Competitors and Betting
Three competitors faced the starter and were quoted as follows.
- 1/2 Favourite, The Duke the winner of the 1836 & 1837 runnings, ridden by his partner from the first of those victories, Captain Martin Becher
- 2/1 Sir William, a debut ride for Alan McDonough
- 3/1 Scamp, also a debut ride for Mr Clarendon
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