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 2016 Handicap 1 1/2 miles
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 GOLD MOUNT Willie Twiston Davies Alan King Farrell, Field, Mellor, Cognet 13/2
2 PLATITUDE Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute Khaled Abdulla 12/1
3 HARRISON Silvestre De Sousa Mick Channon T P Radford 8/1
4 THE MAJOR GENERAL Donnacha O'Brien Aidan O'Brien Smith,Magnier,Tabor 14/1
5 DANEHILL KODIAC Sean Levey Richard Hannon Richard Hannon 33/1
6 PARIS PROTOCOL Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon Jiggins, Miller, Creed et al 12/1
7 NIETZSCHE Joey Haynes Brian Ellison Gilbert, Lawrence, Bruce, Wills 33/1
8 MIDHMAAR Paul Hanagan Owen Burrows Hamdan Al Maktoum 20/1
9 OCEAN JIVE Jimmy Fortune Brian Meehan W A Harrison-Allan 33/1
10 JUSTE POUR NOUS Richard Kingscote Mark Johnston Holleyhead, Johnston, Ross, White 25/1
11 LOVELL William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 6/1
12 SECOND SERVE Joe Fanning Mark Johnston Frossell, Browne, Richards 33/1
13 POINT OF VIEW Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian Sheikh Mohammed Obaid 14/1
14 NAVAJO WAR DANCE Dougie Costello Karl Burke Geoffrey Bishop 33/1
15 SHRAAOH Frankie Dettori Sir Michael Stoute Al Shaqab Racing 5/2 fav
F GUY FAWKES Pat Smullen William Haggas HM The Queen 7/1
The King George V Handicap Stakes took place on Thursday 16th June 2016 and was won by a bay horse by Excellent Art out of Dolcetto winning a first prize was £56,025 (equivalent to £62,000 in 2020) Over round 132%
King George V Stakes Handicap 1 mile 3 furlongs 211 yds 1946
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