1997 Ascot Stakes

Sea Freedom (GB) won the 1997 Ascot Stakes at Ascot on 17 June 1997, trained by G B Balding and ridden by Steve Drowne, at 20/1, beating Shirley Sue (GB) by ½ length.

Updated 1997-06-17

Quick answers

Who won the Ascot Stakes in 1997? Sea Freedom (GB) won the 1997 Ascot Stakes at Ascot on 17 June 1997, trained by G B Balding and ridden by Steve Drowne, at 20/1, beating Shirley Sue (GB) by ½ length.
Who came second in the 1997 Ascot Stakes? Shirley Sue (GB) (20/1) finished second, and Arcady (GB) (25/1) was third.
Did the favourite win the 1997 Ascot Stakes? No. The 9/2 favourite Inchcailloch (IRE) finished 14th of 25.
What was the winning time of the 1997 Ascot Stakes? Sea Freedom (GB) won in 4m 23.57s over 2m4f on Good going.
How much prize money did the 1997 Ascot Stakes winner get? Sea Freedom (GB) earned £30,090 for winning the 1997 Ascot Stakes.
How many ran in the 1997 Ascot Stakes? 25 ran in the 1997 Ascot Stakes (average since 1990: 22.1).

Sea Freedom (GB)Winner

20/1SP

25 ranRunners

4m 23.57sWinning time

£30,090Prize to winner

Inchcailloch (IRE) (9/2F): 14th of 25Favourite

Full result

Pos	Btn	Horse	SP	Age	Wgt	Jockey	Claim	Trainer	OR	Dr	Headgear	Owner	Total btn	Time	Prize
1	won ½	Sea Freedom (GB)	20/1	6	8-3	Steve Drowne	-	G B Balding	65	2	v	Miss B Swire	-	4m 23.57s	£30,090
2	½	Shirley Sue (GB)	20/1	4	8-6	Richard Hills	-	Mark Johnston	70	24	-	Greenland Park Ltd	½	-	£9,120
3	shd	Arcady (GB)	25/1	4	7-5	Richard Mullen	5	J L Harris	60	4	-	J H Henderson	½	-	£4,460
4	shd	Tamarpour (USA)	25/1	10	7-10	Matthew Henry	3	M C Pipe	60	20	b	Mrs Alison C Farrant	¾	-	£2,130
5	1	Shining Dancer (GB)	12/1	5	8-3	John Egan	-	Simon Dow	65	6	-	The Lalemaha Partnership	1¾	-	-
6	hd	Pleasureland (IRE)	40/1	4	7-7	M Baird	3	Roger Curtis	60	19	-	Mrs Sylvia E M Mcgarvie	2	-	-
7	hd	Burn Out (GB)	20/1	5	8-0	Gary Bardwell	-	Jeff Pearce	62	3	-	The Al Yancy Partnership	2	-	-
8	nk	Nanton Point (USA)	16/1	5	8-12	Jimmy Quinn	-	Lady Herries	74	8	-	L G Lazarus	2½	-	-
9	5	Northern Motto (GB)	50/1	4	7-10	N Varley	-	Jim Goldie	60	7	-	D Callaghan	7½	-	-
10	3	Miltonfield (GB)	12/1	8	9-5	Ted Durcan	5	J E Mulhern	86	15	-	J C Savage	10½	-	-
11	1	General Mouktar (GB)	25/1	7	7-7	Paul Fessey	3	M C Pipe	58	14	-	A S Helaissi	11½	-	-
12	1½	Northern Fleet (GB)	14/1	4	8-11	Pat Eddery	-	Amanda Perrett	75	17	-	Racing For Pleasure	13	-	-
13	2	Chabrol (CAN)	33/1	4	7-12	Alan Daly	5	Ronald Harris	62	11	-	Terry Connors	15	-	-
14	3	Inchcailloch (IRE)	9/2F	8	9-9	Paul Eddery	-	J S King	85	16	-	F J Carter	18	-	-
15	1½	Spring Marathon (USA)	66/1	7	7-7	Aimee Cook	5	Nerys Dutfield	60	22	-	Mrs Nerys Dutfield	19½	-	-
16	¾	Etterby Park (USA)	20/1	4	9-1	J Weaver	-	Mark Johnston	79	12	-	Mr & Mrs G Middlebrook	20¼	-	-
17	6	Academy House I (IRE)	16/1	4	8-6	T Quinn	-	R Akehurst	70	13	-	A D Spence	26¼	-	-
18	5	Burnt Offering (GB)	16/1	4	8-8	Brett Doyle	-	Clive Brittain	72	23	-	A J Richards	dist	-	-
19	11	Major Dundee I (IRE)	14/1	4	8-10	Richard Hughes	-	M C Pipe	74	18	v	Michael R Jaye	dist	-	-
20	3½	Midyan Blue (IRE)	25/1	7	8-8	Ray Cochrane	-	James Eustace	70	1	-	Keith H Palmer	dist	-	-
21	shd	Grand Cru I (GB)	14/1	6	8-6	Mick Kinane	-	J Cullinan	68	10	-	Alan Spargo Ltd Toolmakers	dist	-	-
22	6	Shadirwan (IRE)	20/1	6	8-6	Tony Clark	-	R Akehurst	68	9	-	Clive Batt	dist	-	-
23	12	Totem Dancer (GB)	14/1	4	8-12	Olivier Peslier	-	Les Eyre	76	21	-	Diamond Racing Ltd	dist	-	-
24	10	Great Oration (IRE)	20/1	8	7-11	Franny Norton	-	Fred Watson	59	5	-	M D Hetherington Packaging Ltd	dist	-	-
25	25	Nigel's Lad (IRE)	10/1	5	8-13	Gavin Faulkner	5	P C Haslam	80	25	-	N C Dunnington	dist	-	-

