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. |
| Ascot Stakes 1853 | Handicap | 2 miles 4 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
| 1 | BUCKTHORN | Alfred Day | 4-8st 5lbs | Lord Palmerston 20/1 |
| 2 | KING PEPIN | Aldcroft | 4-6st 8lbs | General Anson 10/1 |
| 3 | WATERFALL | Crouch | 5-6st 8lbs | Mr Isaac Day 15/1 |
| 4 | CHIEF BARON NICHOLSON | F Butler | 4-8st 7lbs | Lord H Lennox 12/1 |
| 5 | LADY EVELYN | Nat Flatman | aged-8st 6lbs | Lord Wilton 5/6 fav |
| 6 | RUSSBOROUGH | Neale | 6-8st 1lbs | Mr T Dawson 25/1 |
| 7 | POODLE | G Mann | 4-7st 9lbs | Lord Clifden 25/1 |
| 8 | LITTLE DAVIE | Pattle | 4-7st 5lbs | Mr Rowdon 8/1 |
| 9 | HERBERT | Hiett | aged-7st 11lbs | Count Batthyany 25/1 |
| 10 | NERVOUS | J Steggles | 3-6st 8lb | Mr Combe 12/1 |
| 11 | COTHERSTONE colt | Wells | 3-6st 4lbs | Mr J V Shelley 7/1 |
| 12 | RACKSPELT | S Steggles | 3-6st 4lbs | Captain Lowther 10/1 |
| 13 | GAVOTTE | Garvey | 3-5st 13lbs | Mr E Batson 15/1 |
| This race took place on Tuesday 7th June 1853 when the winner, a bay horse by Venison out of Zeila, won a first prize of 975 sovereigns from 95 subscribers, (equivalent to £125,000 in 2020) | Over round 139% | |||
| Ascot Stakes | Handicap | 2 miles 4 furlongs | |||||||
| 1839 | |||||||||
| 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 A | 1846 A | 1847 | 1848 | 1849 |
| 1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | ||||||