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 1904 Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 MERRY ANDREW J Rollason M D Peacock 5-7st 6lbs Mr G Miller 20/1
2 PURE GOLD G Butchers Marnes 5-6st 10lbs Mr D J Pullinger 100/7
3 PRADELLA Otto Madden Alec Taylor 5-7st 8lbs Mr Alec Taylor 100/8
4 PRESTWICK J Plant John Ryan 4-6st 13lbs Mr J H Houldsworth 25/1
5 SCULLION Danny Maher Sherrard 6-8st 12lbs Mr W Goodchild 20/1
6 KROONSTAD W Halsey John Dawson jnr 4-8st 10lbs Lord Ellesmere 100/8
7 ROS O'NEILL W Lane Peter Gilpin 4-8st 5lbs Mr Peter Gilpin 10/1
8 WARGRAVE J Hare Batho 6-8st 5lbs Mr Horatio Bottomley 100/9
9 D'ORSAY W Griggs Joe Cannon 4-8st 1lbs Mr H E Beddington 100/9
10 SWITCH CAP E Wheatley Martin Gurry 4-7st 13lbs Mr B Ellam 25/1
11 MOUNTAIN ROSE C Trigg Grensel 4-7st 10lbs Lord Carnarvon 100/8
12 THUNDERBOLT Bernard Dillon Hobbs 4-7st 10lbs Mr E H Pelehampton 25/1
13 SANDBOY G McCall Robinson 4-7st 9lbs Mr W Hall Walker 100/12
14 BOWERY J Sharples Alfred Hayhoe 5-6st 11lbs Leopold De Rothschild 25/1
15 FLORINDA Pratt Watson 4-7st 1lbs Mr C Russell 25/1
16 JUPITER PLUVIUS T Miller Richard Marsh 3-6st 12lbs Mr Arthur James 100/8
17 BEAUQUEMARE Bellhouse Chan (Private) 3-6st 11lbs Mr B Chan 25/1
18 SIR LADDO T Heppell Golding 4-6st 10lbs Mr R Stott 25/1
19 IMARI W Saxby Sam Pickering 3-6st 4lbs Mr W Low 25/1
20 GORING HEATH Jack Jarvis William A Jarvis 3-6st 6lbs Mr William A Jarvis 25/1
21 PERCUSSION J East John Porter 3-6st 5lbs Sir F Johnstone 100/8
22 LOVE GAME F Hunter Alf Sadler jnr 3-5st 13lbs Mr H E Randall 25/1
This race took place on Tuesday 14th June 1904 when the winner, a bay gelding by Xury out of Merryfoot, won a first prize of 1940 sovereigns (equivalent to £241,000 in 2020). Over round 132%
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 1898 1899
1900 1901 1902 1903 1904