The Rosebery Handicap is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Kempton Park over a distance of 1 mile 2 furlong and 219 yards (2,212 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late March or early April. It was switched to Kempton's newly opened all-weather track in 2006. The distance was increased from 10 furlongs to the current 11 furlongs in 2007.
The race was run on Easter Monday prior to 2003, changing to Easter Saturday until 2006. It is now usually run at a Saturday meeting held before or after Easter, on the same day as the Snowdrop Fillies' Stakes.
Winners Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer Time 1931 Masher 4 8-06 Bernard Carslake Ted Gwilt 2:12.20 1932 Huron 4 7-10 Billy Nevett Jack Jarvis 2:06.60 1933 Galapas 5 7-06 Freddie Fox Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 2:05.00 1934(dh) DiamanteeLeighon 55 7–128-10 Johnny DinesBobby Jones George DigbyJoseph Lawson 2:04.20 1935 Penny Hill 4 6-11 Albert Richardson Herbert Blagrave 2:09.40 1936 Theft 4 9-04 Charlie Smirke Frank Butters 2:06.20 1937 William Of Valence 5 9-00 Herbert Packham Herbert Smyth 2:15.60 1938 Nosegay 4 7-07 Peter Maher Robert Colling 2:01.80 1939 Bacardi 5 8-00 Sir Gordon Richards Fred Butters 2:11.60 1940-46No Race 1947 Philadelphie II 5 8-02 Cliff Richards George Todd 2:21.60 1948 Someo 5 8-03 Chuck Spares Willie Stephenson 2:01.60 1949 Kinsale 5 7-07 Percy Evans Gordon Johnson Houghton 2:07.40 1950 Roman Way 5 8-00 Eph Smith Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 2:06.60 1951 Paradiso 4 8-04 Bill Rickaby Jack Jarvis 2:22.20 1952 Star Twilight 5 7-04 Tommy Mahon J C Waugh 2:10.40 1953 Fastnet Rock 6 8-11 Bill Rickaby Jack Jarvis 2:08.80 1954 Wych Au Poor 4 8-02 Ken Gethin Peter Thrale 2:05.00 1955 Durante 7 9-07 Doug Smith Geoffrey Brooke 2:09.00 1956 Rhinehart 6 8-09 Harry Carr Derrick Candy 2:04.20 1957 Royal Chief 4 7-00 Ray Reader Herbert Blagrave 2:04.40 1958Abandoned due to snow 1959 Red Letter 5 8-05 Scobie Breasley William Smyth 2:10.60 1960 Falls Of Shin 7 8-09 Lester Piggott Snowy Parker 2:11.20 1961 Proud Chieftain 4 9-03 Tommy Gosling Dick Hern 2:02.80 1962 Damredub 5 7-09 Derek Morris Towser Gosden 2:09.60 1963 Wilhelmina Henrietta 4 7-09 Derrick Greening M J Bolton 2:10.40 1964 Red Tears 4 8-04 Joe Mercer Dick Hern 2:09.00 1965 Noorose 4 7-07 Ray Reader Snowy Parker 2:09.40 1966 Rehearsed 4 9-01 Ron Hutchinson Gordon Smyth 2:16.40 1967 Hotroy 6 9-02 Duncan Keith Walter Nightingall 2:06.40 1968 Midnight Marauder 6 8-09 Jimmy Lindley Jeremy Tree 2:06.80 1969 First Pick 4 7-10 Jock Wilson Harold Wallington Jnr 2:07.00 1970 Absolved 4 8-08 John Gorton Bruce Hobbs 2:11.00 1971 Tudor Harmony 5 8-05 Joe Mercer Derrick Candy 2:18.90 1972 Lord David 4 9-11 Lester Piggott Staff Ingham 1:59.38 1973 Malleny 5 7-08 Tommy Carter George Todd 2:05.03 1974 Red Brigand 5 7-12 John Matthias Herbert Blagrave 2:07.40 1975 William Pitt 5 8-13 George Ramshaw Staff Ingham 2:29.50 1976 Zimbalon 4 9-06 Joe Mercer Dick Hern 2:05.60 1977 Air Trooper 4 7-10 Taffy Thomas Bill