Royal Ascot: Chesham Stakes (First Leg of First Triennial Stakes)
The Chesham Stakes, the opening race on the final day of the Royal meeting, is a Listed race over 7 furlongs for two-year-olds named after the 3rd Baron Chesham who served as Master of the Buckhounds in 1900-01. It was established in 1919, and it was originally contested over 5 furlongs, replacing the first leg of the Triennial Stakes which was first staged in 1848 when won by Elthiron. The race has an unusual restriction, being open only to horses sired by stallions who won over ten furlongs or more. For a time the Chesham Stakes was contested over 6 furlongs, but was extended to 7 furlongs in 1996. |
First Leg of First Triennial Stakes 1857 | Listed race | 5 furlongs | ||
Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
1 | CLYDESDALE | Jem Goater | 2-8st 7lbs | Mr Howard 7/4 fav |
2 | WOODNYMPH | Wells | 2-8st 3lbs | Lord Derby 6/1 |
3 | THE HAPPY LAND | Alfred Day | 2-8st 7lbs | Mr T Robinson 4/1 |
4 | TERRIFIC | Aldrcoft | 2-8st 3lbs | Mr Jackson 5/1 |
5 | ALARM colt | Ashmall | 2-8st 7lbs | Lord Ailesbury 25/1 |
6 | BROWN MIDDLETON | Cotton | 2-8st 7lbs | Captain Alexander 25/1 |
7 | STAR OF THE EAST | Holmes | 2-8st 7lbs | Mr Bowes 25/1 |
8 | ALARM colt | Nat Flatman | 2-8st 7lbs | Lord Chesterfield 25/1 |
9 | WARFIELD | J Mann | 2-8st 3lbs | Mr S Death 25/1 |
10 | BARBARY | Hughes | 2-8st 7lbs | Baron Rothschild 25/1 |
This race, forerunner of the Chesham Stakes, took place on Tuesday 9th June 1857 and was won by a brown colt by Annandale out of a Sir Hercules mare to win 570 sovereigns from 47 subscribers (equivalent to £65,000 in 2020). | Over round 110% |
Chesham Stakes | Listed race | 7 furlongs | 1919 (1848) | ||||||
1848 | 1849 | ||||||||
1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 |