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 1905 Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer/Age/weight Owner
1 SANDBOY Herbert Jones W Robinson 5-8st 7lbs Mr W Hall Walker 6/1
2 KARAKOUL Fred Rickaby William A Jarvis 6-8st 5lbs Mr G A Prentice 100/8
3 PRADELLA Otto Madden Alec Taylor 6-8st 3lbs Mr Washington Singer 100/7
4 HENLEY C Escott T Sherwood 4-7st 2lbs Mr W J Crook 25/1
5 ROE O'NEILL Bernard Dillon Peter Gilpin 5-8st 7lbs Mr P Gilpin 100/9
6 THE ARROWED H Pike McNaughton 4-7st 11lbs Mr S M Nolan 100/6
7 BROKE W Saxby Walter Nightingall 5-7st 0lbs Mr Alf Stedall 25/1
8 LOCHRYAN Jack Jarvis John Ryan 4-8st 0lbs Mr J H Houldsworth 100/6
9 ADMIRAL BREEZE F Hardy C Waugh 4-8st 1lbs Mr J Musker 25/1
10 WILD ALARM C Trigg Walter Nightingall 5-7st 7lbs Mr Walter Nightingall 7/1
11 FERMOYLE W Higgs Baker 6-9st 0lbs Mr George Faber 8/1
12 WARGRAVE J Hare Batho aged-8st 11lbs Mr Horatio Bottomley 25/1
13 CLIFTONHALL H Randall Hugh Powney 6-8st 9lbs Mr C Perkins 7/1
14 SALTPETRE B Lynham Baker 5-8st 1lbs Mr David Faber 25/1
15 HIS MAJESTY Danny Maher George Lambton 4-8st 0lbs Lord Derby 5/1 fav
16 CARO E Wheatley George Lambton 6-7st 10lbs Duke of Portland 100/6
17 SALUTE H Blades Joe Cannon 5-7st 1lbs Lord Chelmondeley 25/1
18 HORN HEAD F Howey Charles Peck 3-6st 5lbs Mr Solly Joel 20/1
19 LOGAN ROCK F Greening Longworth (Private) 5-5st 13lbs Mr W L Longworth 25/1
This race took place on Tuesday 20th June 1905 when the winner, a bay gelding by Ravensbury out of Sandblast, won a first prize of 1940 sovereigns (equivalent to £241,000 in 2020). Over round 140%
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 1905