Royal Ascot: Coventry Stakes
The event was established in 1890, and it was named after the 9th Earl of Coventry, George William Coventry, born 9th May 1838, a Conservative politician, Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms, and who Master of the Buckhounds from 1886-1892 and again from 1895 to 1901. The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and for a period the Coventry Stakes was classed at Group 3 level. It was promoted to Group 2 status in 2004. It is usually contested on the opening day of the Royal Ascot meeting. |
Coventry Stakes 2009 | Group 2 | 6 furlongs | ||
Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
1 | CANFORD CLIFFS | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon | The Heffer Syndicate 7/4 fav |
2 | XTENSION | Adam Kirby | Clive Cox | Brighthelm Racing 20/1 |
3 | RAKAAN | Jamie Spencer | Brian Meehan | Al Homaizi & Al Sagar 28/1 |
4 | MORAN GRA | Kevin Manning | Ms Joanna Morgan | D T Breen 20/1 |
5 | TREADWELL | Shane Kelly | Jamie Osborne | Mrs F Walwyn & A Taylor 33/1 |
6 | NO HUBRIS | Martin Dwyer | Paul Cole | Mrs Fitri Hay 11/2 |
7 | RED JAZZ | Michael Hills | Brry Hills | Hon R J Arculli 11/2 |
8 | FREMONT | Ryan Moore | Richard Hannon | Mrs J Wood 20/1 |
9 | ALRASM | Richard Hills | Michael Jarvis | Hamdan Al Maktoum 12/1 |
10 | FLYING STATESMAN | Paul Hanagan | Richard Fahey | G Hyde & H Tattersall 16/1 |
11 | AIR CHIEF MARSHALL | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien | Smith, Magnier,Tabor 11/1 |
12 | RAINE'S CROSS | Jim Crowley | Peter Winkworth | David Holden 16/1 |
13 | MARSH WARBLER | Frankie Dettori | Mark Johnston | Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed 16/1 |
The Coventry Stakes took place on Tuesday 16th June 2009, and the winner, a bay colt by Tagula out of Mrs Marsh, won a first prize of £56,770 (equivalent to £78,000 in 2020) | Over round 122% |
Coventry Stakes | Group 2 | 6 furlongs | |||||||
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