Royal Ascot: Wokingham Stakes

The Wokingham Stakes, contested on the final day of the Royal meeting, is a flat handicap over 6 furlongs open to horses aged three years or older. The race is named after Wokingham, a market town 7.7 miles to the west of Ascot, and was established in 1813, the inaugural running being won by Pointers, owned by the Duke of York. For a number of years the Wokingham Stakes was divided into two or three separate classes, but it became a single race in 1874.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the Wokingham Stakes over the New Mile was on Friday 18th June 1813 when a field of 15 was headed by the Duke of York's Pointers (8/1) who defeated Lodona, Sorcery and the well-backed 6/4 favourite Offas Dyke.
Wokingham Stakes 1981 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 GREAT EASTERN W Carson J Dunlop Mrs A Struthers 16/1
2 ENCHANTMENT P Eddery J Tree K Abdulla 12/1 co fav
3 FERRIBY HALL G Starkey A Smith M J Ripley Holdings 16/1
4 OVER THE RAINBOW W Newnes J Winter R E A Bott Wigmore Street 25/1
5 CELTIC HALO L Piggott A Jarvis Mr Peter Savill 12/1 co fav
6 JESTERS BOY G Baxter P Cole Mrs N Sampson 12/1 co fav
7 NORMAN STYLE E Hide J Watts Normans of Westminster 12/1 co fav
8 GEARYS FOR STRIP J Lowe Denys Smith H Geary Steels Ltd 12/1 co fav
9 SOCKS UP J Reid R Houghton Miss P Major 14/1
10 MURILLO N Connorton J W Watts Mr C Murphy 15/1
11 GAMBLERS DREAM B Rouse D Wilson Knightsbridge Sporting Club 18/1
12 OPTIMATE M L Thomas C Brittain Mr W Gredley 20/1
13 WELSH BLOSSOM S Payne W Wharton Mr P Bradley 20/1
14 AMOROUS B Taylor J Hindley Mr M Buckley 22/1
15 CHAMP D'AVRIL Tony McGlone D Whelan Mr A Perry 25/1
16 ESCOVITCH R Sidebottom G Balding Mr D Tubb 25/1
17 MERITOUS M Fry Stubbs Mr J Peers 25/1
18 NICE VALUE N Carlisle R Hollinshead Mrs C Seymour 25/1
19 PUSEY STREET R Fox Bosley Mr M Wilkins 25/1
20 FLOWER J Bleasdale C Thornton Mr G Reed 33/1
21 BALVIMA B Crossley Dalton Mrs M Moody 33/1
22 GIN GAME N Howe P Walwyn Mr M White 33/1
23 LASER LADY M Malham W Haigh Mr J Chin 33/1
24 PRIMULA BOY W Higgins Bentley Mr Kavli 33/1
25 ROGER BACON R Curant Baker Mr J Haine 33/1
26 NEW EMBASSY R Weaver G Balding Mr D Thorne 50/1
27 PIENCOURT D McKay Austin Mrs P Richards 50/1
28 COPPER BEECHES R Street Holt Mr W Greenbaum 50/1
UR BOLD IMAGE W R Swinburn J Winter Mr D Prenn 20/1
The Wokingham Handicap over the 6 furlongs of the New Mile course took place on Friday 19th June 1981 and the winner, a brown horse by Jukebox out of Miss Bangkok, won a first prize of £11,283 (equivalent to £44,000 in 2020) Over round 138%
Wokingham Stakes Handicap 6 furlongs 1813
      1813 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818 1819
1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829
1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 A 1838 A 1839
1840 1841 A 1842 1843 A 1844 A 1845 A B 1846 A 1847 A 1848 A 1849 A
1850 A 1851 A 1852 A 1853 A 1854 A 1855 A 1856 A 1857 A 1858 A 1859
1860 A B 1861 A B 1862 A B 1863 A 1864 A 1865 A 1866 A 1867 A 1868 A 1869 A
1870 A 1871 A 1872 A 1873 A 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879
1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899
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1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
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1980 1981