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 1996 Handicap 1 1/2 miles
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 SAMRAAN T Quinn John Dunlop K M Al Mudhaf 14/1
2 PRIVATE SONG Pat Eddery Roger Charlton Khaled Abdulla 8/1
3 HARBOUR DUES Paul Eddery Lady Herries Hesmonds Stud 6/1 fav
4 PLEASANT SURPRISE Jason Weaver Mark Johnston Abdulla Buhaleeba 20/1
5 NADAR Richard Hughes David Loder Sheikh Mohammed 16/1
6 MONTECRISTO Jimmy Quinn Rae Guest Lord Matthews 12/1
7 WARNING REEF P P Murphy Mick Channon P J Sheehan 33/1
8 SERENDIPITY Mick Kinane John Dunlop John Darby 14/1
9 MALE-ANA-MOU Michael Roberts David Elsworth Oh So Bright Syndicate 16/1
10 A CHEF TOO FAR M Baird Richard Rowe Mervyn Greenaway 25/1
11 GOLD DISC Darryll Holland Barry Hills Khaled Abdulla 14/1
12 ILLUMINATE Seb Sanders James Toller Blandford Thoroughbreds 12/1
13 WARBROOK Kevin Darley Ian Balding Mr J C Smith 33/1
14 GET AWAY WITH IT Willie Carson Sir Michael Stoute Maktoum Al Maktoum 8/1
15 ORINOCO RIVER John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam Mr R Sangster 16/1
16 ARCTIC FANCY Gary Hind Peter Harris The Cool Customers 16/1
17 SHENANGO Michael Hills Geoff Wragg Sheikh Mohammed 20/1
18 COUNT BASIE Willie Ryan Sir Henry Cecil Lucayan Stud 14/1
19 MIGWA Kieren Fallon Luca Cumani Umm Qarm Racing 10/1
20 TRACEABILITY Matthew Henry Stuart Williams John Lovitt 33/1
The King George V Handicap Stakes took place on Thursday 20th June 1996 and was won by a brown horse by Green Dancer out of Sedra winning a first prize was £26,215 (equivalent to £50,000 in 2020) Over round 134%
King George V Stakes Handicap 1 mile 3 furlongs 211 yds 1946
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