Distances beaten are to the horse in front (Btn) and to the winner (Total btn). Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield, ht hood and tongue strap. Prize money is shown in the currency of the country the race was run in (£ in Britain, € in Ireland).

How they ran next

Pos here	Horse	Next run	Course	Race	Result	SP
1	Sea Freedom (GB)	1997-07-12	Salisbury	Crested Lark Amateur Riders' Handicap Class F	7th of 15	6/1
2	Shirley Sue (GB)	1997-07-30	Goodwood	Marriott Hotels Goodwood Handicap Class C	3rd of 12	7/1
3	Arcady (GB)	1997-07-09	Newmarket (July)	Reg Day Memorial Handicap Class C	4th of 14	6/1
4	Tamarpour (USA)	-	-	-	Not run since	-
5	Shining Dancer (GB)	1997-07-16	Sandown	Sing Tao Trophy Handicap Class C	3rd of 9	8/1
6	Pleasureland (IRE)	1997-07-05	Chepstow	Swallow Maiden Handicap Class F	8th of 10	4/1
7	Burn Out (GB)	1997-07-09	Newmarket (July)	Reg Day Memorial Handicap Class C	13th of 14	14/1
8	Nanton Point (USA)	1997-07-05	Sandown	Spinal Injuries Association Stakes Handicap Class D	4th of 8	13/2
9	Northern Motto (GB)	1997-06-27	Newcastle	Hamlet Extra Mild Cigars Handicap Class C	6th of 7	10/1
10	Miltonfield (GB)	1998-03-01	Fairyhouse	Sutherland River Handicap Hurdle	9th of 11	14/1
11	General Mouktar (GB)	1997-07-01	Chepstow	Lions Lodge Handicap Class E	3rd of 7	7/2
12	Northern Fleet (GB)	1997-07-09	Newmarket (July)	Reg Day Memorial Handicap Class C	11th of 14	13/2
13	Chabrol (CAN)	1997-07-04	Warwick	Hellar Invest In Success Trophy Handicap Class E	2nd of 6	7/1
14	Inchcailloch (IRE)	1997-06-20	Ascot	Queen Alexandra Stakes Conditions Class B	6th of 13	20/1
15	Spring Marathon (USA)	1997-07-01	Chepstow	Lions Lodge Handicap Class E	5th of 7	20/1
16	Etterby Park (USA)	1997-06-28	Newcastle	'Newcastle Brown Ale' Northumberland Plate Handicap Stakes Class B	14th of 18	25/1
17	Academy House I (IRE)	1998-11-04	Kempton	'Book Now For Boxing Day' Novices' Hurdle Class D	Pulled up	10/1
18	Burnt Offering (GB)	1997-06-28	Newcastle	'Newcastle Brown Ale' Northumberland Plate Handicap Stakes Class B	7th of 18	50/1
19	Major Dundee I (IRE)	1999-12-08	Leicester	Birch Handicap Hurdle Class D	3rd of 8	8/1
20	Midyan Blue (IRE)	1997-07-16	Sandown	Sing Tao Trophy Handicap Class C	4th of 9	7/1
21	Grand Cru I (GB)	1997-07-05	Sandown	Spinal Injuries Association Stakes Handicap Class D	6th of 8	14/1
22	Shadirwan (IRE)	1997-07-23	Bath	Chucklestone Handicap Class E	2nd of 8	8/1
23	Totem Dancer (GB)	1997-08-02	Lingfield (AW)	Sun Punters Club Limited Stakes Class E	5th of 6	9/4JF
24	Great Oration (IRE)	1997-07-12	Chester	Chester Summer Handicap Class D	3rd of 11	8/1
25	Nigel's Lad (IRE)	1997-09-20	Catterick	Constant Security Services Handicap Class D	5th of 7	7/1

