Earl of Sefton Stakes

Earl of Sefton Stakes
ClassGroup 3
LocationRowley Mile
Newmarket, England
Inaugurated1971
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorBet365
WebsiteNewmarket
Race information
Distance1m 1f (1,811 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationFour-years-old and up
Weight9 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 (2025)
1st: £48,204
Earl Of Sefton Stakes
2025
Persica Ottoman Fleet First Conquest
Previous years
2024
Ottoman Fleet Astro King Hi Royal
2023
Ottoman Fleet Poker Face Raadobarg
2022
Master Of The Seas Megallan Brunch
2021
My Oberon Marie's Diamond San Donato
2020-2011
2019
Zabeel Prince Forest Ranger Mustashry
2018
Forest Ranger Deauville Euginio
2017
Steel of Madrid Folkswood Spark Plug
2016
Mahsoob Air Pilot Tullius
2015
French Navy Arod Mondialiste
2014
Mull Of Killough French Navy Fencing
2013
Mull Of Killough Stipulate Bonfire
2012
Questioning Twice Over Beatrice Aurore
2011
Ransom Note Polytechnicien Elusive Pimpernel
2010-2001
2010
Sri Putra Tranquil Tiger Palavicini
2009
Tazeez Steele Tango Twice Over
2008
Phoenix Tower Traffic Guard Pipedreamer
2007
Manduro Speciosa Final Verse
2006
Notnowcato Kew Green Tolpuddle
2005
Norse Dancer Hurricane Alan Valixir
2004
Gateman Kalaman Hurricane Alan
2003
Olden Times Desert Deer Priors Lodge
2002
Indian Creek Island House Dandoun
2001
Right Wing Albarahin Fanaar
2000-1991
2000
Indian Lodge Fairy Godmother Mujahid
1999
Shiva Haami Green Card
1998
Apprehension Almushtarak Alezal
1997
Ali-Royal Wixim Amrak Ajeeb
1996
Luso Smart Alec First Island
1995
Desert Shot Overbury Airport
1994
Del Deya Ventiquattrofogli Needle Gun
1993
Ezzoud Cloud Of Dust Lord Of The Field
1992
Sure Sharp Adam Smith Flashfoot
1991
Terimon Emperor Fountain Ruby Tiger
1990-1988
1990
Terimon Citidancer Pirate Army
1989
Reprimand Petrullo Charmer
1988
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 first 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
1971 Pembroke Castle 4 Geoff Lewis Noel Murless 1:52.97
1972 Lord David 4 Lester Piggott Staff Ingham 1:58.30
1973 Scottish Rifle 4 Ron Hutchinson John Dunlop 1:51.80
1974 Owen Dudley 4 Geoff Lewis Noel Murless 1:52.98
1975 Jimsun 6 Joe Mercer Herbert Jones 2:03.29
1976 Chil the Kite 4 Geoff Lewis Bruce Hobbs 1:52.12
1977 Heaven Knows 4 Brian Taylor Ron Smyth 1:52.51
1978 Gunner B 5 Joe Mercer Henry Cecil 1:55.48
1979 Hawaiian Sound 4 Steve Cauthen Barry Hills 1:53.54
1980 Ela-Mana-Mou 4 Willie Carson Dick Hern 1:50.88
1981 Hard Fought 4 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 1:54.52
1982 Kalaglow 4 Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 1:51.06
1983 Ivano 4 Lester Piggott Henry Cecil 1:57.69
1984 Legend of France 4 Joe Mercer Henry Cecil 1:51.49
1985 King of Clubs 4 Pat Eddery Ian Balding 1:52.73
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
no race 2020 [c]
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
2025 Persica 4 Ryan Moore Richard Hannon Jr. 1:54.07
  1. ^ The 1999 edition was run on Newmarket's July Course over 1 mile and 110 yards
  2. ^ Steel Of Madrid was later exported to Australia and renamed Calderon
  3. ^ The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[3]

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.
  3. ^ "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020.
  • 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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