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2016 St James's Palace Stakes
Galileo Gold (GB) won the 2016 St James's Palace Stakes at Ascot on 14 June 2016, trained by Hugo Palmer and ridden by Frankie Dettori, at 6/1, beating The Gurkha (IRE) by 1¼ lengths.
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Quick answers
- Who won the St James's Palace Stakes in 2016? Galileo Gold (GB) won the 2016 St James's Palace Stakes at Ascot on 14 June 2016, trained by Hugo Palmer and ridden by Frankie Dettori, at 6/1, beating The Gurkha (IRE) by 1¼ lengths.
- Who came second in the 2016 St James's Palace Stakes? The Gurkha (IRE) (4/5F) finished second, and Awtaad (IRE) (5/2) was third.
- Did the favourite win the 2016 St James's Palace Stakes? No. The 4/5 favourite The Gurkha (IRE) finished 2nd of 7.
- What was the winning time of the 2016 St James's Palace Stakes? Galileo Gold (GB) won in 1m 44.01s over 1m on Soft going.
- How much prize money did the 2016 St James's Palace Stakes winner get? Galileo Gold (GB) earned £226,840 for winning the 2016 St James's Palace Stakes.
- How many ran in the 2016 St James's Palace Stakes? 7 ran in the 2016 St James's Palace Stakes (average since 1990: 8.9).
Full result
| Pos | Btn | Horse | SP | Age | Wgt | Jockey | Trainer | OR | Dr | Headgear | Owner | Total btn | Time | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | won 1¼ | Galileo Gold (GB) | 6/1 | 3 | 9-0 | Frankie Dettori | Hugo Palmer | 120 | 7 | - | Al Shaqab Racing | - | 1m 44.01s | £226,840 |
| 2 | 1¼ | The Gurkha (IRE) | 4/5F | 3 | 9-0 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 120 | 1 | t | Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor | 1¼ | - | £86,000 |
| 3 | ½ | Awtaad (IRE) | 5/2 | 3 | 9-0 | Chris Hayes | Kevin Prendergast | 120 | 3 | - | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 1¾ | - | £43,040 |
| 4 | 5 | Cymric (USA) | 66/1 | 3 | 9-0 | James Doyle | John Gosden | 105 | 6 | - | Godolphin | 6¾ | - | £21,440 |
| 5 | 3 | Emotionless (IRE) | 10/1 | 3 | 9-0 | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | 117 | 2 | - | Godolphin | 9¾ | - | £10,760 |
| 6 | 1 | First Selection (SPA) | 33/1 | 3 | 9-0 | Jim Crowley | Simon Crisford | 109 | 4 | h | Abdulla Al Mansoori | 10¾ | - | £5,400 |
| 7 | dist | Ehtiraas (GB) | 100/1 | 3 | 9-0 | Paul Hanagan | Owen Burrows | 87 | 5 | - | Hamdan Al Maktoum | 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 | Galileo Gold (GB) | 2016-07-27 | Goodwood | Qatar Sussex Stakes | 2nd of 10 | 9/4 |
| 2 | The Gurkha (IRE) | 2016-07-02 | Sandown | Coral-Eclipse | 2nd of 7 | 4/6F |
| 3 | Awtaad (IRE) | 2016-07-27 | Goodwood | Qatar Sussex Stakes | 8th of 10 | 13/2 |
| 4 | Cymric (USA) | 2016-07-07 | Newmarket (July) | Plusvital Sir Henry Cecil Stakes (formerly The Stubbs Stakes) | 2nd of 10 | 7/1 |
| 5 | Emotionless (IRE) | 2016-07-29 | Goodwood | Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes | 7th of 9 | 100/30 |
| 6 | First Selection (SPA) | 2016-09-03 | Haydock | 32Red Mile | 6th of 8 | 16/1 |
| 7 | Ehtiraas (GB) | 2016-07-30 | Thirsk | Breeders Backing Racing EBF Maiden Stakes | 2nd of 10 | 4/11F |
7 of 7 have run since; 0 won next time out.
St James's Palace Stakes winners by year
Years with a result in GB and IRE records since 1990.
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