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Chesham Stakes ()

Ascot · 21 June 2008
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 1
  • PatternListed
  • Distance7f
  • GoingGood To Firm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners11

Free Agent (GB) (7/2J) won the Chesham Stakes () at Ascot on 21 June 2008, beating Seaway (GB) by 2¼ lengths under Richard Hughes for trainer Richard Hannon Snr. 11 ran on Good To Firm going over 7f; the winning time was 1m 29.59s (slow by 3.89s).

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 11 — The market

Winner Free Agent (GB)
SP: 7/2 jt-favKTB Rating 101A J: Richard Hughes T: Richard Hannon Snr
Won by 2¼ lengths
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt KTB Time Prize SP
1st 1 Free Agent (GB) 2g Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr 9-3 101A 1:29.59 34,062 7/2 jt-fav
2nd 3 Seaway (GB) 2c 2¼ Jimmy Fortune John Gosden 9-3 94A 1:29.97 12,912 7/2 jt-fav
3rd 7 Markyg (USA) 2c 1½ Fergus Sweeney K R Burke 9-3 89A 1:30.22 6,462 22/1
4th 6 Tudor Key (IRE) 2g 1 Jim Crowley Amanda Perrett 9-3 86A 1:30.38 3,222 33/1
5th 5 Flying Lady (IRE) 2f ¾ Tadhg O'Shea Mick Channon 8-12 79A 1:30.51 1,614 25/1
6th 12 Bad Beat (GB) 2c nse Neil Callan V Smith 9-3 84A 1:30.52 810 33/1
7th 9 Pegasus Lad (USA) 2c 2¼ Joe Fanning Mark Johnston 9-3 77A 1:30.88 — 7/1
8th 11 Dr Smart (IRE) 2c 6 Royston Ffrench Bryan Smart 9-3 59A 1:31.88 — 20/1
9th 8 Imperial Guest (GB) 2c 7 Johnny Murtagh George Margarson 9-3 56C 1:33.05 — 7/1
10th 2 Quatermain (GB) 2c 1 Tom Eaves Bryan Smart 9-3 56C 1:33.22 — 20/1
11th 4 Johnny Rook (GER) 2c 3¾ Frankie Dettori Ed Dunlop 9-3 56C 1:33.84 — 8/1

Winning time 1m 29.59s (slow by 3.89s)

Non-runners Swindler (withdrawn; unruly in stalls)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (11 of 11 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

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Quick answers

Who won the Chesham Stakes () at Ascot in 2008?
Free Agent (GB) won the Chesham Stakes () at Ascot on 21 June 2008, ridden by Richard Hughes and trained by Richard Hannon Snr.
What was the finishing order of the 2008 Chesham Stakes at Ascot?
1st Free Agent (GB) (7/2J), 2nd Seaway (GB) (7/2J), 3rd Markyg (USA) (22/1).
What price was the winner of the 2008 Chesham Stakes at Ascot?
Free Agent (GB) returned a starting price of 7/2J.
How many horses ran in the 2008 Chesham Stakes at Ascot?
11 horses ran in the 2008 Chesham Stakes at Ascot. Non-runners: Swindler (withdrawn; unruly in stalls).
What was the winning time of the 2008 Chesham Stakes at Ascot?
The winning time was 1m 29.59s (slow by 3.89s).

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