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.
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
Leading jockey (2 wins): Seb Sanders – Film Script (2000), Mango Mischief (2005)
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: , , , , , , , , , , horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Golden Daffodil Stakes (2005). pedigreequery.com – Golden Daffodil Stakes – Chepstow.