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 1986 Handicap 2 1/2 miles
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 RIKKI TAVI W Carson B Hills Mr A Boon 7/2 fav
2 OTABARI T Quinn P Cole Mr F Salman 10/1
3 MILTON BURN S Whitworth H O'Neill Mr A Richards 10/1
4 INDE PULSE M Hills J Hindley Mr R McAlpine 10/1
5 PATHS SISTER J Lowe C Thornton Miss B Duxbury 14/1
6 FISHPOND D Brown D Elsworth Mr A Simpson 20/1
7 TRAPESE ARTIST S Dawson N Vigors Introgroup Holdings Ltd 5/1
8 HIGH PLAINS T Williams H Candy Mr H Mould 13/2
9 JAMESMEAD Paul Eddery D Elsworth Mr D Allen 9/1
10 ACCURACY J Williams G Balding Miss B Swire 14/1
11 BALLET CHAMP A Proud R Holder Mr S Gallagher 14/1
12 SOUND DIFFUSION M L Thomas R Whitaker Mr G Pemberton 14/1
13 WATER CANNON A McGlone M Haynes Mr F Lee 25/1
14 PICCADILLY PRINCE N Adams A James Mr G Webb 50/1
15 NORTHERN RULER G Carter L Lightbrown Mr R Whiting 50/1
16 KNIGHT'S HEIR G Bardwell L Lightbrown Mr R Riley 50/1
This race took place on Tuesday 17th June 1986 and was won by a bay horse by Monsanto out of Goosie Gantlet winning a first prize of £9070 (equivalent to £28,000 in 2020). Over round 131%
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 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