Wheatley	Jack Robinson	William Walker	50/1
1914	Black Jester	Wal Griggs	Charles Morton	Jack Joel	10/1
1915	Pommern	Steve Donoghue	Charley Peck	Solly Joel	1/3 F
1916	Hurry On	Charlie Childs	Fred Darling	James Buchanan	11/10 F
1917	Gay Crusader	Steve Donoghue	Alec Taylor	Alfred Cox	2/11 F
1918	Gainsborough	Joe Childs	Alec Taylor	Lady James Douglas	4/11
1919	Keysoe	Brownie Carslake	George Lambton	17th Earl of Derby	100/8
1920	Caligula	Arthur Smith	Jack Leader	Mathradas Goculdas	100/6
1921	Polemarch	Joe Childs	Tom Green	7th Marquess of Londonderry	50/1
1922	Royal Lancer	Bobby Jones	Alf Sadler	5th Earl of Lonsdale	33/1
1923	Tranquil	Tommy Weston	Charles Morton	17th Earl of Derby	100/9
1924	Salmon-Trout	Brownie Carslake	Dick Dawson	HH Aga Khan III	6/1
1925	Solario	Joe Childs	Reg Day	Sir John Rutherford	7/2 JF
1926	Coronach	Joe Childs	Fred Darling	1st Baron Woolavington	8/15 F
1927	Book Law	Henri Jelliss	Alec Taylor	2nd Viscount Astor	7/4 F
1928	Fairway	Tommy Weston	Frank Butters	17th Earl of Derby	7/4 F
1929	Trigo	Michael Beary	Dick Dawson	William Barnett	5/1
1930	Singapore	Gordon Richards	Tommy Hogg	1st Baron Glaneley	4/1 JF
1931	Sandwich	Harry Wragg	Jack Jarvis	6th Earl Rosebery	9/1
1932	Firdaussi	Freddy Fox	Frank Butters	HH Aga Khan III	20/1
1933	Hyperion	Tommy Weston	George Lambton	17th Earl of Derby	6/4 F
1934	Windsor Lad	Charlie Smirke	Marcus Marsh	Martin Benson	4/9 F
1935	Bahram	Charlie Smirke	Charlie Smirke	HH Aga Khan III	4/11 F
1936	Boswell	Pat Beasley	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	William Woodward	20/1
1937	Chulmleigh	Gordon Richards	Tommy Hogg	1st Baron Glaneley	18/1
1938	Scottish Union	Brownie Carslake	Noel Cannon	Jimmy Rank	7/1
1939	Not held - World War II declared three days earlier
1940	Turkhan	Gordon Richards	Frank Butters	HH Aga Khan III	4/1
1941	Sun Castle	George Bridgland	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	1st Viscount Portal	10/1
1942	Sun Chariot	Gordon Richards	Fred Darling	King George VI	9/4
1943	Herringbone	Harry Wragg	Walter Earl	17th Earl of Derby	100/6
1944	Tehran	Gordon Richards	Frank Butters	HH Aga Khan III	9/2
1945	Chamossaire	Tommy Lowrey	Dick Perryman	Stanhope Joel	11/2
1946	Airborne	Tommy Lowrey	Dick Perryman	John Ferguson	3/1 F
1947	Sayajirao	Edgar Britt	Sam Armstrong	Maharajah of Baroda	9/2
1948	Black Tarquin	Edgar Britt	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	William Woodward	15/2
1949	Ridge Wood	Michael Beary	Noel Murless	Geoffrey Smith	100/7

