Royal Ascot: King George V Stakes

The King George V Stakes is a flat handicap open to three-year-old horses over 1 mile 3 furlongs and 211 yards, and is run on the third day of the Royal meeting. The first running of the race was in July 1946, but not at the Royal meeting, although that race was for 3-year-olds over 1 1/2 miles and was won by Auralia ridden by Doug Smith.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the King George V Stakes Handicap was on Friday 19th July 1946, so not at the Royal meeting, and was won by Auralia, a grey colt by The Satrap out of Aura, who beat Live Letters and Bridle Path by 3/4 length and 1 1/2 lengths.
King George V Stakes 2011 Handicap 1 1/2 miles
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 BROWN PANTHER Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe Owen Promotions Ltd 4/1 jt fav
2 CENSUS Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Highclere Thoroughbreds 6/1
3 WELL SHARP Phillip Makin Michael Dods Andrew Tinkler 40/1
4 COMMUNICATOR Jamie Spencer Michael Bell Lady Davis 6/1
5 DANADANA Kieren Fallon Luca Cumani Sheikh Mohammed Obaid 12/1
6 SUD PACIFIQUE Ryan Moore Jeremy Noseda Sir Robert Ogden 7/1
7 GREYFRIARS DRUMMER Joe Fanning Mark Johnston Greyfriars UK Ltd 66/1
8 MALTHOUSE Mickael Barzalona Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed 20/1
9 CHARLES CAMOIN Liam Keniry Sylvester Kirk Hon Mrs J Corbett/C Wright 20/1
10 JEHANBUX Frankie Dettori Richard Hannon Dhunjibhoy, Shirke, Desai 50/1
11 PICTURE EDITOR Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil Khaled Abdulla 22/1
12 MICA MIKA Franny Norton Richard Fahey Mrs Una Towell 25/1
13 ART HISTORY Silvestre De Sousa Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed 33/1
14 APACHE Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien Derrick Smith 4/1 jt fav
15 PURIFICATION William Buick John Gosden Martin Hughes,M Kerr-Dineen 8/1
16 DISCOTECA Jimmy Fortune Andrew Balding David Brownlow 40/1
17 THE BELLS OF PEOVER Richard Hills Mark Johnston D & G Mercer 40/1
18 REFLECT Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon Mrs J Wood 25/1
The King George V Handicap Stakes took place on Thursday 16th June 2011 and was won by a bay horse by Shirocco out of Treble Heights winning a first prize was £31,155 (equivalent to £39,000 in 2020) Over round 127%
King George V Stakes Handicap 1 mile 3 furlongs 211 yds 1946
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