The Esher Cup is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years old. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 1 mile (), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late April.
Records Leading jockey (6 wins): Pat Eddery – Astrocan (1971), Free State (1976), Atlantic Boy (1980), Top-Boot (1989), Holtye (1995), Florazi (1998)
Leading trainer (5 wins): Richard Hannon Sr. - Rapid Coracle (1991), Eastern Memories (1993), Stash The Cash (1994), Prince Samos (2005), Commander Cave (2008)
Winners Year Winner Weight Jockey Trainer Time 1906 Kolo 7-05 Cecil Escott Alf Sadler Jr. 1907 Doryanthes 7-12 George McCall John Watson 1908 Littledale 8-05 Lucien Lyne Thomas Leader 1909 Sealed Orders 7-07 Frank Wootton John Brewer 1910 Celluloid 6-07 Charles Ringstead Samuel Pickering 1911 Marechal Strozzi 7-00 Albert Bowley George Butchers 1912 Le Touquet 7-08 Albert Whalley Alf Sadler Jr. 1913 Evening Pleasure 6-08 Ernest Huxley Frank Hartigan 1:55.00 1914 Screamer 7-04 Herbert Robbins Frank Hartigan 1:50.80 1915 Vizier 6-13 John Dick Richard Dawson 1:48.80 1916-18 No Race 1919 Stand To 8-05 Joe Childs Capt. Robert Dewhurst 1920 Roman Bachelor 8-12 George Smith Peter Gilpin 1921 Abandoned due to a National Coal Strike 1922 Silver Urn 6-12 Bobby Jones Atty Persse 1:49.80 1923 Boscombe 7-05 Bobby Jones Gordon Sadler 1:54.40 1924 Cockpit 7-13 Steve Donoghue Samuel Pickering 1:52.60 1925 Peeping Tom 6-13 Henry Leach Samuel Pickering 1:49.00 1926 Granada 8-04 Henri Jelliss Basil Jarvis 1:51.60 1927 Valois 8-08 Charlie Elliott Jack Jarvis 1:47.80 1928 Sea Crag 7-04 Joseph Dines Sam Darling 1:45.80 1929 Ghost Train 8-02 Cecil Ray Peter Thrale 1:45.60 1930 Nick Of Time 7-08 Freddie Fox Frank Hartigan 1:45.00 1931 Light O' Love 8-02 Harry Wragg Jack Jarvis 1:50.80 1932 Leighon 8-07 Bobby Jones Joseph Lawson 1:55.00 1933 Blue Boy 8-11 Sir Gordon Richards Martin Hartigan 1:45.00 1934 Hidalgo 8-03 Cliff Richards Martin Hartigan 1:51.20 1935 Ankaret 8-07 George Nicholl Fred Butters 1:48.60 1936 Silver Crest 8-04 Eph Smith Jack Jarvis 1:50.80 1937 Flag Of Truce 7-10 Sir Gordon Richards Joseph Lawson 1:51.60 1938 Zoltan 8-00 Michael Beary Jack Jarvis 1:44.60 1939 Winning Lot 7-13 Michael Beary Harry Cottrill 1:45.40 1940-46No Race 1947 Patron Saint 6-12 Tommy Sidebotham Richard Perryman 1:51.40 1948 Asman-Tara 7-08 Eph Smith Sam Armstrong 1:43.40 1949 Spy Legend 9-03 Eph Smith Rufus Beasley 1:43.60 1950 Kelling 6-12 Ray Reader Alec Waugh 1:42.00 1951 Master Rocky 7-11 Billy Cook Walter Nightingall 1:45.20 1952 Nightman 7-12 Manny Mercer Harry Wragg 1:46.20 1953 Red Wine 8-05 Frank Barlow Henri Jelliss 1:42.60 1954 Waymouth Bay 7-05 Ray Reader Noel Cannon 1:43.80 1955 Tudor Jinks 8-00 Jock Wilson Matt Feakes 1:43.40 1956 Almoner 8-04 Doug Smith Geoffrey Brooke 1:45.40 1957 Petersfield 9-00 Scobie Breasley Staff Ingham 1:41.80 1958 Lynch Law 8-04 Manny Mercer Jack Jarvis 1:50.20 1959 Rockamour 6-12 Bobby Elliott George Todd 1:51.60 1960 Fulshaw Cross 8-02 Scobie Breasley Harold Wallington 1:42.40 1961 Storymount 8-03 Wally Swinburn Peter Nelson 1:49.00 1962 Bucks King 8-03 Willie Snaith Bill Holden 1:44.40 1963 Gallant Phoenix 8-06 Scobie Breasley John Benstead 1:47.20 1964 Pan's Surprise 8-10 Jimmy Lindley Arthur Budgett 1:54.80 1965 Toffee Nose 8-01 Duncan Keith Walter Nightingall 1:43.20 1966 Polar Boy 7-08 Denis Letherby Willie Stephenson 1:53.80 1967 Follywise 8-00 Brian Jago Ron Smyth 1:43.60 1968 Private Side 