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 1897 Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 MASQUE II Weatherton Halbron (Private) 3-7st 9lbs Mr C R Halbron 3/1 fav
2 EARWIG Allsopp Wadlow 4-7st 10lbs Mr H E Beddington 6/1
3 PIETY Jimmy Woodburn James Waugh 4-8st 7lbs Mr Dobell 100/6
4 PROSE Robinson Robinson 4-7st 5lbs Mr F C G Menzies 100/8
5 KEENAN Morny Cannon Watson 5-8st 7lbs Mr A Belmont 9/2
6 NOUVEAU RICHE Rickaby Sharp 4-8st 6lbs Sir H Farquhar 20/1
7 SAMBRE G Allen Charles Peck 4-8st 6lbs Mr Murray Griffth 20/1
8 BACH Sam Loates Golding aged-8st 2lbs M R Lebaudy 20/1
9 CARLTON GRANGE F Finlay Ashby 5-7st 13lbs Mr Hamar Bass 25/1
10 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN C Wood Gibbons 4-7st 12lbs Prince Soltykoff 100/6
11 GLENTILT Otto Madden Richard Marsh 6-7st 10lbs HRH Prince of Wales 9/1
12 DUNROBIN Fearis Robinson 6-7st 9lbs Mr H T Barclay 25/1
13 CARTOUCHE III Domingo Torterolo Torterolo (Private) 6-7st 5lbs Mr Pio Torterolo 25/1
14 VIZARD S Chandley John Dawson jnr 4-7st 11lbs Lord Ellesmere 25/1
15 HATTIE Kempton Cannon George Chaloner 4-7st 0lbs Mr J E Platt 100/7
16 ORTOLO Herbert Toon John Ryan 4-6st 13lbs Mr J H Houldsworth 25/1
17 IOU G F Leader Parkes 5-6st 13lbs Mr E O Bleackley 25/1
18 GLOW Newton Tom Jennings jnr 4-6st 12lbs Mr Tom Jennings jnr 25/1
19 ASTERIE Maxey Sherwood snr 3-6st 12lbs Sir R Waldie-Griffith 25/1
20 BRAYHEAD J Sharples Webb 3-6st 11lbs Mr Jersey 25/1
21 BLUE DUN Colledge Leader Lowe 3-6st 5lbs Mr T Worton 25/1
This race took place on Tuesday 15th June 1897 when the winner, a chesnut horse by Tyrant, won a first prize of 1070 sovereigns from 46 subscribers, (equivalent to £139,000 in 2020). Over round 145%
Ascot Stakes Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
                  1839
1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 A 1846 A 1847 1848 1849
1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859
1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869
1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879
1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897