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Handicap race | |
Location | Sandown Park Esher, England |
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Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Bet365 |
Website | Sandown Park |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m (1,609m) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds |
Weight | Handicap |
Purse | £45,000 (2024) 1st: £23,193 |
2022 | ||
Wanees | City Runner | Blue Trail |
Previous years | ||
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2021 | ||
Naamoos | Buxted Too | Without Revenge |
1990-1988 | ||
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1990 | ||
Field Glass | Two Left Feet | Ruling Passion |
1989 | ||
Top-Boot | Tops All | Azeb |
1988 | ||
Raykour | Iran Scam | Apache |
The Esher Cup is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years old. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late April.
Records
Leading jockey since 1988 (3 wins):
- Michael Hills – Amyas (1997), Tiger Talk (1999), Desert Dew (2007)
- Silvestre de Sousa - Grey Mirage (2012), Czabo (2016), Merlin Magic (2018)
Leading trainer since 1988 (5 wins):
- Richard Hannon Sr. - Rapid Coracle (1991), Eastern Memories (1993), Stash The Cash (1994), Prince Samos (2005), Commander Cave (2008)
Winners since 1988
Year | Winner | Weight | Jockey | Trainer | Time | |
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1988 | Raykour | 9-05 | Ray Cochrane | Luca Cumani | 1:45.32 | |
1989 | Top-Boot | 9-07 | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | 1:51.74 | |
1990 | Field Glass | 9-02 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 1:40.61 | |
1991 | Rapid Coracle | 8-07 | Brian Rouse | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:42.46 | |
1992 | Irek | 8-05 | Michael Roberts | Lord Huntingdon | 1:45.27 | |
1993 | Eastern Memories | 8-08 | D Gibbs | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:46.66 | |
1994 | Stash The Cash | 8-03 | Frankie Dettori | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:50.58 | |
1995 | Holtye | 8-01 | Pat Eddery | Henry Cecil | 1:41.42 | |
1996 | Sorbie Tower | 9-03 | Ray Cochrane | Gay Kelleway | 1:42.33 | |
1997 | Amyas | 8-13 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 1:46.00 | |
1998 | Florazi | 9-04 | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | 1:51.38 | |
1999 | Tiger Talk | 8-11 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 1:50.68 | |
2000 | Pipssalio | 7-10 | Franny Norton | Jamie Poulton | 1:53.08 | |
2001 | Abandoned : Torrential rain | |||||
2002 | Common World | 9-02 | Eddie Ahern | Gerard Butler | 1:45.56 | |
2003 | Grand Passion | 9-01 | Darryll Holland | Geoff Wragg | 1:42.41 | |
2004 | Barathea Dreams | 7-12 | Jimmy Quinn | Stan Moore | 1:46.04 | |
2005 | Prince Samos | 8-04 | Ryan Moore | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:43.22 | |
2006 (dh) |
King's Head Yarqus |
8-07 8-04 |
Philip Robinson Martin Dwyer |
Michael Jarvis Clive Brittain |
1:43.33 | |
2007 | Desert Dew | 9-04 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 1:42.74 | |
2008 | Commander Cave | 8-08 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:45.02 | |
2009 | Racketeer | 8-04 | Nicky Mackay | John Gosden | 1:42.92 | |
2010 | Fallen Idol | 8-12 | William Buick | John Gosden | 1:44.60 | |
2011 | Tazahum | 9-03 | Richard Hills | Michael Stoute | 1:43.56 | |
2012 | Grey Mirage | 8-07 | Silvestre De Sousa | Marco Botti | 1:54.30 | |
2013 | Haafaguinea | 9-04 | Adam Kirby | Clive Cox | 1:45.32 | |
2014 | What About Carlo | 9-02 | Jimmy Fortune | Eve Johnson Houghton | 1:48.42 | |
2015 | Mutarakez | 8-09 | Frankie Dettori | Brian Meehan | 1:43.99 | |
2016 | Czabo | 8-10 | Silvestre de Sousa | Mick Channon | 1:45.19 | |
2017 | Atty Persse | 9-01 | James Doyle | Roger Charlton | 1:45.39 | |
2018 | Merlin Magic | 8-10 | Silvestre de Sousa | David Elsworth | 1:45.16 | |
2019 | Masaru | 9-07 | Ryan Moore | Richard Hannon Jr. | 1:43.94 | |
no race 2020 | ||||||
2021 | Naamoos | 9-07 | Ben Curtis | Mark Johnston | 1:46.52 | |
2022 | Wanees | 8-12 | Jim Crowley | Charles Hills | 1:46.25 | |
no race 2023 | ||||||
2024 | Hand Of God | 8-12 | Ryan Moore | Harry Charlton | 1:45.48 |
- The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- The 2023 running was abandoned due to unsafe ground
See also
References
- "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020.
- "Sandown's Flat card on Friday abandoned due to unsafe ground but no problems expected on Saturday". BBC Sport. 28 April 2023.
- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post
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