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.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the Buckingham Palace Stakes Handicap was on Friday 21st June 2002 when won by the Khalid Abdullah owned Demonstrate, beating Lunar Leo and Kareeb by a length and half a length, with 24 others further adrift.
Buckingham Palace Stakes 2022 Handicap 7 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 INVER PARK Ben Curtis George Boughey Inver Park Partnership 12/1
2 ROPEY GUEST Tom Queally George Margarson John Guest Racing 40/1
3 RHOSCOLYN Danny Tudhope David O'Meara The Horse Watchers 33/1
4 CHIEFOFCHIEFS Jamie Spencer Charlie Fellowes Mervyn Ayers 16/1
5 MONTASSIB Tom Marquand William Haggas Somerville Lodge Ltd 7/2 fav
6 TACTICAL Ryan Moore Andrew Balding HM The Queen 17/2
7 SNAZZY JAZZY Silvestre De Sousa L Mullaney Ian & Ben Buckley 28/1
8 RIVER NYMPH Adam Kirby Clive Cox Mr Trevor Fox 20/1
9 DOCUMENTING Jack Mitchell K Frost KF Racing Club, Humphreys, Jones 50/1
10 FASTNET CROWN L F Roche Michael O'Callaghan Mr M J Smith 20/1
11 VAFORTINO Benoit De Sayette Kevin P De Foy Venice Consulting, G Gambi 7/1
12 EJTILAAB Callum Sheperd Charlie Fellowes Mr Paul Wildes 50/1
13 STAR OF ORION Rob Hornby Ralph Beckett Miss Tracey Ashbee 10/1
14 FOOLS RUSH IN Harry Davies Hugo Palmer Calling the Shots 33/1
15 PISTOLETTO D Keenan John Ryan J A Thompson, S Russell 100/1
16 MUMS TIPPLE A Vioikhansky Richard Hannon M Lyons, P Zanelli 22/1
17 PATH OF THUNDER James Doyle Charlie Appleby Godolphin 22/1
18 TANMAWWY James McDonald Charlie Hills Mr H Frost 8/1
19 ABOVE Marco Ghiani Stuart Williams N Boyden, C Harrold 28/1
20 DANCE FEVER J Fahy Clive Cox Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds 18/1
21 CURRENT OPTION C J MacRedmond A McGuinness Dooley 66/1
22 AL RUFAA Rab Havlin John & Thady Gosden Al Shaqab Racing 28/1
23 SOAR ABOVE Daniel Muscutt J Butler Miss M Bishop-Peck 66/1
24 SPIRIT OF LIGHT Richard Kingscote Ian Williams Sayed Hashish 50/1
25 TOTAL COMMITMENT Hollie Doyle S Hodgson P C F Racing Ltd 40/1
26 SILENT FILM William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 14/1
27 OO DE LALLY W Carver Andrew Balding J Palmer-Brown & Partner 50/1
28 BARADAR Rossa Ryan Johnny Murtagh AMO Racing Ltd 80/1
29 OUZO Saffie Osborne Jamie Osborne The Other Club 20/1
This race took place on Thursday 16th June 2022, the winner, a bay gelding by Pivotal out of Red Baton, won a first prize of £51,540 Over round 149%
Buckingham Palace Stakes Handicap 7 furlongs 2002
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