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 2023 Handicap 7 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 WITCH HUNTER Jamie Spencer Richard Hannon William Stobart 50/1
2 CROUPIER William Buick Simon & Ed Crisford Edward Ware 7/1
3 NORTHERN EXPRESS Paul Mulrennan Michael Dods Sekura Group 16/1
4 SPANGLED MAC Daniel Muscutt George Boughey Adrian McAlpine 25/1
5 SPANISH STAR David Probert Patrick Chamings Shirley Symonds, Fred Camis 28/1
6 BOPEDRO Jason Watson David O'Meara Georgina Rutter 40/1
7 PERCY'S LAD Richard Kingscote Daniel & Claire Kubler Alan Kerr 50/1
8 SILENT FILM Cieren Fallon Ian Williams Mrs Fitri Hay 80/1
9 BIGGLES Ryan Moore Ralph Beckett Lady Cobham 13/2 fav
10 VAFORTINO Benoit De La Sayette Kevin Phillippart De Foy Venice Consulting et al 9/1
11 TYLOS Hollie Doyle Archie Watson Hambleton Racing 50/1
12 GORAK James McDonald Charlie Fellowes First Tuesday Syndicate 40/1
13 GREAT MAX David Egan Alice Haynes Amo Racing 50/1
14 SPIRIT OF LIGHT James Doyle Ian Williams Sayed Hashish 33/1
15 MONTASSIB Tom Marquand William Haggas Montassib Partnership 7/1
16 LIR SPECIALE Ray Dawson Roger Varian Opulence Thoroughbreds 18/1
17 ROPEY GUEST Tom Queally George Margarson John Guest Racing 40/1
18 TOIMY SON Oisin Murphy David Menuisier Toimy Son Partnership 50/1
19 BARADAR Kevin Stott George Boughey Amo Racing 25/1
20 TOTALLY CHARMING Billy Loughnane George Boughey Adrian McAlpine 18/1
21 THE GATEKEEPER Andrea Atzeni Charlie Johnston Middleham Park Racing 22/1
22 WARRIOR BRAVE Billy Lee Ross O'Sullivan Eleanor Kennedy 40/1
23 RHOSCOLYN Danny Tudhope David O'Meara The Horse Watchers 14/1
24 KINGDOM COME Kieran Shoemark Clive Cox China Horse Club International 16/1
25 ACCIDENTAL AGENT Charles Bishop Eve Johnson-Houghton Mrs R F Johnson-Houghton 33/1
26 UNFORGOTTEN Frankie Detorri John & Thady Gosden Godolphin 18/1
27 REDARNA Neil Callan Dianne Sayer Graham Lund, Dianne Sayer 66/1
28 DOCUMENTING William Pyle Kevin Frost Humphreys, Orr, Glover et al 66/1
29 RHYTHYM MASTER P J McDonald James Horton Coverdale Stud 33/1
This race took place on Thursday 22nd June 2023, the winner, a bay gelding by Siyouni out of Sorciere, won a first prize of £51,540 Over round 137%
Buckingham Palace Stakes Handicap 7 furlongs 2002
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