Earl of Sefton Stakes

Earl of Sefton Stakes
Group 3 race
Location Rowley Mile
Newmarket, England
Inaugurated 1971
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor Weatherbys
Website Newmarket
Race information
Distance 1m 1f (1,811 metres)
Surface Turf
Track Straight
Qualification Four-years-old and up
Weight 8 st 13 lb
Allowances
3 lb for fillies and mares
Penalties
8 lb for Group 1 winners *
5 lb for Group 2 winners *
3 lb for Group 3 winners *
* since August 31 last year
Purse £60,000 (2016)
1st: £34,026
Earl Of Sefton Stakes
2016
Mahsoob Air Pilot Tullius

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] It was named 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. It is run the day before the Craven Stakes.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Terimon – 1990, 1991
  • Mull of Killough - 2013, 2014

Leading jockey (3 wins):

  • Geoff Lewis – Pembroke Castle (1971), Owen Dudley (1974), Chil the Kite (1976)
  • Joe Mercer – Jimsun (1975), Gunner B (1978), Legend of France (1984)
  • Steve Cauthen – Hawaiian Sound (1979), Reprimand (1989), Sure Sharp (1992)
  • Walter Swinburn – Hard Fought (1981), Ezzoud (1993), Desert Shot (1995)
  • Pat Eddery – King of Clubs (1985), K-Battery (1987), Right Wing (2001)
  • Michael Kinane – Luso (1996), Indian Lodge (2000), Notnowcato (2006)
  • Kieren Fallon – Ali-Royal (1997), Shiva (1999), Olden Times (2003)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

  • 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
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

a The 1999 edition was run on Newmarket's July Course over 1 mile and 110 yards.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1972 Rubbing House Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 12 April 1972. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  2. ↑ "1973 Earl of Sefton Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 11 April 1973. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  • galopp-sieger.de – Earl of Sefton Stakes (ex Rubbing House Stakes).
  • horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Earl of Sefton Stakes (2016).
  • 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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