The Chester Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Chester over a distance of 1 mile, 6 furlongs and 87 yards (2,896 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late August or early September. Prior to 2018 it was run as a handicap. The handicap element was removed in 2018 to comply with a recommendation that no handicap should carry Listed status,[1] and it became a conventional Listed Race.
Listed race | |
Location | Chester Racecourse Chester, Cheshire, England |
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Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Share Shop |
Website | Chester |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 6f 87y (2,896 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
Weight | 8 st 8 lb (3yo); 9 st 3 lb (4yo+) Allowances 5 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 3 lb for Listed winners* 5 lb for Group 3 winners* 7 lb for Group 1 / 2 winners" * after 31 March |
Purse | £50,000 (2021) 1st: £28,355 |
2023 | ||
Shanroe | Divine Jewel | Lone Eagle |
Previous years | ||
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2022 | ||
River Of Stars | Loft | Typewriter |
2021 | ||
Yesyes | Dancing King | Morando |
1990-1988 | ||
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1990 | ||
Tarikhana | Sesame | Braashee |
1989 | ||
Nemesia | Lazaz | Upper Strata |
1988 | ||
Sudden Victory | Grand Tour | Dastur |
Winners since 1988
editAs a handicap
editYear | Winner | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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1988 | Sudden Victory | 4 | 9-05 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 3:5.25 |
1989 | Nemesia | 4 | 8-13 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | 2:54.00 |
1990 | Tarikhana | 3 | 8-01 | Paul Eddery | Michael Stoute | 2:56.19 |
1991 | Arcadian Heights | 3 | 8-06 | Walter Swinburn | Geoff Wragg | 2:49.84 |
1992 | Jahafil | 4 | 9-07 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | 2:53.63 |
1993 | Nassma | 3 | 8-03 | Willie Ryan | James Fanshawe | 2:56.77 |
1994 | Sadler's Image | 3 | 8-07 | Paul Eddery | Michael Stoute | 2:55.42 |
1995 | Source Of Light | 6 | 9-07 | David Harrison | Roger Charlton | 2:54.40 |
1996 | Royal Scimitar | 4 | 8-12 | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | 2:56.80 |
1997 | Further Flight | 11 | 9-01 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 3:07.09 |
1998 | Invermark | 4 | 8-07 | Richard Hughes | James Fanshawe | 3:00.90 |
1999 | Salmon Ladder | 7 | 8-10 | Kieren Fallon | Paul Cole | 2:57.34 |
2000 | Zaajer | 4 | 9-07 | Richard Hills | Ed Dunlop | 2:53.79 |
2001 | Flossy | 5 | 8-07 | Robert Winston | Chris Thornton | 2:55.04 |
2002 | Supremacy | 3 | 8-06 | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:51.83 |
2003 | Compton Bolter | 6 | 9-09 | Eddie Ahern | Gerard Butler | 2:48.98 |
2004 | Swift Tango | 4 | 9-00 | Paul Hanagan | Ed Dunlop | 3:09.33 |
2005 | Jagger | 5 | 9-07 | Darryll Holland | Gerard Butler | 2:51.81 |
2006 | New Guinea | 3 | 8-00 | M Henry | Michael Jarvis | 2:55.07 |
2007 | Bauer | 4 | 9-03 | Eddie Ahern | Luca Cumani | 2:52.71 |
2008 | Red Gala | 5 | 9-09 | Richard Mullen | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:49.90 |
2009 | Munsef | 7 | 9-08 | Eddie Ahern | Ian Williams | 2:51.70 |
2010 | Lady Eclair | 4 | 8-12 | Joe Fanning | Mark Johnston | 3:01.81 |
2011 | Berling | 4 | 8-13 | Phillip Makin | John Dunlop | 2:48.77 |
2012 | Tominator | 5 | 9-00 | Graham Gibbons | Reg Hollinshead | 2:54.34 |
2013 | Sun Central | 4 | 9-11 | Seb Sanders | William Haggas | 2:54.75 |
2014 | Big Orange | 3 | 8-07 | Tom Queally | Michael Bell | 2:57.31 |
2015 | Gabrial's King | 6 | 9-01 | George Chaloner | Richard Fahey | 2:50.20 |
2016 | Muntahaa | 3 | 9-00 | Graham Lee | John Gosden | 2:50.89 |
2017 | My Reward | 5 | 9-05 | David Allan | Tim Easterby | 2:54.02 |
As a conditions race
editYear | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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2018 | Duretto | 6 | David Probert | Andrew Balding | 3:02.84 |
2019 | Vivid Diamond | 3 | Franny Norton | Mark Johnston | 3:10.73 |
2020 | Spanish Mission | 4 | Jamie Spencer | Andrew Balding | 3:16.28 |
2021 | Yesyes | 3 | John Egan | Ralph Beckett | 3:12.35 |
2022 | River of Stars | 3 | John Egan | Ralph Beckett | 3:05.45 |
2023 | Shanroe | 9 | Jason Hart | Karl Thornton | 3:11.63 |
2024 | Absurde | 6 | Daniel Tudhope | Willie Mullins | 3:06.41 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Progress continues on stayers' project following further Pattern race upgrades". British Horseracing Authority. 26 January 2018.