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 1997 Handicap 2 1/2 miles
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 SEA FREEDOM Steve Drowne G Badling Miss B Swire 20/1
2 SHIRLEY SUE Richard Hills Mark Johnston Greenland Park Ltd 20/1
3 ARCADY Richard Mullen J L Harris J H Henderson 25/1
4 TAMARPOUR Matthew Henry Martin Pipe Frank Farrant 25/1
5 SHINING DANCER John Egan Simon Dow The Lalemaha Partnership 12/1
6 PLEASURELAND M Baird Roger Curtis Mrs Sylvia McGarvie 40/1
7 BURN OUT Gary Bardwell Jeff Pearce The Al Yancey Partnership 20/1
8 NANTON POINT Jimmy Quinn Lady Herries L G Lazarus 16/1
9 NORTHERN MOTTO N Varley Jim Goldie Andrew Paterson 50/1
10 MILTONFIELD Ted Durcan J E Mulhern J C Savage 12/1
11 GENERAL MOUKTAR Paul Fessey Martin Pipe Martin Pipe 25/1
12 NORTHERN FLEET Pat Eddery Amanda Perrett Racing for Pleasure 14/1
13 CHABROL Alan Daly R Harris Terry Connors 33/1
14 INCHCAILLOCH Paul Eddery J S King F J Carter 9/2 fav
15 SPRING MARATHON Aimee Cook Nerys Duffield Miss E C Tory 66/1
16 ETTERBY PARK Jason Weaver Mark Johnston Mr & Mrs G Middlebrook 20/1
17 ACADEMY HOUSE T Quinn Reg Akehurst A D Spence 16/1
18 BURNT OFFERING Brett Doyle Clive Brittain A J Richards 16/1
19 MAJOR DUNDEE Richard Hughes Martin Pipe Michael Jaye 14/1
20 MIDYAN BLUE Ray Cochrane James Eustace Mrs June Brown 25/1
21 GRAND CRU Mick Kinane J Cullinan Alan Spargo 14/1
22 SHADIRWAN Tony Clark Reg Akehurst Clive Batt 20/1
23 TOTEM DANCER Olivier Peslier Les Eyre Diamond Racing Ltd 14/1
24 GREAT ORATION Franny Norton Fred Watson M D Hetherington 20/1
25 NIGEL'S LAD Gavin Faulkner Patrick Haslam N C Dunnington 10/1
This race took place on Tuesday 17th June 1997 and was won by a bay horse by Slip Anchor out of Rostova winning a first prize of £30,090 (equivalent to £56,000 in 2020). Over round 140%
Ascot Stakes Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
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