Wightman 2:10.78 1978 Celtic Pleasure 4 8-06 Willie Carson James Bethell 2:11.98 1979 Proven 4 8-09 Pat Eddery Peter Walwyn 2:08.61 1980 Baronet 8 9-10 Brian Rouse John Benstead 2:11.69 1981 Galveston 4 8-11 Greville Starkey William Hastings-Bass 2:02.35 1982 Funny Spring 7 7-13 Willie Carson Gavin Pritchard-Gordon 2:13.89 1983 Ridgefield 5 7-10 Philip Robinson Dave Thom 2:24.37 1984 Bahoor 4 9-03 Guy Landau Guy Harwood 2:00.97 1985 Rent Or Buy 4 7-13 Willie Carson J Mulhern 2:24.94 1986 Nebris 5 8-10 Pat Eddery Reg Akehurst 2:22.30 1987 Slangi Vah 4 8-03 Tyrone Williams Henry Candy 2:08.92 1988 Fouz 5 8-11 Richard Quinn Paul Cole 2:10.51 1989 Queens Tour 4 8-01 Alan Munro Mel Brittain 2:12.47 1990 Starlet 4 8-00 Dale Gibson Lord Huntingdon 2:02.98 1991 No Submission 5 7-06 Darryll Holland Charlie Nelson 2:05.65 1992 Revif 4 8-10 Michael Roberts Alec Stewart 2:06.99 1993 Lucky Guest 6 9-04 Lester Piggott John Dunlop 2:16.68 1994 Swift Silver 7 7-01 Stuart Lanigan Willie Musson 2:23.00 1995 Special Dawn 5 8-11 Pat Eddery John Dunlop 2:05.29 1996 Hazard A Guess 6 8-11 Ray Cochrane David Nicholls 2:08.97 1997 Romios 5 9-07 Richard Quinn Paul Cole 2:04.32 1998 American Whisper 4 8-09 Carl Lowther Peter Harris 2:20.80 1999 Carry The Flag 4 9-06 Jimmy Fortune Paul Cole 2:03.97 2000 Pulau Tioman 4 9-08 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis 1:45.92 2001 Gentleman Venture 5 8-08 Paul Doe John Akehurst 2:18.63 2002 Imperial Dancer 4 9-05 Dean Corby Mick Channon 2:07.22 2003 Broadway Score 5 9-09 Richard Hills John Hills 2:04.38 2004 Silence Is Golden 5 9-04 Frankie McDonald Brian Meehan 2:10.38 2005 Kew Green 7 8-08 Dane O'Neill Paul Webber 2:09.24 2006 Kandidate 4 9-10 Seb Sanders Clive Brittain 2:05.73 2007 Luberon 4 9-09 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston 2:20.94 2008 Philatelist 4 9-01 Neil Callan Michael Jarvis 2:18.19 2009 Greylami 4 8-12 Chris Catlin Terry Mills 2:20.75 2010 Dansili Dancer 8 9-10 John Fahy Clive Cox 2:17.20 2011 Cosmic Sun 5 9-00 Jack Mitchell Richard Fahey 2:17.17 2012 Charles Camoin 4 9-01 Liam Keniry Sylvester Kirk 2:18.81 2013 Buckland 5 9-04 Nicole Nordblad Hans Adielsson 2:18.65 2014 Salutation 4 8-10 Michael Murphy Mark Johnston 2:16.09 2015 Noble Gift 5 9-02 Callum Shepherd William Knight 2:23.38 2016 Barsanti 4 8-06 Jack Mitchell Roger Varian 2:16.17 2017 Big Country 4 8-06 Silvestre de Sousa Michael Appleby 2:18.27 2018 Crowned Eagle 4 9-01 Daniel Muscutt Marco Botti 2:18.10 2019 Forbidden Planet 4 8-08 Jason Watson Roger Charlton 2:15.65 no race 2020 2021 Al Zaraqaan 4 9-10 Richard Kingscote William Haggas 2:19.27 2022 Belloccio 4 9-3 David Egan David Menuisier 2:21.27 2023 Max Mayhem 5 9-1 Benoit de la Sayette Kevin Philippart De Foy 2:19.84 2024 Cemhaan 7 9-12 Neil Callan George Baker 2:21.53 2025 Teumessias Fox 6 9-10 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding 2:17.69 2026 Gamrai 4 8-9 Rob Hornby John & Thady Gosden 2:17.19
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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