Earl of Sefton Stakes
Group 3 race | |
Location | Rowley Mile Newmarket, England |
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Inaugurated | 1971 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Bet365 |
Website | Newmarket |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 1f (1,811 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Straight |
Qualification | Four-years-old and up |
Weight | 9 st 2 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 7 lb for Group 1 winners * 5 lb for Group 2 winners * 3 lb for Group 3 winners * * since 31 August last year |
Purse | £85,000 (2024) 1st: £48,204 |
2024 | ||
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Ottoman Fleet | Astro King | Hi Royal |
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2023 | ||
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Ottoman Fleet | Poker Face | Raadobarg |
2022 | ||
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Master Of The Seas | Megallan | Brunch |
2021 | ||
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My Oberon | Marie's Diamond | San Donato |
2020-2011 | ||
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2019 | ||
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Zabeel Prince | Forest Ranger | Mustashry |
2018 | ||
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Forest Ranger | Deauville | Euginio |
2017 | ||
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Steel of Madrid | Folkswood | Spark Plug |
2016 | ||
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Mahsoob | Air Pilot | Tullius |
2015 | ||
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French Navy | Arod | Mondialiste |
2014 | ||
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Mull Of Killough | French Navy | Fencing |
2013 | ||
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Mull Of Killough | Stipulate | Bonfire |
2012 | ||
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Questioning | Twice Over | Beatrice Aurore |
2011 | ||
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Ransom Note | Polytechnicien | Elusive Pimpernel |
2010-2001 | ||
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2010 | ||
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Sri Putra | Tranquil Tiger | Palavicini |
2009 | ||
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Tazeez | Steele Tango | Twice Over |
2008 | ||
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Phoenix Tower | Traffic Guard | Pipedreamer |
2007 | ||
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Manduro | Speciosa | Final Verse |
2006 | ||
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Notnowcato | Kew Green | Tolpuddle |
2005 | ||
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Norse Dancer | Hurricane Alan | Valixir |
2004 | ||
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Gateman | Kalaman | Hurricane Alan |
2003 | ||
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Olden Times | Desert Deer | Priors Lodge |
2002 | ||
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Indian Creek | Island House | Dandoun |
2001 | ||
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Right Wing | Albarahin | Fanaar |
2000-1991 | ||
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2000 | ||
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Indian Lodge | Fairy Godmother | Mujahid |
1999 | ||
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Shiva | Haami | Green Card |
1998 | ||
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Apprehension | Almushtarak | Alezal |
1997 | ||
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Ali-Royal | Wixim | Amrak Ajeeb |
1996 | ||
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Luso | Smart Alec | First Island |
1995 | ||
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Desert Shot | Overbury | Airport |
1994 | ||
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Del Deya | Ventiquattrofogli | Needle Gun |
1993 | ||
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Ezzoud | Cloud Of Dust | Lord Of The Field |
1992 | ||
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Sure Sharp | Adam Smith | Flashfoot |
1991 | ||
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Terimon | Emperor Fountain | Ruby Tiger |
1990-1988 | ||
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1990 | ||
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Terimon | Citidancer | Pirate Army |
1989 | ||
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Reprimand | Petrullo | Charmer |
1988 | ||
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Media Starguest | Bengal Fire | Shady Heights |
The Earl of Sefton Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 1 furlong (1,811 metres) on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket in mid-April.
History
The event was established in 1971, and it was initially called the Rubbing House Stakes.[1] The first running was won by Pembroke Castle.
The race was renamed the Earl of Sefton Stakes in 1973[2] in memory of Hugh Molyneux (1898–1972), the seventh Earl of Sefton.
