Listed race | |
Location | Nottingham Racecourse Nottingham, England |
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Inaugurated | 1993 |
Race type | Flat |
Website | Nottingham |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 6f (2,816m) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
Weight | 9 st 0 lb (4yo); 9 st 1 lb (5yo+) Allowances 5 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 7 lb for Group 1 or Group 2 winners * 5 lb for Group 3 winners * 3 lb for Listed winners * * after 31 August 2021 |
Purse | £55,000 (2022) 1st: £31,191 |
2023 | ||
Rajinsky | Trueshan | Tashkhan |
Previous years | ||
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2022 | ||
Trueshan | Quickthorn | Eileendover |
2021 | ||
Sir Ron Priestley | Ocean Wind | Raymond Tusk |
The Barry Hills Further Flight Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Nottingham over a distance of 1 mile and 6 furlongs (2,816 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in April. [1]
The race was originally named after Michelozzo, the 1989 St Leger winner, who made his debut at Nottingham. It was renamed in 1999 to honour Further Flight, a high-class stayer during the 1990s who won this race twice and was trained by Barry Hills. Since the 2015 running the race has also included Hills' name in its title.
The race was first run in 1993, and has held Listed status since 2003.
Most successful horse (2 wins):
Leading jockey (2 wins):
Leading trainer (3 wins):
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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1993 | Allegan | 4 | Pat Eddery | Henry Cecil | 3:04.20 |
1994 | Kassab | 4 | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | 3:10.90 |
1995 | Khamaseen | 4 | Frankie Dettori | John Dunlop | 3:08.50 |
1996 | Further Flight | 10 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 3:07.30 |
1997 | Nabhaan | 4 | Ray Cochrane | David Morley | 3:07.40 |
1998 | Further Flight | 12 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 3:21.50 |
1999 | Raise A Prince | 6 | Neil Callan | Sean Woods | 3:12.20 |
2001 | Turtle Valley | 5 | Paul Doe | Simon Dow | 3:27.20 |
2002 | Hannibal Lad | 6 | George Baker | Mark Brisbourne | 3:01.00 |
2003 | Alcazar | 8 | Micky Fenton | Hughie Morrison | 3:05.74 |
2004 | Alcazar | 9 | Micky Fenton | Hughie Morrison | 3:03.08 |
2005 | Winged d'Argent | 4 | Kevin Darley | Mark Johnston | 3:12.13 |
2006 | Frank Sonata | 5 | Ryan Moore | Mick Quinlan | 3:12.80 |
2007 | Mount Kilimanjaro | 4 | Jimmy Fortune | John Dunlop | 3:07.35 |
2008 | Gull Wing | 4 | Richard Mullen | Michael Bell | 3:12.65 |
2009 | Fiulin | 4 | John Egan | Marco Botti | 3:00.08 |
2010 | Opinion Poll | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Michael Jarvis | 3:16.97 |
2011 | The Betchworth Kid | 6 | Hayley Turner | Alan King | 3:01.91 |
2012 | Electrolyser | 7 | Adam Kirby | Clive Cox | 3:07.61 |
2013 | Testosterone | 5 | Ryan Moore | Ed Dunlop | 3:05.90 |
2014 | Flying Officer | 4 | William Buick | John Gosden | 3:09.00 |
2015 | Deuce Again | 4 | Robert Havlin | John Gosden | 3:10.44 |
2016 | Frosty Berry | 7 | Shane Grey | Ed de Giles | 3:31.53 |
2017 | Elidor | 7 | Silvestre de Sousa | Mick Channon | 3:07.24 |
2018 | Mount Moriah | 4 | Harry Bentley | Ralph Beckett | 3:05.21 |
2019 | Elegiac | 4 | Franny Norton | Mark Johnston | 3:01.58 |
2020 | Withhold [lower-alpha 1] | 7 | Oisin Murphy | Roger Charlton | 2:53.40 |
2021 | Sir Ron Priestley | 5 | Franny Norton | Mark Johnston | 2:58.42 |
2022 | Trueshan | 6 | Hollie Doyle | Alan King | 3:05.93 |
2023 | Rajinsky | 7 | Harry Davies | Hugo Palmer | 3:22.90 |
no race 2024 [lower-alpha 2] | |||||
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