Royal Ascot: Ascot Stakes

The Ascot Stakes is a flat handicap open to horses aged four years or older and it is scheduled to take place each year in June on the first day of the meeting.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the Ascot Stakes over two and a half miles was on Tuesday 28th May 1839 when Mr Forth’s 3-year-old Merchant filly defeated The Skater and Hyllus.
Ascot Stakes 1854 Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 LITTLE HARRY Wells 5-8st 7lbs Mr Howard 10/1
2 GRAPESHOT J Osborne 4-7st 10lbs Mr Milner 25/1
3 KINGSTON Basham 5-9st 0lbs Mr Morris 5/2 fav
4 LITTLE JACK Charlton aged-7st 2lbs Mr Thrift 9/2
5 ILEX S Rogers 5-8st 5lbs Mr Mare 10/1
6 ETHELWOLF Nat Flatman 5-8st 2lbs Count Batthyany 25/1
7 MONTAGUE G Mann aged-7st 5lbs Mr Night 25/1
8 COCK PHEASANT Harding 4-7st 3lbs Mr John Payne 20/1
9 RACKAPELT E Sharp 4-7st 2lbs Captain Lowther 20/1
10 BRACKEN Chillman 3-7st 0lb Mr Newland 6/1
11 VETERAN Ashmall 4-6st 11lbs Mr J M Stanley 25/1
12 NEWBOLD Quinton 3-6st 10lbs Mr E Parr 25/1
13 PANCAKE S Steggles 5-6st 10lbs Mr Rogers 25/1
14 WATERFALL Crouch 6-6st 10lbs Mr Isaac Day 25/1
15 SWEETNESS J Steggles 4-6st 8lbs Mr Batson 100/6
16 HERCULES Prior 3-6st 4lbs Mr T Stevens 10/1
This race took place on Tuesday 13th June 1854 when the winner, a bay horse by Epirus out of Fraudulent, won a first prize of 845 sovereigns from 77 subscribers, (equivalent to £94,000 in 2020) Over round 131%
Ascot Stakes Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
                  1839
1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 A 1846 A 1847 1848 1849
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