The Earl of Sefton Stakes is currently held on the second day of Newmarket's three-day Craven Meeting, the day before the Craven Stakes.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Terimon – 1990, 1991
- Mull of Killough - 2013, 2014
- Ottoman Fleet - 2023, 2024
Leading jockey (5 wins):
- William Buick - Questioning (2012), French Navy (2015), Master Of The Seas (2022), Ottoman Fleet (2023, 2024)
Leading trainer (7 wins):
- Sir Henry Cecil – Gunner B (1978), Ivano (1983), Legend of France (1984), Reprimand (1989), Ali-Royal (1997), Shiva (1999), Phoenix Tower (2008)
Winners
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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1971 | Pembroke Castle | 4 | Geoff Lewis | Noel Murless | 1:52.97 |
1972 | Lord David | 4 | Lester Piggott | Staff Ingham | |
1973 | Scottish Rifle | 4 | Ron Hutchinson | John Dunlop | 1:51.80 |
1974 | Owen Dudley | 4 | Geoff Lewis | Noel Murless | |
1975 | Jimsun | 6 | Joe Mercer | Herbert Jones | |
1976 | Chil the Kite | 4 | Geoff Lewis | Bruce Hobbs | |
1977 | Heaven Knows | 4 | Brian Taylor | Ron Smyth | |
1978 | Gunner B | 5 | Joe Mercer | Henry Cecil | |
1979 | Hawaiian Sound | 4 | Steve Cauthen | Barry Hills | |
1980 | Ela-Mana-Mou | 4 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | 1:50.88 |
1981 | Hard Fought | 4 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | |
1982 | Kalaglow | 4 | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | 1:51.06 |
1983 | Ivano | 4 | Lester Piggott | Henry Cecil | |
1984 | Legend of France | 4 | Joe Mercer | Henry Cecil | 1:51.49 |
1985 | King of Clubs | 4 | Pat Eddery | Ian Balding | |
1986 | Supreme Leader | 4 | Philip Robinson | Clive Brittain | 1:59.02 |
1987 | K-Battery | 6 | Pat Eddery | Bill Elsey | 1:54.53 |
1988 | Media Starguest | 4 | Ray Cochrane | Luca Cumani | 1:51.90 |
1989 | Reprimand | 4 | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 1:56.51 |
1990 | Terimon | 4 | Ray Cochrane | Clive Brittain | 1:49.15 |
1991 | Terimon | 5 | Michael Roberts | Clive Brittain | 1:49.23 |
1992 | Sure Sharp | 5 | Steve Cauthen | Barry Hills | 1:52.05 |
1993 | Ezzoud | 4 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 1:51.42 |
1994 | Del Deya | 4 | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | 1:56.82 |
1995 | Desert Shot | 5 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 1:48.73 |
1996 | Luso | 4 | Michael Kinane | Clive Brittain | 1:47.96 |
1997 | Ali-Royal | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Henry Cecil | 1:50.46 |
1998 | Apprehension | 4 | Darryll Holland | David Loder | 1:58.49 |
1999 | Shiva [a] | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Henry Cecil | 1:46.60 |
2000 | Indian Lodge | 4 | Michael Kinane | Amanda Perrett | 1:54.90 |
2001 | Right Wing | 7 | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | 1:54.44 |
2002 | Indian Creek | 4 | Richard Quinn | David Elsworth | 1:49.66 |
2003 | Olden Times | 5 | Kieren Fallon | John Dunlop | 1:52.58 |
2004 | Gateman | 7 | Keith Dalgleish | Mark Johnston | 1:52.77 |
2005 | Norse Dancer | 5 | John Egan | David Elsworth | 1:49.10 |
2006 | Notnowcato | 4 | Michael Kinane | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:49.21 |
2007 | Manduro | 5 | Stéphane Pasquier | André Fabre | 1:47.26 |
2008 | Phoenix Tower | 4 | Tom Queally | Henry Cecil | 1:54.11 |
2009 | Tazeez | 5 | Richard Hills | John Gosden | 1:47.83 |
2010 | Sri Putra | 4 | Neil Callan | Michael Jarvis | 1:49.33 |
2011 | Ransom Note | 4 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 1:49.42 |
2012 | Questioning | 4 | William Buick | John Gosden | 1:50.62 |
2013 | Mull of Killough | 7 | George Baker | Jane Chapple-Hyam | 1:48.58 |
2014 | Mull of Killough | 8 | Adam Kirby | Jane Chapple-Hyam | 1:48.44 |
2015 | French Navy | 7 | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | 1:51.81 |
2016 | Mahsoob | 5 | Paul Hanagan | John Gosden | 1:53.67 |
2017 | Steel Of Madrid[b] | 4 | Pat Dobbs | Richard Hannon Jr. | 1:51.27 |
2018 | Forest Ranger | 4 | Tony Hamilton | Richard Fahey | 1:52.38 |
2019 | Zabeel Prince | 6 | Andrea Atzeni | Roger Varian | 1:52.43 |
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2021 | My Oberon | 4 | James Doyle | William Haggas | 1:52.05 |
2022 | Master of The Seas | 4 | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | 1:49.60 |
2023 | Ottoman Fleet | 4 | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | 1:55.17 |
2024 | Ottoman Fleet | 5 | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | 1:47.51 |
- ^ The 1999 edition was run on Newmarket's July Course over 1 mile and 110 yards
- ^ Steel Of Madrid was later exported to Australia and renamed Calderon
- ^ The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[3]
See also
References
- Paris-Turf:
- "1979"., "1980"., "1983"., "1984"., "1985"., "1986"., "1987".
- Racing Post:
- 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024
- galopp-sieger.de – Earl of Sefton Stakes (ex Rubbing House Stakes).
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Earl of Sefton Stakes (2019).
- pedigreequery.com – Earl of Sefton Stakes – Newmarket.
- Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. p. 17. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
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