Chester Stakes

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Chester Stakes
Listed race
Location Chester Racecourse
Chester, Cheshire, England
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
SponsorShare Shop
Website Chester
Race information
Distance1m 6f 87y (2,896 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight8 st 8 lb (3yo);
9 st 3 lb (4yo+)
Allowances
5 lb for fillies and mares
Penalties
3 lb for Listed winners*
5 lb for Group 3 winners*
7 lb for Group 1 / 2 winners"
* after 31 March
Purse£50,000 (2021)
1st: £28,355
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The Chester Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Chester over a distance of 1 mile, 6 furlongs and 87 yards (2,896 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late August or early September. Prior to 2018 it was run as a handicap. The handicap element was removed in 2018 to comply with a recommendation that no handicap should carry Listed status, [1] and it became a conventional Listed Race.

Contents

Winners since 1988

As a handicap

YearWinnerAgeWeightJockeyTrainerTime
1988Sudden Victory49-05 Michael Hills Barry Hills 3:5.25
1989Nemesia48-13 Willie Carson Dick Hern 2:54.00
1990Tarikhana38-01Paul Eddery Sir Michael Stoute 2:56.19
1991 Arcadian Heights 38-06 Walter Swinburn Geoff Wragg 2:49.84
1992Jahafil49-07 Willie Carson Dick Hern 2:53.63
1993Nassma38-03 Willie Ryan James Fanshawe 2:56.77
1994Sadler's Image38-07Paul Eddery Sir Michael Stoute 2:55.42
1995Source Of Light69-07 David Harrison Roger Charlton 2:54.40
1996Royal Scimitar48-12 Richard Quinn Paul Cole 2:56.80
1997 Further Flight 119-01 Michael Hills Barry Hills 3:07.09
1998 Invermark 48-07 Richard Hughes James Fanshawe 3:00.90
1999Salmon Ladder78-10 Kieren Fallon Paul Cole 2:57.34
2000Zaajer49-07 Richard Hills Ed Dunlop 2:53.79
2001Flossy58-07 Robert Winston Chris Thornton2:55.04
2002Supremacy38-06 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute 2:51.83
2003Compton Bolter69-09 Eddie Ahern Gerard Butler2:48.98
2004Swift Tango49-00 Paul Hanagan Ed Dunlop 3:09.33
2005Jagger59-07 Darryll Holland Gerard Butler2:51.81
2006New Guinea38-00M Henry Michael Jarvis 2:55.07
2007Bauer49-03 Eddie Ahern Luca Cumani 2:52.71
2008Red Gala59-09Richard Mullen Sir Michael Stoute 2:49.90
2009Munsef79-08 Eddie Ahern Ian Williams2:51.70
2010Lady Eclair48-12 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston 3:01.81
2011Berling48-13Phillip Makin John Dunlop 2:48.77
2012Tominator59-00Graham GibbonsReg Hollinshead2:54.34
2013Sun Central49-11 Seb Sanders William Haggas 2:54.75
2014 Big Orange 38-07 Tom Queally Michael Bell 2:57.31
2015Gabrial's King69-01George Chaloner Richard Fahey 2:50.20
2016Muntahaa39-00 Graham Lee John Gosden 2:50.89
2017My Reward59-05David Allan Tim Easterby 2:54.02

As a conditions race

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerTime
2018Duretto6 David Probert Andrew Balding 3:02.84
2019Vivid Diamond3Franny Norton Mark Johnston 3:10.73
2020Spanish Mission4 Jamie Spencer Andrew Balding 3:16.28
2021Yesyes3John Egan Ralph Beckett 3:12.35
2022River of Stars3John Egan Ralph Beckett 3:05.45
2023Shanroe9Jason HartKarl Thornton3:11.63
2024Absurde6 Daniel Tudhope Willie Mullins 3:06.41

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References

  1. "Progress continues on stayers' project following further Pattern race upgrades". British Horseracing Authority. 26 January 2018.