24 of 25 have run since; 0 won next time out.

Ascot Stakes winners by year

Year	Winner	SP	Trainer
2026	Kizlyar (IRE)	25/1	Joseph Patrick O'Brien
2025	Ascending (IRE)	20/1	Henry de Bromhead
2024	Pledgeofallegiance (IRE)	20/1	Sir Mark Prescott Bt
2023	Ahorsewithnoname (GB)	7/1	Nicky Henderson
2022	Coltrane (IRE)	14/1	Andrew Balding
2021	Reshoun (FR)	66/1	Ian Williams
2020	Coeur De Lion (GB)	16/1	Alan King
2019	The Grand Visir (GB)	12/1	Ian Williams
2018	Lagostovegas (IRE)	10/1	Willie Mullins
2017	Thomas Hobson (GB)	4/1F	Willie Mullins
2016	Jennies Jewel (IRE)	6/1	Jarlath P Fahey
2015	Clondaw Warrior (IRE)	5/1F	Willie Mullins
2014	Domination (GB)	12/1	C Byrnes
2013	Well Sharp (GB)	9/1	Jonjo O'Neill
2012	Simenon (IRE)	8/1	Willie Mullins
2011	Veiled (GB)	11/2	Nicky Henderson
2010	Junior (GB)	17/2	David Pipe
2009	Judgethemoment (USA)	13/2	Jane Chapple-Hyam
2008	Missoula (IRE)	20/1	Suzy Smith
2007	Full House (IRE)	20/1	Paul Webber
2006	Baddam (GB)	33/1	Mick Channon
2005	Leg Spinner (IRE)	9/1	A. J. Martin
2004	Double Obsession (GB)	25/1	Mark Johnston
2003	Sindapour (IRE)	12/1	M C Pipe
2002	Riyadh (GB)	7/1F	M C Pipe
2001	Cover UpI (IRE)	12/1	Sir Michael Stoute
2000	Barba Papa I (IRE)	10/1	A. J. Martin
1999	High And Mighty (GB)	10/1	John Gosden
1998	San Sebastian (GB)	16/1	M J Grassick
1997	Sea Freedom (GB)	20/1	G B Balding
1996	Southern Power (IRE)	25/1	R Akehurst
1995	Harlestone Brook (GB)	6/1	John Dunlop
1994	Sweet Glow (FR)	14/1	M C Pipe
1993	Balasani (FR)	8/1	M C Pipe
1992	Gondolier (GB)	7/1F	Sir Henry Cecil
1991	Cabochon (GB)	15/2	D Morley
1990	Retouch (GB)	12/1	Paul Cole

Years with a result in GB and IRE records since 1990.

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1997 Ascot Stakes

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