7-04 Des Cullen Humphrey Cottrill 1:43.40 1969 Eldo 8-13 John Gorton Doug Smith 1:49.00 1970 Mon Plaisir 8-00 Geoff Lewis Harold Wallington 1:48.50 1971 Astrocan 7-10 Pat Eddery Harvey Leader 1:49.60 1972 Dawn Review 8-02 Robert Edmondson Sir Mark Prescott 1:43.60 1973 Flambeau 8-01 Geoff Lewis Bruce Hobbs 1:42.08 1974 Wanlockhead 9-00 Jimmy Lindley Robert Armstrong 1:43.61 1975 Chil The Kite 8-09 Geoff Lewis Bruce Hobbs 1:46.29 1976 Free State 8-09 Pat Eddery Peter Walwyn 1:41.76 1977 Bona-Mia 8-00 Paul Cook Tommy Gosling 1:43.01 1978 Rhyme Royal 8-07 Willie Carson Dick Hern 1:49.83 1979 Marquee Universal 8-12 Steve Cauthen Barry Hills 1:51.99 1980 Atlantic Boy 8-03 Pat Eddery Michael Stoute 1:41.76 1981 Beeleigh 7-09 Tony McGlone Neville Callaghan 1:45.37 1982 Spanish Pool 9-04 Brian Taylor Jeremy Hindley 1:40.05 1983 So True 9-02 Philip Waldron Toby Balding 1:53.38 1984 Bastille 8-03 Richard Fox John Dunlop 1:41.55 1985 Prince Lyph 8-08 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 1:42.74 1986 Swift Trooper 8-05 Ray Cochrane Roger Williams 1:50.69 1987 Bronzewing 7-12 Willie Carson John Dunlop 1:41.84 1988 Raykour 9-05 Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani 1:45.32 1989 Top-Boot 9-07 Pat Eddery John Dunlop 1:51.74 1990 Field Glass 9-02 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 1:40.61 1991 Rapid Coracle 8-07 Brian Rouse Richard Hannon Sr. 1:42.46 1992 Irek 8-05 Michael Roberts Lord Huntingdon 1:45.27 1993 Eastern Memories 8-08 D Gibbs Richard Hannon Sr. 1:46.66 1994 Stash The Cash 8-03 Frankie Dettori Richard Hannon Sr. 1:50.58 1995 Holtye 8-01 Pat Eddery Henry Cecil 1:41.42 1996 Sorbie Tower 9-03 Ray Cochrane Gay Kelleway 1:42.33 1997 Amyas 8-13 Michael Hills Barry Hills 1:46.00 1998 Florazi 9-04 Pat Eddery John Dunlop 1:51.38 1999 Tiger Talk 8-11 Michael Hills Barry Hills 1:50.68 2000 Pipssalio 7-10 Franny Norton Jamie Poulton 1:53.082001 Abandoned due to torrential rain 2002 Common World 9-02 Eddie Ahern Gerard Butler 1:45.56 2003 Grand Passion 9-01 Darryll Holland Geoff Wragg 1:42.41 2004 Barathea Dreams 7-12 Jimmy Quinn Stan Moore 1:46.04 2005 Prince Samos 8-04 Ryan Moore Richard Hannon Sr. 1:43.22 2006(dh) King's HeadYarqus 8-078-04 Philip RobinsonMartin Dwyer Michael JarvisClive Brittain 1:43.33 2007 Desert Dew 9-04 Michael Hills Barry Hills 1:42.74 2008 Commander Cave 8-08 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 1:45.02 2009 Racketeer 8-04 Nicky Mackay John Gosden 1:42.92 2010 Fallen Idol 8-12 William Buick John Gosden 1:44.60 2011 Tazahum 9-03 Richard Hills Michael Stoute 1:43.56 2012 Grey Mirage 8-07 Silvestre De Sousa Marco Botti 1:54.30 2013 Haafaguinea 9-04 Adam Kirby Clive Cox 1:45.32 2014 What About Carlo 9-02 Jimmy Fortune Eve Johnson Houghton 1:48.42 2015 Mutarakez 8-09 Frankie Dettori Brian Meehan 1:43.99 2016 Czabo 8-10 Silvestre de Sousa Mick Channon 1:45.19 2017 Atty Persse 9-01 James Doyle Roger Charlton 1:45.39 2018 Merlin Magic 8-10 Silvestre de Sousa David Elsworth 1:45.16 2019 Masaru 9-07 Ryan Moore Richard Hannon Jr. 1:43.94 no race 2020 2021 Naamoos 9-07 Ben Curtis Mark Johnston 1:46.52 2022 Wanees 8-12 Jim Crowley Charles Hills 1:46.25 no race 2023 2024 Hand Of God 8-12 Ryan Moore Harry Charlton 1:45.48 2025 Fifth Column 9-00 William Buick John & Thady Gosden 1:45.35 2026 Laureate Crown 9-02 Oisin Murphy Hugo Palmer 1:43.58
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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