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Commonwealth Cup: Past Winners, Stats & History

Royal Ascot
Course:
Ascot
Flat Course
Grade:
Group 1
Length:
6f
Last Winner:
Perfect Power @ 7/2
Prize Money:
£500,000 (2022)

One of the headline acts of Royal Ascot’s penultimate day is the recently introduced Commonwealth Cup.

Since initially replacing the Buckingham Palace Stakes in 2015, it has quickly established itself as an important part of the five-day festival.

Prior to 2020, geldings were eligible to compete in this sprint which is exclusively for three year olds, the only Group 1 flat race where this was the case. This rule changed after the 2019 race, with geldings excluded from that point.

Commonwealth Cup Course Map (Flat Course)

Ascot Flat Course Map

The Commonwealth Cup begins at the 6f marker, around halfway along the track extension to the east of the course.

Commonwealth Cup Past Winners

Year Winner SP Trainer Jockey
2022 Perfect Power 7/2 Richard Fahey Christophe Soumillon
2021 Campanelle 5/1 Wesley A. Ward Frankie Dettori
2020 Golden Horde 5/1 Clive Cox Adam Kirby
2019 Advertise 8/1 Martyn Meade Frankie Dettori
2018 Eqtidaar 12/1 Sir Michael Stoute Jim Crowley
2017 Caravaggio 5/6 Aidan O’Brien Ryan Moore
2016 Quiet Reflection 7/4 Karl Burke Dougie Costello
2015 Muhaarar 10/1 Charlie Hills Dane O’Neill

About the Commonwealth Cup

Flag of the Commonwealth of Nations

A shake up of sprint events across Europe triggered the introduction of the Commonwealth Cup in 2015. Replacing the discontinued Buckingham Palace Stakes, which has since returned in 2020, on day four of the stupendous Royal Ascot meeting, it took no time in making headlines with a high class field of sprinters trying to take the inaugural prize. Now well recognised as one of the leading six furlong races on the continent, sprint races don’t come much bigger than this.

Usually top three-year-old sprinters would head for the Platinum Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot but the age requirements changed the year the Commonwealth Cup first ran. The more established six furlong race is now only open to horses four and up, leaving this event as a strictly three-year-old only affair. There are no other entry limitations however with fillies welcome and able to enjoy a 3lb allowance if prepared to battle it out with the boys.

FILLIES FIGHTING WITH FIRE

A three pounds allowance to a half-ton horse may not sound a lot but it’s often said that one pound of weight equals one length in distance. Sprint races tend to be closely fought things so the fillies’ weight advantage in this race is not something you want to dismiss. The race is too young to draw any significant trends from but the short history of fillies below suggests they’ll continue to fare well in this race. Note that there is no record for 2017 as that year no fillies took part.

