The City Plate 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 7 furlongs and 1 yard (1,409 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.
The race was given its current name and awarded Listed status in 2008.
Winners since 1999 Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 1999 Free Option 4 Michael Roberts Ben Hanbury 1:26.08 2000 Late Night Out 5 Michael Tebbutt William Jarvis 1:25.66 2001 Fath 4 Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning 1:25.60 2002 Grey Eminence 5 John Carroll Richard Hannon, Sr. 1:24.36 2003 Monsieur Bond 3 Darryll Holland Bryan Smart 1:24.53 2004 Vanderlin 5 Liam Keniry Andrew Balding 1:25.36 2005 Three Graces 5 Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor 1:23.75 2006 Prince of Light 3 Jean-Pierre Guillambert Mark Johnston 1:26.48 2007 Song of Passion 4 David Kinsella Richard Hannon, Sr. 1:29.30 2008 Blythe Knight 8 Pat Cosgrave John Quinn 1:25.50 2009 Regal Parade 5 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls 1:24.97 2010 Lord Shanakill 4 Tom Queally Henry Cecil 1:25.72 2011 Majestic Myles 3 Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey 1:26.67 2012 Majestic Myles 4 Freddie Tylicki Richard Fahey 1:30.52 2013 Ladyship 4 Cathy Gannon Michael Stoute 1:27.57 2014 Glory Awaits 4 Ian Brennan Kevin Ryan 1:26.69 2015 Dusky Queen 5 Patrick Mathers Richard Fahey 1:25.51 2016 Birchwood 3 Patrick Mathers Richard Fahey 1:28.73 2017 Viscount Barfield 4 Rob Hornby Andrew Balding 1:26.37 2018 Oh This Is Us 5 Tom Marquand Richard Hannon Jr. 1:27.37 2019 Beauty Filly 4 Richard Kingscote William Haggas 1:27.67 no race 2020 2021 Safe Voyage 8 Jason Hart John Quinn 1:25.31 2022 Laneqash 4 David Egan Roger Varian 1:26.11 2023 Holguin 3 David Probert Andrew Balding 1:31.99 2024 Al Shabab Storm 3 Jason Watson Andrew Balding 1:29.79 2025 Holguin 5 Faleh Bughenaim Hamad Al Jehani 1:23.65 2026 Northern Champion 3 Ashley Lewis Ed Walker 1:25.12
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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