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 2009 Handicap 1 1/2 miles
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 COSMIC SUN Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey The Cosmic Cases 66/1
2 CHIBERTA KING William Buick Andrew Balding Pink Hat Racing Partnership 8/1
3 BARWELL BRIDGE James Doyle Sylvester Kirk N Pickett 12/1
4 ZARINSKI N G McCullagh John Oxx HH Aga Khan 9/2 fav
5 TOPOLSKI John Egan Mark Johnston Kennet Valley Racing 33/1
6 HIGHLAND GLEN Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute HM The Queen 7/1
7 OPINION POLL Frankie Dettori Michael Jarvis Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum 13/2
8 QUAI D'ORSAY Joe Fanning Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed 14/1
9 BRUNSTON Alan Munro Roger Charlton Seasons Holidays 11/1
10 DUBAI CREST Christophe Lemaire Amanda Perrett A D Spence 20/1
11 FIN VIN DE LEU Andrew Mullen Mark Johnston R M F Currie 100/1
12 KIMBERLEY DOWNS Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston Favourites Racing 20/1
13 TAKAATUF Richard Hills Mark Johnston Hamdan Al Maktoum 16/1
14 ABOVE AVERAGE Michael Hills Barry Hills Jack Hanson 40/1
15 MUIR Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien Smith, Magnier, Tabor 16/1
16 POLLY'S MARK Philip Robinson Clive Cox Wickham Stud 12/1
17 LASSO THE MOON Cathy Gannon Mick Channon Derek & Jean Clee 12/1
18 SKY GATE Martin Dwyer Brian Meehan J Paul Reddam/Andrew Rosen 100/1
19 LONDON BRIDGE Micky Mackay John Gosden Khaled Abdulla 16/1
The King George V Handicap Stakes took place on Thursday 18th June 2009 and was won by a bay horse by Helissio out of Cosmic Case winning a first prize was £31,155 (equivalent to £43,000 in 2020) Over round 130%
King George V Stakes Handicap 1 mile 3 furlongs 211 yds 1946
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