COMMONWEALTH CUP Fillies: 2015 to 2022

Year Horse Position Trainer Jockey SP
2022 Flotus 3rd Simon & Ed Crisford Silvestre De Sousa 40/1
Miramar 5th C & Y Lerner Ronan Thomas 125/1
Hala Hala Athmani 7th Kevin Ryan William Buick 80/1
Zain Claudette 9th Ismail Mohammed Sean Levey 66/1
Sacred Bridge 13th Ger Lyons Colin Keane 22/1
2021 Campanelle 2nd Wesley A Ward Frankie Dettori 5/1
Measure Of Magic 3rd Johnny Murtagh Ben Coen 11/1
Dandalla 4th Karl Burke Ben Curtis 33/1
Mooniesta 6th Jack Davison Wayne Lordan 40/1
Suesa 8th Francois Rohaut William Buick 9/4 F
Isabella Giles 9th Clive Cox Hector Crouch 22/1
Happy Romance 10th Richard Hannon Sean Levey 50/1
2020 Kimari 2nd Wesley Ward Frankie Dettori 5/1
Millisle 5th Jessica Harrington Tom Marquand 8/1
Shadn 10th Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy 33/1
Les Hogues 13th George Baker Shane Kelly 150/1
2019 Forever In Dreams 2nd Aidan Fogarty Oisin Murphy 20/1
Royal Intervention 5th Ed Walker Gerald Mosse 50/1
2018 Heartache 7th Clive Cox Adam Kirby 28/1
Actress 17th Aidan O’Brien Seamie Heffernan 40/1
Main Desire 19th Michael Bell Daniel Tudhope 20/1
Now You’re Talking 21st Joseph Patrick O’Brien Jamie Spencer 50/1
2017 No fillies raced
2016 Quiet Reflection 1st Karl Burke Dougie Costello 7/4
La Rioja 4th Henry Candy Oisin Murphy 11/1
Illuminate 5th Richard Hannon Pat Dobbs 14/1
2015 Anthem Alexander 3rd Edward Lynam Pat Smullen 8/1
Tendu 9th John Gosden Frankie Dettori 14/1
New Providence 13th Hugo Palmer Jim Crowley 25/1
Tiggy Wiggy 16th Richard Hannon Richard Hughes 6/1
Pastoral Girl 17th James Given Tom Eaves 100/1

IRISH BEGIN BRIGHTLY

This race definitely carries some global appeal but horses born just the other side of the Irish Sea have stood out the most, as is so often the case. Although Irish horses are regularly a prominent part of the field, they have been over represented among those finishing high up the pecking order.

Chart Showing the Nationality of Commonwealth Cup 1st, 2nd and 3rd Placed Finishers Between 2015 and 2022

Much like with the fillies, it’s too early to tell if this trend will last but early signs suggest it’s something you’ll want to bear in mind for future renewals.

Goodbye and Welcome Back to the Buckingham

Buckingham Palace

You’ll have struggled to find anyone voicing their opposition to the Commonwealth Cup’s introduction but it did come at the price of another event. The Buckingham Palace Stakes, a popular seven furlong handicap, was the race that made way having lasted just 12 years. While it was not a contest of any great historical significance, it did stand as the only handicap of such distance at Royal Ascot.

Fans of the event asked why it was not possible to simply have seven races on one day, a common feature among many large meetings. Others would have preferred one of the Ascot Stakes or Queen Alexandra to have dropped out but the decision was made.

Organisers have since yielded to this request with seven races now featuring on each of the five days. The Buckingham Palace Stakes made a return a return to an expanded Royal Ascot in 2020 as has remained in place since. It was run as the very first race of the meeting in 2020 and has now become a permanent fixture once more running as the final race of day 3.

HALF A MILLION POUND MARK BREACHED

The idea behind the Commonwealth Cup was to create a “more balanced programme and better opportunities for high class sprinters.” Having a new Group 1 race has certainly helped achieve this and its inaugural appearance saw a near £400,000 purse entice the best trainers and owners to bring their horses to the party. Just three years later, in 2018, the prize fund had leapt nearly 20% higher, reaching half a million pounds for the first time. At the rate it’s going, it will soon overtake the Coronation Stakes as the most valuable race on day four of Royal Ascot.

Due to Royal Ascot taking placed behind closed doors in 2020, the prize fund was halved to a still substantial £250,000, rising back to £350,000 in 2021. It then returned to the previous mark in 2022.

Chart Showing the Commonwealth Cup Total Prize Funds Between 2015 and 2022

Other Races of Note at Ascot

  • Ascot Challenge Cup
  • Ascot Gold Cup
  • Ascot Silver Cup
  • Betfair Ascot Chase
  • British Champions Sprint Stakes
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  • Clarence House Chase
  • Commonwealth Cup
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  • King’s Stand Stakes
  • Long Distance Cup
  • Long Walk Hurdle
  • Norfolk Stakes
  • Platinum Jubilee Stakes
  • Prince Of Wales’s Stakes
  • Queen Anne Stakes
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  • Queen Mary Stakes
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  • St James’s Palace Stakes
  • Wokingham Stakes

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