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Molecomb Stakes

Flat horse race in Britain

Field	Value
class	Group 3
horse race	Molecomb Stakes
location	Goodwood Racecourse
W. Sussex, England
inaugurated	1829
race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
sponsor	HKJC World Pool
website	Goodwood
distance	5f (1,006 metres)
surface	Turf
track	Straight
qualification	Two-year-olds
weight	9 st 3 lb
Allowances
3 lb for fillies
Penalties
5 lb for G1 / G2 winners
3 lb for G3 winners
purse	£100,000 (2025)
1st: £56,710

W. Sussex, England Allowances 3 lb for fillies Penalties 5 lb for G1 / G2 winners 3 lb for G3 winners 1st: £56,710 |} The Molecomb Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. It is run at Goodwood over a distance of 5 furlongs (1,006 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late July or early August.

History

The event is named after Molecomb, a house on the Goodwood Estate originally built by the 3rd Duke of Richmond for his sister Lady Sarah Lennox. The race was established in 1829, and the inaugural running was won by Convert.

The Molecomb Stakes was originally open to two-year-olds of either gender, but it was restricted to fillies in 1932. It was reopened to colts and geldings in 1981.

The race is currently held on the second day of the five-day Glorious Goodwood meeting.

Records

Leading jockey (8 wins):

Lester Piggott – Abelia (1957), Smooth (1966), Flying Legs (1968), Lady Rowley (1974), Hayloft (1975), Marwell (1980), Prowess Prince (1981), Precocious (1983)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

John Barham Day – Waresti (1834), Grey Momus (1837), Wapiti (1838), Crucifix (1839), The Ugly Buck (1843), Nutbourne (1844), Elmsthorpe (1852)
John Porter – Red Hazard (1877), St Blaise (1882), Luminary (1884), Freedom (1886), Friar's Balsam (1887), La Fleche (1891), Rampion (1895)

Winners since 1960

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1960	Cynara	Joe Mercer	Harry Wragg	1:00.60
1961	La Tendresse	Ron Hutchinson	Paddy Prendergast	0:59.40
1962	Royal Indiscretion	Garnet Bougoure	Paddy Prendergast	0:59.60
1963	Crimea II	Harry Carr	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	0:58.20
1964	Regal Pink	Garnet Bougoure	Paddy Prendergast	1:00.40
1965	Reet Lass	Brian Connorton	Snowy Gray	1:02.80
1966	Smooth	Lester Piggott	Fulke Johnson Houghton	1:02.00
1967	Lowna	George Moore	Noel Murless	1:00.00
1968	Flying Legs	Lester Piggott	Michael Jarvis	0:59.20
1969	Mange Tout	Brian Foy	Ken Cundell	1:01.20
1970	Cawston's Pride	Brian Taylor	Freddie Maxwell	1:01.70
1971	Pert Lassie	Greville Starkey	Henry Cecil	1:01.08
1972	Miss Slip	Jimmy Lindley	Bill Marshall	1:02.34
1973	Bitty Girl	Bruce Raymond	Michael Jarvis	0:59.09
1974	Lady Rowley	Lester Piggott	Neville Callaghan	1:00.19
1975	Hayloft	Lester Piggott	Fulke Johnson Houghton	0:59.59
1976	Be Easy	Ron Hutchinson	John Dunlop	1:01.02
1977	Hatta	Ron Hutchinson	John Dunlop	1:01.52
1978	Greenland Park	H White	William Hastings-Bass	0:59.75
1979	Keep Off	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	1:01.58
1980	Marwell	Lester Piggott	Michael Stoute	0:58.83
1981	Prowess Prince	Lester Piggott	Eric Eldin	0:59.86
1982	Kafu	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	0:58.07
1983	Precocious	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil	0:58.98
1984	Absent Chimes	Philip Robinson	David Thom	0:59.45
1985	Hotbee	Tyrone Williams	John Bridger	1:02.19
1986	Gemini Fire	Steve Cauthen	Paul Felgate	1:01.15
1987	Classic Ruler	John Reid	Charlie Nelson	0:59.33
1988	Almost Blue	John Carroll	Jack Berry	1:01.16
1989	Haunting Beauty	Pat Eddery	Jimmy Etherington	1:00.15
1990	Poets Cove	John Reid	Wally Carter	0:57.53
1991	Sahara Star	John Reid	Michael Stoute	0:59.14
1992	Millyant	Michael Roberts	Rae Guest	0:57.58
1993	Risky	Walter Swinburn	Richard Hannon Sr.	1:00.77
1994	Hoh Magic	Michael Hills	Michael Bell	0:57.75
1995	Almaty	Kevin Darley	Con Collins	0:58.17
1996	Carmine Lake	John Reid	Peter Chapple-Hyam	0:58.32
1997	Lady Alexander	Pat Shanahan	Con Collins	1:00.12
1998	Inya Lake	Richard Quinn	Mick Channon	0:59.96
1999	Misty Miss	John Egan	David Evans	0:58.37
2000	Misty Eyed	Lee Newman	Nerys Dutfield	0:58.48
2001	Whitbarrow	Basil Marcus	Rod Millman	0:58.25
2002	Wunders Dream	Micky Fenton	James Given	0:58.28
2003	Majestic Missile	Michael Hills	William Haggas	0:58.83
2004	Tournedos	Ted Durcan	Mick Channon	0:58.54
2005	Strike Up the Band	Adrian Nicholls	David Nicholls	0:58.36
2006	Enticing	Michael Hills	William Haggas	0:59.19
2007	Fleeting Spirit	Johnny Murtagh	Jeremy Noseda	0:57.96
2008	Finjaan	Richard Hills	Marcus Tregoning	0:57.88
2009	Monsieur Chevalier	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon Sr.	0:58.24
2010	Zebedee	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon Sr.	0:58.49
2011	Requinto	Wayne Lordan	David Wachman	0:57.51
2012	Bungle Inthejungle	Martin Harley	Mick Channon	0:58.22
2013	Brown Sugar	Pat Dobbs	Richard Hannon Sr.	0:59.30
2014	Cotai Glory	George Baker	Charles Hills	0:57.30
2015	Kachy	Richard Kingscote	Tom Dascombe	0:58.55
2016	Yalta	James Doyle	Mark Johnston	0:57.14
2017	Havana Grey	P. J. McDonald	Karl Burke	1:00.89
2018	Rumble Inthejungle	Tom Queally	Richard Spencer	0:58.22
2019	Liberty Beach	Jason Hart	John Quinn	0:58.88
2020	Steel Bull	Colin Keane	Michael O'Callaghan	0:58.59
2021	Armor	Ryan Moore	Richard Hannon Jr.	0:59.26
2022	Trillium	Pat Dobbs	Richard Hannon Jr.	0:56.58
2023	Big Evs	Jason Hart	Michael Appleby	1:01.27
2024	Big Mojo	Silvestre de Sousa	Michael Appleby	0:56.13
2025	Lady Iman	Ryan Moore	Ger Lyons	0:57.16

