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 1996 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 EMERGING MARKET Kevin Darley John Dunlop Sir Philip Wroughton 33/1
2 PRINCE BABAR J Stack J E Banks Giles Pritchard Gordon 10/1
3 DOUBLE BOUNCE Michael Roberts Peter Makin Mrs P Scott-Dunn 11/1
4 GREEN PERFUME T Quinn Paul Cole Lord Sandes 13/2 fav
5 SIR JOEY Steve Drowne Pat Murphy Mrs A G Sims 50/1
6 TO THE ROOF Gary Hind P W Harris Mrs P W Harris 14/1
7 ASTRAC Seb Sanders Reg Akehurst Clive Titcomb 25/1
8 MONAASSIB Michael Hills Ed Dunlop Maktoum Al Maktoum 33/1
9 MASTER OF PASSION Joseph Tate James Eustace Mr & Mrs Michael Kwee 33/1
10 JAYANNPEE Cash Asmussen Ian Balding Mr J Paniccia 12/1
11 SASEEDO Emma O'Gorman Bill O'Gorman R & M Fustok 33/1
12 LATCHING Tony McGlone R Johnson Houghton R Johnson-Houghton 50/1
13 COASTAL BLUFF Jimmy Fortune David Barron Mrs D E Sharp 12/1
14 LAW COMMISSION Matthew Henry David Elsworth Raymond Tooth 25/1
15 SELHURSTPARK FLYER P Roberts Jack Berry Chris Deuters 25/1
16 SILENT EXPRESSION Brett Doyle Brian Meehan A S Reid 33/1
17 ANZIO Mick Kinane Gay Kelleway Tommy Staunton 14/1
18 MADLY SHARP Pat Eddery J W Watts Cheveley Park Stud 14/1
19 MR BERGERAC T Sprake Bryn Palling P R John 33/1
20 SIR SILVER SOX Kieren Fallon Tommy Stack M P Burke Family Settlement 40/1
21 STYLISH WAYS Martin Dwyer Sally Hall Ian Hall Racing 50/1
22 THE HAPPY FOX Willie Carson Bryan McMahon G Whitaker 33/1
23 HARD TO FIGURE John Reid Ron Hodges J W Mursell 40/1
24 BRAVE EDGE Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Harris Vale Racing Partnership 20/1
25 SHIKARI'S SON A Whelan J Cullinan A Sparago Toolmakers 66/1
26 YOUDONTSAY M Baird T J Naughton Tom Nicholls 50/1
27 ESPARTERO George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Mario Lanfranchi 14/1
28 TOP BANANA Chris Rutter Henry Candy Major M G Wyatt 10/1
29 BOLD EFFORT Jason Weaver Ken Cunningham-Brown A J Richards 50/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 21st June 1996 and the winner, a bay horse by Emarati out of Flitteriss Park, won a first prize of £49,533 (equivalent to £95,000 in 2020) Over round 135%
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
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996