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 2018 Handicap 1 1/2 miles
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 BAGHDAD Andrea Atzeni Mark Johnston Moh bin Hamad Khaifia Al Attiya 9/1
2 CORGI Jim Crowley Hughie Morrison Martin Hughes, M Kerr-Dineen 12/1
3 FIRST ELEVEN Frankie Dettori John Gosden Khaled Abdulla 6/1
4 CROSS COUNTER William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 8/1
5 OCCUPY Harry Bentley Ralph Beckett Highclere Thoroughbreds 20/1
6 DOWNDRAFT Donnacha O'Brien Joseph O'Brien O T I Racing Ltd 6/1
7 MAKING MIRACLES Richard Kingscote Mark Johnston Acorn, Brown, Parker, Scott 10/1
8 BAILEYS EXCELERATE Lewis Edmunds Mark Johnston G R Bailey Ltd 28/1
9 LUCKY DEAL Joe Fanning Mark Johnston Kai Fai Leung 20/1
10 ELEGIAC David Egan Mark Johnston Richards, Browne, Boyce 16/1
11 CASSINI Robert Havlin John Gosden Haras Don Alberto 16/1
12 PERFECT ILLUSION Rob Hornby Andrew Balding Gore, Botica & Partners 50/1
13 LUICIUS TIBERIUS Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Smith, Magnier,Tabor 14/1
14 COMMUNIQUE Silvestre De Sousa Mark Johnston Shkh Hamdan Bin Mohammed 9/2 fav
15 DUKHAN James McDonald Hugo Palmer Al Shaqab Racing 14/1
16 BILLY RAY Charles Bishop Mick Channon P Trant 33/1
17 LISHEEN CASTLE Danny Tudhope John Quinn Qatar Racing Ltd 66/1
18 HE'S AMAZING David Probert Clive Cox Eight Investment Holdings 20/1
The King George V Handicap Stakes took place on Thursday 21st June 2018 and was won by a bay horse by Frankel out of Funny Girl winning a first prize was £56,025 (equivalent to £58,000 in 2020) Over round 134%
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