Golden Daffodil Stakes

The Golden Daffodil Stakes was a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It was run at Chepstow over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 36 yards (2,045 metres), and it was scheduled to take place each year in July.

Golden Daffodil Stakes

Group 3 race (discontinued)
Location	Chepstow Racecourse Chepstow, Wales
Inaugurated	1994
Last run	8 July 2005
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	Chepstow
Race information
Distance	1m 2f 36y (2,045 metres)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Three-years-old and up fillies and mares excluding Group 1 winners *
Weight	8 st 5 lb (3yo); 9 st 2 lb (4yo+) Penalties 7 lb for Group 2 winners * 4 lb for Group 3 winners * * since September 1 last year (2yo wins not penalised)
Purse	£50,000 (2005) 1st: £29,000

History

The event was named after the daffodil, a national emblem of Wales. It was established in 1994 and initially held listed status.

The Golden Daffodil Stakes was promoted to Group 3 level in 2003. It was briefly the only Group race staged in Wales. It was last run in 2005.

Records

Most successful horse:

• no horse won this race more than once

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Leading jockey (2 wins):

• Seb Sanders – Film Script (2000), Mango Mischief (2005)

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Leading trainer (2 wins):

• Luca Cumani – Papering (1996), One So Wonderful (1998)
• Henry Cecil – Fiji (1997), Sauterne (2001)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1994	Polka Dancer	4	Walter Swinburn	James Fanshawe	2:08.00
1995	Frustration	4	David Harrison	Lady Herries	2:06.70
1996	Papering	3	Oscar Urbina	Luca Cumani	2:04.90
1997	Fiji	3	Kieren Fallon	Henry Cecil	2:08.50
1998	One So Wonderful	4	John Reid	Luca Cumani	2:08.00
1999	Ela Athena	3	Philip Robinson	Michael Jarvis	2:04.10
2000	Film Script	3	Seb Sanders	Roger Charlton	2:07.60
2001	Sauterne	3	Richard Quinn	Henry Cecil	2:08.70
2002	Albanova	3	George Duffield	Sir Mark Prescott	2:08.00
2003	Chorist	4	Darryll Holland	William Haggas	2:12.12
2004	Felicity	4	Jimmy Fortune	John Gosden	2:09.40
2005	Mango Mischief	4	Seb Sanders	John Dunlop	2:06.17

See also

• Horse racing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References

• Racing Post:
  • 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
  • 2004, 2005
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Golden Daffodil Stakes (2005).
• pedigreequery.com – Golden Daffodil Stakes – Chepstow.