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Wokingham Stakes: Past Winners, Stats & History

Royal Ascot
Course:
Ascot
Flat Course
Grade:
Class 2
Length:
6f
Last Winner:
Rohaan @ 18/1
Prize Money:
£175,000 (2022)

The Wokingham Stakes stands as fifth of seven races on Day Five of the Royal Ascot festival, immediately following the high class Platinum Jubilee Stakes which is run over the same distance.

While not carrying the same level of prestige as the race before it, this heritage handicap is able to compete in terms of pure excitement. We tend to have a huge field declared for the Class 2 contest and choosing just one name is a tough ask.

Wokingham Stakes Course Map (Flat Course)

Ascot Flat Course Map

As with the other sprints at Royal Ascot, the 6f Wokingham Stakes begins on the additional part of the track which extends from the home straight. This race begins around 3 furlongs into this extension, running right to left from the view of the grandstands.

Wokingham Stakes Past Winners

Year Winner SP Trainer Jockey
2022 Rohaan 18/1 David Evans Ryan Moore
2021 Rohaan 8/1 David Evans Shane Kelly
2020 Hey Jonesy 18/1 Kevin Ryan Kevin Stott
2019 Cape Byron 7/2 Roger Varian Andrea Atzeni
2018 Bacchus 33/1 Brian Meehan Jim Crowley
2017 Out Do 25/1 David O’Meara Daniel Tudhope
2016 Outback Traveller 10/1 Robert Cowell Martin Harley
2015 Interception 10/1 David Lanigan George Baker
2014 Baccarat 9/1 Richard Fahey George Baker
2013 York Glory 14/1 Kevin Ryan Jamie Spencer
2012 Dandy Boy 33/1 David Marnane Pat Dobbs
2011 Deacon Blues 15/2 James Fanshawe Johnny Murtagh
2010 Ladies Poker Two 9/2 Jeremy Noseda Johnny Murtagh
2009 High Standing 6/1 William Haggas Ryan Moore
2008 Big Timer 20/1 Linda Perratt Tom Eaves
2007 Dark Missile 22/1 Andrew Balding William Buick
2006 Baltic King 10/1 Highie Morrison Jimmy Fortune
2005 Iffraaj 9/4 Michael Jarvis Philip Robinson
2004 Lafi 6/1 David Nicholls Eddie Ahern
2003 Fayr Jag 10/1 Tim Easterby Willie Supple
Ratio 14/1 John Hammond Frankie Dettori

About the Wokingham Stakes

Wokingham Town Hall
Wokingham Town Hall, Photo © Gareth James (cc-by-sa/2.0)

Immediately following the Platinum Jubilee Stakes on the final day of Royal Ascot is another six furlong race, the Wokingham Stakes. The ultra-competitive handicap regularly features fields of 25+, giving punters the potential to scoop a big winner as the five day festival nears a close. With it being a heritage handicap, the race offers a purse much larger than a standard handicap affair (£175,000) while also being open to any horse with an official rating no higher than 110.

For those of you who live close to Ascot, or are British geography boffins, you might be aware that Wokingham is a market town west of the racecourse. This is the inspiration for the race name, rather than honouring the first two-time champion in the late 1800s who was coincidentally called Wokingham. At the time of its inception in 1813, the event was divided into several different classes before merging into a single race in 1874.

OLD OUT DO OUTDOES THE REST

There was a very rare sight in the 2017 Wokingham Stakes, an eight-year-old winner. Out Do’s surprise 25/1 victory was the first time in decades that a horse so old managed to beat the rest. Previously the oldest nag first past the post, in the modern era at least, was seven-year-old Selhurstpark Flyer during a successful title defence.

Having bettered his younger rivals before, Out Do returned to Ascot 12 months later and was the only nine-year-old among the Wokingham field. The chestnut gelding rather showed his age on this occasion though as he wound up finishing dead last.

At the other end of the age spectrum, 2021 winner Rohaan became the first three-year-old winner since Bel Byou who was victorious 34 years earlier.

Chart Showing the Ages of the Wokingham Stakes Winners Between 1990 and 2022

Unhappy Returns

In 2022, Rohaan became the first horse to win the Wokingham Stakes in successive years this side of the new millennium. Before Rohaan it was Selhurst Park in 1998 that was the last runner to defend the race.

The scarcity of double winners serves as a reminder of just how hard it is to win the Wokingham Stakes back to back. There’s recently been a small surge in horses attempting it but as you can see from the table below, champions that do return do not tend fare well. The way things have gone it could well be a long time before we see a sixth two-time champion.

Wokingham Stakes Defending Champions: 1990 – 2022

Year Defending Champion Race Finish
2022 Rohaan 1st at 18/1
2021 Hey Jonesy 6th at 33/1
2019 Bacchus 22nd at 12/1
2018 Out Do 28th at 33/1
2017 Outback Traveller 12th at 9/1
2016 Interception 22nd at 12/1
2014 York Glory 28th at 14/1
2003 Capricho 4th at 12/1
2000 Deep Space 4th at 16/1
1999 Selhurstpark Flyer 22nd at 20/1
1998 Selhurstpark Flyer 1st at 16/1
1997 Emerging Market 18th at 20/1
1996 Astrac 7th at 25/1
1995 Venture Capitalist 4th at 33/1
1994 Nagida 17th at 16/1
1991 Knight Of Mercy 9th at 16/1

RATIO AND FAYR JAG SHARE GLORY

Since 2011, either nose, a head, neck or half a length have decided six Wokingham Stakes’ renewals. Regularly impossible to call right until the final few strides, it’s no great surprise that this race has previously had a dead heat.

Chart Showing the Wokingham Stakes Winning Distances Between 2000 and 2022

There was nothing to separate Fayr Jag or the Frankie Dettori-ridden Ratio in the 2003 edition of the handicap as stewards examined the photo finish. It would end up being the biggest win of Ratio’s career but for Fayr Jag, he got the spotlight to himself a year later when winning what is now the Platinum Jubilee Stakes.

BIG ODDS WINNERS A COMMON FEATURE

Although it’s a tough ask to pick the winner in this race, do it right and you are more than likely to pocket yourself a very tidy net win on the penultimate race of Royal Ascot. With so many horses always in the running for the Wokingham, there are lots of big odds on display and losing favourites are a common feature.

Chart Showing the Start Prices of the Wokingham Stakes Winners Between 2000 and 2022

The average starting price of the winners since the year 2000 is over 13/1, with just four favourites triumphing in this time. Some of the most unfancied horses have become champions in recent times as can be seen above, highlighting just how important it is to check the full racecard when placing your bets. We would also suggest at least a couple of each way punts in such a wide open contest.

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