1950-1999

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Odds	Time
1950	Scratch	Rae Johnstone	Charles Semblat	Marcel Boussac	9/2
1951	Talma	Rae Johnstone	Charles Semblat	Marcel Boussac	7/1
1952	Tulyar	Charlie Smirke	Marcus Marsh	HH Aga Khan III	10/11 F
1953	Premonition	Eph Smith	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	Wilfred Wyatt	10/1
1954	Never Say Die	Charlie Smirke	Joe Lawson	Robert Clark	100/30	3:10.60
1955	Meld	Harry Carr	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	Lady Zia Werner	10/11 F	3:14.60
1956	Cambremer	Freddie Palmer	George Bridgland	Ralph Strassburger	8/1	3:12.20
1957	Ballymoss	Tommy Burns	Vincent O'Brien	John McShain	8/1	3:15.60
1958	Alcide	Harry Carr	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	Sir Humphrey de Trafford	4/9 F	3:06.40
1959	Cantelo	Eddie Hide	Charles Elsey	William Hill	100/7	3:04.60
1960	St. Paddy	Lester Piggott	Noel Murless	Sir Victor Sassoon	4/6 F	3:13.20
1961	Aurelius	Lester Piggott	Noel Murless	Vera Lilley	9/2	3:06.60
1962	Hethersett	Harry Carr	Dick Hern	Lionel Holiday	100/8	3:10.80
1963	Ragusa	Garnie Bougoure	Paddy Prendergast	Jim Mullion	2/5 F	3:05.40
1964	Indiana	Jimmy Lindley	Jack Watts	Charles W. Engelhard, Jr.	100/7	3:05.40
1965	Provoke	Joe Mercer	Dick Hern	Jakie Astor	28/1	3:18.60
1966	Sodium	Frankie Durr	George Todd	Radha Sigtia	7/1	3:09.80
1967	Ribocco	Lester Piggott	Fulke Johnson	Charles W. Engelhard, Jr.	7/2 JF	3:05.40
1968	Ribero	Lester Piggott	Fulke Johnson	Charles W. Engelhard, Jr.	100/30	3:19.80
1969	Intermezzo	Ron Hutchinson	Harry Wragg	Gerry Oldham	7/1	3:11.80
1970	Nijinsky II	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	Charles W. Engelhard, Jr.	2/11 F	3:06.40
1971	Athens Wood	Lester Piggott	Tom Jones	Eileen Rogerson	5/2	3:14.90
1972	Boucher	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	Ogden Phipps	3/1	3:28.71
1973	Peleid	Frankie Durr	Bill Elsey	Bill Behrens	28/1	3:08.21
1974	Bustino	Joe Mercer	Dick Hern	Lady Beaverbrook	11/10 F	3:09.02
1975	Bruni	Tony Murray	Ryan Price	Charles St George	9/1	3:09.02
1976	Crow	Yves Saint-Martin	Angel Penna	Daniel Wildenstein	6/1 JF	3:13.17
1977	Dunfermline	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	Queen Elizabeth II	10/1	3:05.17
1978	Julio Mariner	Eddie Hide	Clive Brittain	Marcus Lemos	28/1	3:04.94
1979	Son of Love	Alain Lequeux	Robert Collet	Alexis Rolland	20/1	3:09.02
1980	Light Cavalry	Joe Mercer	Joe Mercer	Jim Joel	3/1	3:11.48
1981	Cut Above	Joe Mercer	Dick Hern	Sir Jakie Astor	28/1	3:11.60
1982	Touching Wood	Paul Cook	Tom Jones	Maktoum Al Maktoum	7/1	3:03.53
1983	Sun Princess	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	Sir Michael Sobell	11/8 F	3:16.65
1984	Commanche Run	Lester Piggott	Luca Cumani	Ivan Allan	7/4 F	3:09.93
1985	Oh So Sharp	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	Sheikh Mohammed	8/11 F	3:07.13
1986	Moon Madness	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	Duchess of Norfolk	9/2	3:05.03
1987	Reference Point	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	Louis Freedman	4/11 F	3:05.91
1988	Minster Son	Willie Carson	Neil Graham	Lady Beaverbrook	15/2	3:06.80
1989	Michelozzo	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	Charles St George	6/4 F	3:20.72
1990	Snurge	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	Sir Martyn Arbib	7/2	3:08.78
1991	Toulon	Pat Eddery	André Fabre	Khalid Abdulla	5/2 F	3:03.12
1992	User Friendly	George Duffield	Clive Brittain	Bill Gredley	7/4 F	3:05.48
1993	Bob's Return	Philip Robinson	Mark Tompkins	Mrs Jackie Smith	3/1 F	3:07.85
1994	Moonax	Pat Eddery	Barry Hills	Sheikh Mohammed	40/1	3:04.19
1995	Classic Cliché	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	100/30 F	3:09.74
1996	Shantou	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	Sheikh Mohammed	8/1	3:05.10
1997	Silver Patriarch	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	Peter Winfield	5/4 F	3:06.92
1998	Nedawi	John Reid	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	5/2 F	3:05.61
1999	Mutafaweq	Richard Hills	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	11/2	3:02.75

2000-

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Odds	Time
2000	Millenary	Richard Quinn	John Dunlop	Neil Jones	11/4 F	3:02.58
2001	Milan	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier	13/8 F	3:05.16
2002	Bollin Eric	Kevin Darley	Tim Easterby	Sir Neil Westbrook	7/1	3:02.92
2003	Brian Boru	Jamie Spencer	Aidan O'Brien	Sue Magnier	5/4 F	3:04.64
2004	Rule of Law	Kerrin McEvoy	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	3/1 JF	3:06.29
2005	Scorpion	Frankie Dettori	Aidan O'Brien	Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor	10/11 F	3:19.01

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