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, and it became a conventional Listed Race.

Winners As a handicap Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer Time 1987 Mountain Kingdom 3 8-05 George Duffield Clive Brittain 3:22.18 1988 Sudden Victory 4 9-05 Michael Hills Barry Hills 3:05.25 1989 Nemesia 4 8-13 Willie Carson Dick Hern 2:54.00 1990 Tarikhana 3 8-01 Paul Eddery Michael Stoute 2:56.19 1991 Arcadian Heights 3 8-06 Walter Swinburn Geoff Wragg 2:49.84 1992 Jahafil 4 9-07 Willie Carson Dick Hern 2:53.63 1993 Nassma 3 8-03 Willie Ryan James Fanshawe 2:56.77 1994 Sadler's Image 3 8-07 Paul Eddery Michael Stoute 2:55.42 1995 Source Of Light 6 9-07 David Harrison Roger Charlton 2:54.40 1996 Royal Scimitar 4 8-12 Richard Quinn Paul Cole 2:56.80 1997 Further Flight 11 9-01 Michael Hills Barry Hills 3:07.09 1998 Invermark 4 8-07 Richard Hughes James Fanshawe 3:00.90 1999 Salmon Ladder 7 8-10 Kieren Fallon Paul Cole 2:57.34 2000 Zaajer 4 9-07 Richard Hills Ed Dunlop 2:53.79 2001 Flossy 5 8-07 Robert Winston Chris Thornton 2:55.04 2002 Supremacy 3 8-06 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute 2:51.83 2003 Compton Bolter 6 9-09 Eddie Ahern Gerard Butler 2:48.98 2004 Swift Tango 4 9-00 Paul Hanagan Ed Dunlop 3:09.33 2005 Jagger 5 9-07 Darryll Holland Gerard Butler 2:51.81 2006 New Guinea 3 8-00 M Henry Michael Jarvis 2:55.07 2007 Bauer 4 9-03 Eddie Ahern Luca Cumani 2:52.71 2008 Red Gala 5 9-09Richard Mullen Sir Michael Stoute 2:49.90 2009 Munsef 7 9-08 Eddie Ahern Ian Williams 2:51.70 2010 Lady Eclair 4 8-12 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston 3:01.81 2011 Berling 4 8-13 Phillip Makin John Dunlop 2:48.77 2012 Tominator 5 9-00 Graham Gibbons Reg Hollinshead 2:54.34 2013 Sun Central 4 9-11 Seb Sanders William Haggas 2:54.75 2014 Big Orange 3 8-07 Tom Queally Michael Bell 2:57.31 2015 Gabrial's King 6 9-01 George Chaloner Richard Fahey 2:50.20 2016 Muntahaa 3 9-00 Graham Lee John Gosden 2:50.89 2017 My Reward 5 9-05 David Allan Tim Easterby 2:54.02

As a conditions race Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 2018 Duretto 6 David Probert Andrew Balding 3:02.84 2019 Vivid Diamond 3 Franny Norton Mark Johnston 3:10.73 2020 Spanish Mission 4 Jamie Spencer Andrew Balding 3:16.28 2021 Yesyes 3 John Egan Ralph Beckett 3:12.35 2022 River of Stars 3 John Egan Ralph Beckett 3:05.45 2023 Shanroe 9 Jason Hart Karl Thornton 3:11.63 2024 Absurde 6 Daniel Tudhope Willie Mullins 3:06.41 2025 Allonsy 4 Edward Greatrex Ralph Beckett 3:08.25

See also

Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races

References

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