Lillie Langtry Stakes

The Lillie Langtry Stakes was first run in 2003 as a Listed race when known as the Gladness Stakes after the 1958 Goodwood Cup winner, but a year later it became the Lillie Langtry Stakes after the British Actress who was a mistress of King Edward VII. It is open to fillies and mares, 3-y-o and upwards, and is contested over 1 mile 6 furlongs. In 2004, the first year as the Lillie Langtry, it was elevated to Group 3 level, and was raised again to Group 2 level in 2018. It is traditionally staged on the fifth day of the Festival.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the Gladness Stakes, later the Lillie Langtry Stakes, was on Saturday 2nd August 2003 when Matthews Breeding and Racing’s Moments of Joy defeated Discreet Brief and Prompt Payment.
Gladness Stakes (Lillie Langtry Stakes) 2003 Listed 1 mile 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 MOMENTS OF JOY Seb Sanders Rae Guest 3-8st 6lbs Matthews Breeding & Racing 15/2
2 DISCREET BRIEF Pat Eddery John Dunlop Mrs Sonia Rogers 3/1
3 PROMPT PAYMENT Oscar Urbina James Fanshawe Chris Van Hoorn 11/1
4 FLYING WANDA Darryll Holland Jeremy Noseda Sir Robert Ogden 11/4 fav
5 IMOYA Jimmy Fortune Brian Meehan Fieldspring Racing Syndicate 20/1
6 ALLERGY Steve Drowne Roger Charlton HM The Queen 20/1
7 APPROACH George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Faisal Salman 4/1
8 HECUBA Richard Hughes Barry Hills Prince Khalid Abdullah 33/1
9 APRIL STOCK Eddie Ahern Gerard Butler Mrs M Fairbalm 12/1
10 EUROLIS Tom McLaughlin Terry Clement Mr John Peters 100/1
The inaugural running of this race took place on Saturday 2nd August 2003 and was valued at £20,300 (equivalent to £30,000 in 2021). Over round 113%