Royal Ascot: Buckingham Palace Stakes
The Buckingham Palace Stakes, a flat handicap over 7 furlongs open to horses aged three and over, was established in 2002, when the Royal Ascot meeting was extended to a fifth day to mark the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II and was named after the London residence of the British monarch. It was last run in 2014 and replaced from the 2015 Royal Ascot meeting by a new Group One sprint race, the Commonwealth Cup. In 2020, the race made a one-off return as part of an expanded Royal Ascot programme, following the 10-week suspension of horse racing in the United Kingdom due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| Buckingham Palace Stakes 2011 | Handicap | 7 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | MANASSAS | Martin Dwyer | Brian Meehan | Mrs R Phillips 12/1 |
| 2 | EXCELLENT GUEST | Tom Queally | George Margarson | John Guest Racing 16/1 |
| 3 | STRIKING SPIRIT | Seb Sanders | Tim Easterby | Bon Accord Racing/Aboobaker 50/1 |
| 4 | DECENT FELLA | Liam Keniry | Andrew Balding | One Carat Partnership 16/1 |
| 5 | DOCOFTHEBAY | Ian Mongan | David Nicholls | Paul J Dixon 8/1 |
| 6 | COURAGEOUS | Kieren Fallon | David Nicholls | Dab Hand Racing 20/1 |
| 7 | SMARTY SOCKS | Danny Tudhope | David O'Meara | R Fell & K Everett 20/1 |
| 8 | OUR JONATHAN | Franny Norton | Kevin Ryan | Dr Marwan Koukash 5/1 fav |
| 9 | FREEFORADAY | Hayley Turner | John Best | Inside Track Racing Club 50/1 |
| 10 | ACROSS THE RHINE | Harry Bentley | Tracey Collins | Thistle Bloodstock Ltd 25/1 |
| 11 | MOONREACH | Sam James | James Hartnett | Mark T Gittins 50/1 |
| 12 | FREE FOR ALL | James Doyle | Sylvester Kirk | Mr Jeff Smith 14/1 |
| 13 | ATLANTIC SPORT | Hugh Bowman | Mick Channon | Mohammed Jaber 40/1 |
| 14 | KALK BAY | Jimmy Fortune | William Haggas | Miss Jean Turpin 6/1 |
| 15 | BELOW ZERO | Silvestre De Sousa | Mark Johnston | Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed 50/1 |
| 16 | NOBLE CITIZEN | Mickael Barzalona | David Simcock | Khalifa Dasmal 14/1 |
| 17 | ADVANCED | Amy Ryan | Kevin Ryan | Thomas Doherty 20/1 |
| 18 | CASTLES IN THE AIR | Richard Hughes | Richard Fahey | Jim McGrath 18/1 |
| 19 | KINKY AFRO | Luke Morris | J S Moore | Phil Cunningham 25/1 |
| 20 | FLIPANDO | Graham Gibbons | David Barron | Mrs J Hazell 50/1 |
| 21 | LOWTHER | Martin Harley | Alan Bailey | L J Barratt 33/1 |
| 22 | RAKAAN | Ryan Moore | Jamie Osborne | D Dixon & Gill 12/1 |
| 23 | KING OF DIXIE | Jim Crowley | William Knight | Bluehills Racing Lts 33/1 |
| 24 | AXIOM | Neil Callan | Ed Walker | Samanda Racing 10/1 |
| 25 | BEAUCHAMP XERXES | Darryll Holland | Gerard Butler | Erik Penser 40/1 |
| This race took place on Friday 17th June 2011, the winner, a bay gelding by Cape Cross out of Monnavanna, won a first prize of £31,155 (equivalent to £41,000 in 2020). | Over round 140% | |||
| Buckingham Palace Stakes | Handicap | 7 furlongs | 2002 | ||||||
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