Golden Daffodil Stakes

The Golden Daffodil Stakes was a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It was run at Chepstow over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 36 yards (2,045 metres), and it was scheduled to take place each year in July.

Golden Daffodil Stakes
Group 3 race (discontinued)
LocationChepstow Racecourse
Chepstow, Wales
Inaugurated1994
Last run8 July 2005
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
WebsiteChepstow
Race information
Distance1m 2f 36y (2,045 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
fillies and mares
excluding Group 1 winners *
Weight8 st 5 lb (3yo);
9 st 2 lb (4yo+)
Penalties
7 lb for Group 2 winners *
4 lb for Group 3 winners *
* since September 1 last year
(2yo wins not penalised)
Purse£50,000 (2005)
1st: £29,000

History

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The event was named after the daffodil, a national emblem of Wales. It was established in 1994 and initially held listed status.

The Golden Daffodil Stakes was promoted to Group 3 level in 2003. It was briefly the only Group race staged in Wales. It was last run in 2005.

Records

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Most successful horse:

  • no horse won this race more than once

Leading jockey (2 wins):

  • Seb SandersFilm Script (2000), Mango Mischief (2005)

Leading trainer (2 wins):

Winners

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Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
1994 Polka Dancer 4 Walter Swinburn James Fanshawe 2:08.00
1995 Frustration 4 David Harrison Lady Herries 2:06.70
1996 Papering 3 Oscar Urbina Luca Cumani 2:04.90
1997 Fiji 3 Kieren Fallon Henry Cecil 2:08.50
1998 One So Wonderful 4 John Reid Luca Cumani 2:08.00
1999 Ela Athena 3 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis 2:04.10
2000 Film Script 3 Seb Sanders Roger Charlton 2:07.60
2001 Sauterne 3 Richard Quinn Henry Cecil 2:08.70
2002 Albanova 3 George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott 2:08.00
2003 Chorist 4 Darryll Holland William Haggas 2:12.12
2004 Felicity 4 Jimmy Fortune John Gosden 2:09.40
2005 Mango Mischief 4 Seb Sanders John Dunlop 2:06.17

See also

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References

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