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Sandown Mile

Flat horse race in Britain

Summary

Flat horse race in Britain

Field	Value
class	Group 2
horse race	Sandown Mile
(Bet365 Mile)
location	Sandown Park
Esher, England
inaugurated	1985
race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
sponsor	Bet365
website	Sandown Park
distance	1m (1,609 metres)
surface	Turf
track	Right-handed
qualification	Four-years-old and up
weight	9 st 3 lb
Allowances
3 lb for fillies and mares
Penalties
5 lb for Group 1 winners *
3 lb for Group 2 winners *
since 31 August last year*
purse	£125,000 (2024)
1st: £70,888

(Bet365 Mile) Esher, England Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 5 lb for Group 1 winners * 3 lb for Group 2 winners *

since 31 August last year 1st: £70,888 |} The Sandown Mile is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) at Sandown Park in late April.

History

The event was established in 1985, and it was initially sponsored by Trusthouse Forte. The first running was won by Pebbles.

Subsequent sponsors of the race have included KLM uk, At the Races and Betfred. The online gambling company Bet365 became the sponsor in 2008, and the event is currently known as the Bet365 Mile.

The Sandown Mile is staged during a two-day meeting which features both flat and jump races. Other events at the meeting include the Bet365 Gold Cup, the Celebration Chase, the Gordon Richards Stakes and the Sandown Classic Trial.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Hurricane Alan – 2004, 2005
Paco Boy – 2009, 2010

Leading owner (3 wins):

Sheikh Mohammed - Pebbles (1985), Soviet Star (1988), Reprimand (1989)

Leading jockey (5 wins):

Richard Hughes – Major Cadeaux (2008), Paco Boy (2009, 2010), Dick Turpin (2011), Trumpet Major (2013)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

Richard Hannon Sr. – Hurricane Alan (2004, 2005), Major Cadeaux (2008), Paco Boy (2009, 2010), Dick Turpin (2011), Trumpet Major (2013)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1985	Pebbles	4	Steve Cauthen	Clive Brittain	Sheikh Mohammed	1:42.04
1986	Field Hand	4	Brent Thomson	Barry Hills	Robert Sangster	1:51.71
1987	Vertige	5	Tony Cruz	Patrick Biancone	Daniel Wildenstein	1:40.51
1988	Soviet Star	4	Cash Asmussen	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	1:45.23
1989	Reprimand	4	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	Sheikh Mohammed	1:49.20
1990	Markofdistinction	4	Frankie Dettori	Luca Cumani	Gerald Leigh	1:39.50
1991	In the Groove	4	Steve Cauthen	David Elsworth	Brian Cooper	1:42.45
1992	Rudimentary	4	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	Exors of Lord Howard de Walden	1:42.09
1993	Alhijaz	4	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	Prince A A Faisal	1:43.08
1994	Penny Drops	5	David Harrison	Lord Huntingdon	Stanley J Sharp	1:46.89
1995	Missed Flight	5	George Duffield	Chris Wall	Walter Grubmuller	1:41.09
1996	Gabr	6	Willie Carson	Robert Armstrong	Hamdan Al Maktoum	1:41.34
1997	Wixim	4	Pat Eddery	Roger Charlton	Khalid Abdullah	1:43.90
1998	Almushtarak	5	Ray Cochrane	Kamil Mahdi	Hamad Al-Mutuwa	1:51.12
1999	Handsome Ridge	5	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	Platt Promotions Ltd	1:47.85
2000	Indian Lodge	4	Michael Kinane	Amanda Perrett	Seymour Cohn	1:50.69
2001	Nicobar	4	Kieren Fallon	Ian Balding	Robert Hitchins	1:49.61
2002	Swallow Flight	6	Darryll Holland	Geoff Wragg	Mollers Racing	1:45.13
2003	Desert Deer	5	Kevin Darley	Mark Johnston	Jaber Abdullah	1:42.67
2004	Hurricane Alan	4	Pat Dobbs	Richard Hannon Sr.	I A N Wright	1:43.67
2005	Hurricane Alan	5	Pat Dobbs	Richard Hannon Sr.	I A N Wright	1:43.68
2006	Rob Roy	4	Michael Kinane	Sir Michael Stoute	Philip Newton	1:41.98
2007	Jeremy	4	Frankie Dettori	Sir Michael Stoute	Elizabeth Moran	1:41.22
2008	Major Cadeaux	4	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon Sr.	Woodcock / Pickford / Mort	1:43.23
2009	Paco Boy	4	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon Sr.	Calvera Partnership No 2	1:43.04
2010	Paco Boy	5	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon Sr.	Calvera Partnership No 2	1:41.65
2011	Dick Turpin	4	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon Sr.	John Manley	1:41.92
2012	Penitent	6	Daniel Tudhope	David O'Meara	Middleham Park Racing XVII	1:52.58
2013	Trumpet Major	4	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon Sr.	John Manley	1:45.34
2014	Tullius	6	Jimmy Fortune	Andrew Balding	Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds VI	1:48.10
2015	Custom Cut	6	Daniel Tudhope	David O'Meara	Gary Douglas & Pat Breslin	1:44.57
2016	Toormore	5	William Buick	Richard Hannon Jr.	Godolphin	1:43.06
2017	Sovereign Debt	8	James Sullivan	Ruth Carr	Lady O'Reilly & Partners	1:44.24
2018	Addeybb	4	James Doyle	William Haggas	Ahmed Al Maktoum	1:45.48
2019	Beat The Bank	5	Silvestre de Sousa	Andrew Balding	King Power Racing Co Ltd	1:43.23
	no race 2020
2021	Palace Pier	4	Frankie Dettori	John & Thady Gosden	Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum	1:44.43
2022	Lights On	5	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	Cheveley Park Stud	1:45.63
2023	Mutasaabeq	5	Jim Crowley	Charles Hills	Shadwell Estate Company Ltd	1:37.18
2024	Charyn	4	Silvestre de Sousa	Roger Varian	Nurlan Bizakov	1:45.17
2025	Dancing Gemini	4	Rossa Ryan	Roger Teal	Fishdance Limited	1:43.53

References

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galopp-sieger.de – Sandown Mile.
ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Bet365 Mile (2019).
pedigreequery.com – Sandown Park Mile – Sandown Park.

References

(26 April 1985). "1985 Trusthouse Forte Mile". [[The Herald (Glasgow).
(17 March 2020). "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April".

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