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 2012 Handicap 1 1/2 miles
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 FENNELL BAY Joe Fanning Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed 12/1
2 HANDSOME MAN Harry Bentley Saeed Bin Suroor Godolphin 14/1
3 ROUGEMONT Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Mrs J Wood 25/1
4 ANOMALY Silvestre De Sousa Mahmood Al Zarooni Godolphin 8/1
5 PILGRIMS REST Kieran O'Neill Richard Hannon Markus Jooste/Bernard Kantor 16/1
6 MOLDOWNEY Wayne Lordan Tommy Stack David Keoghan 16/1
7 SPARKLING PORTRAIT Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey Mike Browne 10/1
8 MISDEMEANOUR Jimmy Quinn Richard Hannon Thurloe Thoroughbreds 33/1
9 NICHOLASCOPERNICUS Nicky Mackay Ed Walker Halsall, Pegum, Greenwood 11/2
10 URIAH HEEP Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute Sir Robert Ogden 16/1
11 GABRIAL THE GREAT Franny Norton Michael Bell Dr Marwan Koukash 7/2 fav
12 SAMBA KING Mickael Barzalona Mahmood Al Zarooni Godolphin 20/1
13 NICEOFYOUTOTELLME Martin Lane Ralph Beckett R Roberts 11/1
14 COMMITMENT Darren Egan Luca Cumani Highclere Thoroughbreds 16/1
15 PRUSSIAN Martin Dwyer Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed 25/1
16 ROCKTHERUNWAY Cathy Gannon Michael Dods Sunley Racing, Dods, Sedgewick 25/1
17 GHOST PROTOCOL Hayley Turner David Simcock A & A 25/1
18 OPEN WATER David Probert Andrew Balding Thurloe Thoroughbreds 14/1
The King George V Handicap Stakes took place on Thursday 21st June 2012 and was won by a bay horse by Dubawi out of Woodrising winning a first prize was £34,237 (equivalent to £41,000 in 2020) Over round 134%
King George V Stakes Handicap 1 mile 3 furlongs 211 yds 1946
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