The Noel Murless Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to three year old horses. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile 6 furlongs and 34 yards (2,847 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late September or early October.
The race was first run in 2002 and is named after Noel Murless (1910-1987), a racehorse trainer who was British flat racing Champion Trainer on nine occasions.
Prior to 2011, it was run at Newmarket Racecourse.
Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time 2002 Tholjanah Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning 2:56.90 2003 Hilbre Island Michael Hills Brian Meehan 2:56.86 2004 Tungsten Strike Martin Dwyer Amanda Perrett 2:56.93 2005 Art Eyes John Egan David Elsworth 2:51.59 2006 Novellara Richard Hughes Henry Cecil 3:00.40 2007 Lion Sands Ryan Moore Luca Cumani 2:54.45 2008 Savarain Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani 2:51.83 2009 Akmal Richard Hills John Dunlop 2:54.43 2010 Harris Tweed Liam Jones William Haggas 3:00.69 2011 Barbican Darryll Holland Alan Bailey 3:04.11 2012 Biographer Ted Durcan David Lanigan 3:09.26 2013 Nichols Canyon William Buick John Gosden 3:09.68 2014 Big Orange Tom Queally Michael Bell 2:59.36 2015 Mill Springs Robert Havlin John Gosden 3:05.99 2016 Alyssa Fran Berry Ralph Beckett 3:03.59 2017 Raheen House Jamie Spencer Brian Meehan 3:09.76 2018 Ghostwatch William Buick Charlie Appleby 3:03.98 2019 Hereby Harry Bentley Ralph Beckett 3:14.77 2020 Berkshire Rocco Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding 3:19.85 2021 Scope Rob Hornby Ralph Beckett 3:09.03 2022 El Habeeb Andrea Atzeni Kevin Philippart De Foy 3:05.76 2023 Middle Earth Oisin Murphy John and Thady Gosden 3:06.72 2024 Subsequent Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding 3:12.29 2025 Fantasy World Rob Hornby Andrew Balding 3:12.08
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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