Royal Ascot: King George V Stakes

The King George V Stakes is a flat handicap open to three-year-old horses over 1 mile 3 furlongs and 211 yards, and is run on the third day of the Royal meeting. The first running of the race was in July 1946, but not at the Royal meeting, although that race was for 3-year-olds over 1 1/2 miles and was won by Auralia ridden by Doug Smith.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the King George V Stakes Handicap was on Friday 19th July 1946, so not at the Royal meeting, and was won by Auralia, a grey colt by The Satrap out of Aura, who beat Live Letters and Bridle Path by 3/4 length and 1 1/2 lengths.
King George V Stakes 1988 Handicap 1 1/2 miles
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 THETHINGABOUTITIS Tony Culhane Geoff Lewis Mr Stephen Roots 10/1
2 NIKITAS Paul Eddery M E Francis Mr Peter Liddiard 12/1
3 STRATFORD PONDS Allan Mackay Eric Eldin M F Sanderson 20/1
4 BOLLIN PATRICK John Lowe M H Easterby Sir Neil Westbrook 7/2 fav
5 VAYRUA Michael Hills Barry Hills Sheikh Mohammed 25/1
6 MAGSOOD Cash Asmussen Michael Jarvis Mrs Jackie Gill 10/1
7 ZAFFARAN Pat Eddery Sir Michael Stoute Sheikh Mohammed 8/1
8 VALLEY OF DANUATA Michael Roberts Alec Stewart L R Edgley 12/1
9 PONTEVECCHIO NOTTE Tony Ives G Pritchard Gordon Walter Mariti 33/1
10 BLIND FAITH Walter Swinburn Sir Michael Stoute Philip Newton 20/1
11 FENLANDS Ernie Johnson Ian Balding Sheikh Mohammed 20/1
12 HABUB Richard Hills H Thomson Jones Hamdan Al Maktoum 12/1
13 TAKE ISSUE Gary Bardwell John Sutcliffe Mr R M Flower 14/1
14 BYWELL LAD R McGhin Roger Curtis Mrs Iris Evans 100/1
15 SPANISH SERVANT Ron Hillis Reg Akehurst Mr Robert Dilley 25/1
16 NIGHT PASS Willie Carson John Dunlop M C Armitage 20/1
17 TRUE QUEEN Gary Carter James Bethell Mr W G Lock 50/1
UR ILE DE CHYPRE Greville Starkey Guy Harwood Athos Christodoulou 4/1
The King George V Handicap Stakes took place on Thursday 16th June 1988 and was won by a grey horse by Fluorescent Light out of Croquet winning a first prize was £11,497 (equivalent to £32,000 in 2020) Over round 134%
King George V Stakes Handicap 1 mile 3 furlongs 211 yds 1946
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