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 2003 Handicap 2 1/2 miles
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 SINDAPOUR Martin Dwyer Martin Pipe Mrs Mary Burke 12/1
2 LANDING LIGHT Kieren Fallon Nicky Henderson Mr & Mrs John Poynton 7/1
3 IT'S DEFINITE Jimmy Quinn Alan Jarvis Mrs Ann Jarvis 66/1
4 ESTABLISHMENT Frankie Dettori Charles Cyzer Mrs Charles Cyzer 9/1
5 KRISTENSEN Gary Stevens D Eddy Equiname Ltd 20/1
6 MANA D'ARGENT Keith Dalgleish Mark Johnston David A Couper 13/2 fav
7 DON FERNANDO Olivier Peslier Martin Pipe A Farrant 25/1
8 BOBSLEIGH Mick Kinane Amanda Perrett A & Mrs F Ogilvy 14/1
9 MARBLE ARCH Richard Hughes Hughie Morrison M & Mrs Mary Wilson & R Sweet 20/1
10 DECISIVE Eddie Ahern Paul Webber Peter Jensen 16/1
11 BID FOR FAME Michael Hills Nicky Henderson Elite Racing Club 14/1
12 KNAVESMIRE OMEN Darryll Holland Mark Johnston The Omen Partnership 14/1
13 THEWHIRLINGDERVISH T Quinn Tim Easterby Major I C Straker 9/1
14 HEIR TO BE Kevin Darley John Dunlop I Stewart-Brown/M Meacock 20/1
15 MISS FARA Dane O'Neill Martin Pipe Mrs Christine Painting 25/1
16 POSITIVE PROFILE Jamie Spencer Patrick Haslam Chelgate Public Relations 100/1
17 LOOP THE LOUP Ted Durcan Mrs M Reveley Mr & Mrs J D Cotton 66/1
18 DUBAI SEVEN STARS Jimmy Fortune Martin Pipe Mrs Alison Farrant 66/1
19 MR ED J P Guillambert Peter Bowen Gwilym Morris 25/1
20 ARABIAN MOON John Egan Simon Dow No Dramas Partnership 66/1
21 FORTUNE ISLAND Ryan Moore Martin Pipe J Brown & M Blackburn 12/1
22 CEDAR MASTER Philip Robinson Jim Boyle Robert Allen 66/1
23 IMTIHAN Shane Kelly Simon Burrough Keith Nicholson 100/1
24 SPHINX Ian Mongan Jamie Poulton R W Huggins 100/1
25 MIRANT Christophe Soumillon Martin Pipe A Farrant 33/1
26 WELLINGTON HALL Steve Drowne A Charlton Allan Drake 100/1
UR JASMICK Dean Corby Hughie Morrison Melksham Craic 33/1
This race took place on Wednesday 18th June 2003 and was won by a bay horse by Priolo out of Sintara winning a first prize of £26,680 (equivalent to £43,000 in 2020). Over round 131%
Ascot Stakes Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
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