Royal Ascot: Ascot Stakes

The Ascot Stakes is a flat handicap open to horses aged four years or older and it is scheduled to take place each year in June on the first day of the meeting.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the Ascot Stakes over two and a half miles was on Tuesday 28th May 1839 when Mr Forth’s 3-year-old Merchant filly defeated The Skater and Hyllus.
Ascot Stakes 1878 Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 CHESTERTON Charles Wood Gilbert 4-7st 8lbs Mr J Core 100/7
2 ADVANCE Fred Archer Joe Cannon 5-8st 12lbs Lord Lonsdale 100/8
3 FINIS George Fordham G Lowe 6-7st 3lbs Mr F Leleu 100/30
4 WOODLANDS Morbey William Goater 6-8st 11lbs Mr F Swindell 50/1
5 QUEEN OF CYPRUS Jem Goater Tom Jennings 5-8st 9lbs Mr Tom Jennings 50/1
6 GLASTONBURY Carlisle Osborne 5-8st 0lbs Mr R C Vyner 50/1
7 GLENDALE Huxtable T Green 5-7st 12lbs Lord Durham 100/7
8 ZUCCHERO Morgan Wadlow 4-7st 8lbs Lord Bradford 5/2 fav
9 STRATHMORE J Macdonald Bates 4-7st 8lbs Mr R Jardine 10/1
10 KINGSCLERE John Watts John Porter 4-7st 4lbs Mr F Gretton 100/8
11 JESTER Luke John Dawson 3-7st 2lbs Mr R C Naylor 8/1
12 MARSHALL NIEL F Jeffery W Reeves 4-7st 2lbs Sir John Lister Kaye 50/1
13 FLYING SCOTSMAN Weedon Sherwood 6-7st 0lbs Mr E H Hudson 50/1
14 PILCHARD J Jones Tom Dwason 5-6st 9lbs Mr R Jardine 100/6
15 GLORAT Paiting John Ryan 3-5st 12lbs Mr J H Houldsworth 10/1
16 CON CREGAN Beech Robert Peck 3-5st 12lbs Lord Rosebery 33/1
17 MARYLAND Collins Jousiffe 3-5st 9lbs Lord Kesteven 50/1
This race took place on Tuesday 18th June 1878 when the winner, a bay horse by Montagnard out of Palmitine, won a first prize of 1195 sovereigns from 43 subscribers, (equivalent to £143,000 in 2020) Over round 132%
Ascot Stakes Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
                  1839
1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 A 1846 A 1847 1848 1849
1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859
1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869
1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878