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 2006 Handicap 1 1/2 miles
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 LINAS SELECTION Kevin Darley Mark Johnston Mrs R Jacobs 9/2
2 ENJOY THE MOMENT Craig Williams Jamie Osborne Lynn Wilson & Martin Landau 50/1
3 BANDAMA Ryan Moore Amanda Perrett Lady Clague 7/1
4 LAKE POET Kerrin McEvoy Clive Brittain Mohammed Rashid 9/1
5 LONDON EXPRESS Robert Winston Mark Johnston Leung Kai Fai/Vincent Leung 25/1
6 DOCTOR SCOTT Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston Irene White & Helen Bogie 33/1
7 PEARLY KING Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute Maktoum Al Maktoum 4/1 fav
8 SALUTE THE GENERAL Richard Mullen William Muir Mrs D Edginton 12/1
9 NUMERIC Martin Dwyer John Gosden Highclere Thoroughbreds 8/1
10 PRINCE CHARLEMAGNE James Doyle Nick Littmoden Neil Ryan 20/1
11 BALANCED BUDGET Shane Kelly Jeremy Noseda Hesmonds Stud 25/1
12 GRACECHURCH Eddie Creighton Mick Channon Gracechurch Racing Syndicate 40/1
13 HARD TO EXPLAIN Nicky Mackay Luca Cumani Honourable Earle Mack 25/1
14 ROAD TO LOVE Joe Fanning Mark Johnston Grant Mercer & R G Toes 20/1
15 BECKETT HALL Frankie McDonald Richard Hannon Louis Stalder 100/1
16 BEAU NASH Alan Munro Peter Chapple-Hyam P A Deal 20/1
17 THE LAST DROP Michael Hills Barry Hills Cavendish Inv., Hanson, Patrick 33/1
18 FIDDLERS WOOD Adrian Nicholls V Smith Stephen Dartnell 100/1
19 IDARAH Richard Hills William Haggas Hamdan Al Maktoum 14/1
The King George V Handicap Stakes took place on Friday 23rd June 2006 and was won by a chestnut horse by Selkirk out of Lines of Beauty winning a first prize was £34,276 (equivalent to £51,000 in 2020) Over round 125%
King George V Stakes Handicap 1 mile 3 furlongs 211 yds 1946
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