Royal Ascot: Wokingham Stakes

The Wokingham Stakes, contested on the final day of the Royal meeting, is a flat handicap over 6 furlongs open to horses aged three years or older. The race is named after Wokingham, a market town 7.7 miles to the west of Ascot, and was established in 1813, the inaugural running being won by Pointers, owned by the Duke of York. For a number of years the Wokingham Stakes was divided into two or three separate classes, but it became a single race in 1874.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the Wokingham Stakes over the New Mile was on Friday 18th June 1813 when a field of 15 was headed by the Duke of York's Pointers (8/1) who defeated Lodona, Sorcery and the well-backed 6/4 favourite Offas Dyke.
Wokingham Stakes 1949 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 THE COBBLER G Richards N Murless Lt-Col Giles Loder 4/1 fav
2 IRISH DANCE E Britt Whiteman Mr H Stockdale 20/1
3 COLORADO STAR C A Taylor J Dines Mr C M Cooper 33/1
4 WELSH HONEY W Rickaby J Jarvis Lord Milford 100/9
5 GOLDSBOROUGH Stan Clayton Warden Major L B Holliday 100/7
6 RED RANGER W Nevett M Peacock Lady Joicey 100/7
7 FINE VIEW Joe Sime Watts Mr H J Joel 100/6
8 SQUANDER BUG M Beary L Collins Mrs R P Ross 20/1
9 FINEST HOUR D H Jones Whiteman Mr J F Duff 20/1
10 BOB GETS BUSY D Smith J A Waugh Mr R G Roberts 20/1
11 LEICA J Sirett Laye Mr J Thwaites 20/1
12 MOMENTUM Gosling Powell Mr R McIhagga 25/1
13 DRAMATIC A Wragg G Todd Mr A E Saunders 25/1
14 LUCKY FELLOW W Carr Boyd-Rochfort Mr T J S Gray 25/1
15 MAN OF ARAN P Maher G Boyd Mr F S Usher 25/1
16 BRIGHT LINK Dyson R Smyth Mr A E Saunders 25/1
17 TURTON FAIR A Carson W Carr Mr John Hamer 25/1
18 COMPANION WAY T Sidebotham Perryman Mr J E Fergusson 25/1
19 QUEEN OF BASRAH Juster Frank Butters HH Aga Khan 33/1
20 EARLY HARVEST Walker George Wilson Mr H W Smith 33/1
21 FAIRGIRL Egan A Boyd Mr B Nichols 33/1
22 PEACE ENVOY P Evans R J Colling Major D Matthews 50/1
23 KING'S BEECHES G Littlewood G Colling Mrs O Ostrer 50/1
24 TOP WALK C Richards Laye Mr G Walton 50/1
25 EASTERN VIEW Stirk G Boyd Mr J Campbell 50/1
26 GAY STREET E Smith Perryman Mr J Rogerson 50/1
27 SEA-SHAH Main Pulleyne Mr J Waller 50/1
28 ONDINE Manny Mercer G Colling Mrs I Glenister 50/1
29 MAURETANIA Ray Reader Nightingall Mr C R Harper 50/1
30 LIGHTSKETCH Tomlin C-Clarke Mr J D de Pret-Roose 50/1
31 KUTGRASS Holloway Dingwall Mr A Dingwall 50/1
32 KETY D Greening Goodwill Mr A V Tabor 50/1
33 GOLD STRIKE Orton T Griffiths Mrs E M Jones 50/1
34 BOLD STREET Mahon Borham Mr W Hutchinson 50/1
35 IRANARD R Bradley Lefebve Mrs D Woodford 50/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 17th June 1949 and the winner, a bay colt by Windsor Slipper out of Overture, won a first prize of £1200 (equivalent to £43,000 in 2020) Over round 139%
Wokingham Stakes Handicap 6 furlongs 1813
      1813 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818 1819
1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829
1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 A 1838 A 1839
1840 1841 A 1842 1843 A 1844 A 1845 A B 1846 A 1847 A 1848 A 1849 A
1850 A 1851 A 1852 A 1853 A 1854 A 1855 A 1856 A 1857 A 1858 A 1859
1860 A B 1861 A B 1862 A B 1863 A 1864 A 1865 A 1866 A 1867 A 1868 A 1869 A
1870 A 1871 A 1872 A 1873 A 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879
1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899
1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949