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 2007 Handicap 1 1/2 miles
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 HERON BAY Steve Drowne Geoff Wragg Mollers Racing 20/1
2 FILIOS Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani Leonidas Marinopoulos 6/1
3 WALKING TALKING Richard Hughes Sir Henry Cecil Khaled Abdulla 12/1
4 ERADICATE Kevin Darley Mark Johnston A D Spence 9/2 fav
5 WESTERN ADVENTURE Jimmy Fortune Ed Dunlop Sheikh Mohammed 25/1
6 RECORD BREAKER Joe Fanning Mark Johnston Leung Kai Fai & Vincent Leung 15/2
7 PHILATELIST Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis Sheikh Mohammed 16/1
8 LADIES BEST Kerrin McEvoy Sir Michael Stoute Saeed Suhail 15/2
9 NOTICEABLE Hugh Bowman Mick Channon Tariq Al Mozeedi 25/1
10 MAN OF VISION Darryll Holland Mick Channon Sheikh Mohammed 8/1
11 CELESTIAL HALO Michael Hills Barry Hills Jack Hanson 66/1
12 DANSANT Olivier Peslier Gerard Butler Damiano Drago 22/1
13 FEVER Jimmy Quinn Richard Hannon Royal Ascot Racing Club 14/1
14 RED ROCK CANYON Mick Kinane Aidan O'Brien Smith, Magnier,Tabor 14/1
15 MUTADARREJ Richard Hills John Dunlop Hamdan Al Maktoum 40/1
16 SAHRATI Ryan Moore Clive Brittain Saeed Manana 25/1
17 WANDLE Johnny Murtagh T G Mills J Daniels 20/1
18 SWISS ACT J P Gulliambert Mark Johnston Markus Graff 28/1
19 GOLDEN DAGGER Daragh O'Domohoe Kevin Ryan Mr & Mrs Hughes/Dr Gazzard 66/1
The King George V Handicap Stakes took place on Thursday 21st June 2007 and was won by a bay horse by Hernando out of Wierner Wold winning a first prize was £34,276 (equivalent to £49,000 in 2020) Over round 129%
King George V Stakes Handicap 1 mile 3 furlongs 211 yds 1946
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