Earlier winners

1829: Convert
1830: filly by Emilius
1831–32: no race
1833: Defensive
1834: Waresti
1835: Elis
1836: Defender
1837: Grey Momus
1838: Wapiti
1839: Crucifix
1840: Decision
1841: Barrier
1842: The Caster
1843: The Ugly Buck
1844: Nutbourne
1845: Sting
1846: Planet
1847: Glendower
1848: Mr Milner
1849: William the Conqueror
1850: Teddington
1851: Glenluce
1852: Elmsthorpe
1853: Andover
1854: Polydore
1855: Enchanter
1856: Lambourn
1857: The Lord of Lorn
1858: Merryman
1859: Buccaneer
1860: Diophantus
1861: Ace of Clubs
1862: colt by Lord of the Isles
1863: Fille de l'Air
1864: Koenig
1865: The Student
1866: Marksman
1867: Banditto
1868: Belladrum
1869: Mantilla
1870: General
1871: Vanderdecken
1872: Somerset
1873: Packington
1874: Craig Millar
1875: Red Cross Knight
1876: Shillelagh
1877: Red Hazard
1878: colt by Cambuscan
1879: Brotherhood
1880: Paw Paw
1881: Adrastus
1882: St Blaise
1883: La Trappe
1884: Luminary
1885: The Devil to Pay
1886: Freedom
1887: Friar's Balsam
1888: Seclusion
1889: Le Nord
1890: Cleator
1891: La Fleche
1892: Harbinger
1893: La Nievre
1894: Bentworth
1895: Rampion
1896: Galtee More
1897: Royal Footstep
1898: Vara
1899: O'Donovan Rossa
1900: Princess Melton
1901: filly by Melton
1902: Quintessence
1903: Islesman
1904: Vedas
1905: Colonia
1906: My Pet
1907: Sea King
1908: Perdiccas
1909: Tressady
1910: Beaurepaire
1911: White Star
1912: Rock Flint
1913: Black Jester
1914: Redfern
1915–18: no race
1919: Tetratema
1920: Trash
1921: Lembach
1922: Town Guard
1923: Mumtaz Mahal
1924: Priory Park
1925: Review Order
1926: Shian Mor
1927: Black Watch
1928: Belle Mere
1929: Diolite
1930: Jacopo
1931: Safe Return
1932: Betty
1933: Light Brocade
1934: La Gaiete
1935: Crosspatch
1936: Bright Beam
1937: Ann of Austria
1938: Money Down
1939: Allure
1940: no race
1941: Feberion *
1942–45: no race
1946: Rule Britannia
1947: Phaetonia
1948: Integrity
1949: Diableretta
1950: Crawley Beauty
1951: Tayeh
1952: Tessa Gillian
1953: Urshalim
1954: Brave Venture
1955: Palariva
1956: Pharsalia
1957: Abelia
1958: Krakenwake
1959: Queensberry

The 1941 running took place at Newmarket.

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ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Molecomb Stakes (2019).
pedigreequery.com – Molecomb Stakes – Goodwood.

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