Royal Ascot: Sandringham Stakes

The Sandringham Handicap, a flat handicap over a mile, is open to three-year-old fillies and takes place on the fourth day of the Royal meeting. The race was called the Fern Hill Rated Stakes until 2001, and was part of the Ascot Heath meeting held on the Saturday after Royal Ascot. Prior to 2018 it was run as a Listed handicap but was downgraded by the BHA to comply with a new rule that no handicap race could carry Listed or Group status.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the Fern Hill Stakes over the New Mile, the forerunner of the Sandringham Stakes, took place at the Ascot Heath meeting on Tuesday 10th June 1834 and was won by Lord Chesterfield's Alexis (5/1) ridden by Scott, beating Skimmer and Olympic cleverly by a length.
Fern Hill Stakes 1849 Rated Stakes New mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 OFFICIOUS Kitchener 2-6st 11lbs Duke of Richmond 4/7 fav
2 NINA Jem Robinson 3-8st 11lbs Duke of Rutland 8/1
3 RHEDYCINA Pearl 2-6st 11lbs Mr G Hobson 8/1
4 FARTHINGALE Nat Flatman 3-8st 11lbs Mr John Payne 4/1
5 GRACE Bartholomew 3-8st 11lbs Lord Exeter 20/1
6 BLONDETTE Crouch 2-6st 11lbs Major Martyn 20/1
7 HOCUS-POCUS Rodney 2-6st 11lbs Mr Drinkald 20/1
8 LANERCOST filly Bob Sherwood 2-6st 11lbs Sir G Heathcote 20/1
The Fern Hill Stakes, forerunner of the Sandringham Stakes, took place on Wednesday 6th June 1849 and was won by a bay filly by Pantaloon out of Saleine, winning 320 sovereigns from 18 subscriptions (equivalent to £41,000 in 2020). Over round 125%
Sandringham Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1834
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