Almeraq
With this win, Almeraq now has 3 Group 1 wins this season. The winning margin over Paborus was a neck. The horse is by Dark Angel out of Manaajim. The win was worth GBP 283,550 to the winner. The winning time was 1m 12.20s.
Great Britain
Ascot · 17.10.26
Watch the raceJockeyTom Marquand
TrainerWilliam Haggas
Purse£500,000
Distance1207 metres
Winning time1m 12.20s
SurfaceTurf · Good
Conditions3-year-olds and up
Runners16
Stories of this Result
Almeraq
Watch the race
At The Races · English commentaryResult
16 runners · prize money to 6th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
5thPrince Of India4yo colt by Wootton Bassett × Bright EyedPat DobbsMarco Botti1 ¼£13,450
6thPower Blue3yo colt by Space Blues × VisionsDavid EganRobson AguiarNeck£6,750
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 17.10.26Almeraq
Dark AngelSire
ManaajimDamby Muhaarar
DamManaajim
Almeraq is the first foal out of the unraced Manaajim (Muhaarar). Her sire Muhaarar won this race, the Gr.1 British Champions Sprint Stakes, in 2015.
Second damQueenofthefairies
Second dam Queenofthefairies (Pivotal) was also unraced and produced three winners, among them Fairyland (Kodiac), winner of the Gr.1 Cheveley Park Stakes, the Gr.1 Flying Five Stakes and the Gr.2 Lowther Stakes, and Now Or Never (Bushranger), a dual Group winner including the Gr.2 Blazer Stakes and third in the Gr.1 Irish 1,000 Guineas, who raced in Australia as Now Or Later.
Third damLand Of Dreams
Third dam Land Of Dreams (Cadeaux Genereux) won the Gr.2 Flying Childers Stakes and has six winners, including Dream Ahead (Diktat), champion sprinter in Europe in 2011, a multiple champion, three-time Group 1 winner and sire, and Into The Dark (Rainbow Quest), a Listed winner and Group 3-placed.
Next generation
Coming through for Manaajim are the useful three-year-old handicapper Albaydaa (Pinatubo), the unraced two-year-old colt El Asjadi (Night Of Thunder), a yearling filly by Blue Point and a filly foal by Dubawi.
Connections
JockeyTom Marquand
TrainerWilliam Haggas
Almeraq in 2026
2 other winsTrainer / Jockey / Track
Sprint Cup Stakes1207 metres · £400,0001stWilliam HaggasTom Marquand05.09.2026HaydockPrize money €263,619Race detailsWatch
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes1207 metres · £1,000,0001stWilliam HaggasTom Marquand20.06.2026AscotPrize money €659,048Race detailsWatch
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Powerful GloryCotai Glory × Wouldntitbelovely | Richard FaheyJamie Spencer | Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al MaktoumC Marnane | ||
| 2024 | Kind Of BlueBlue Point × Blues Sister | James FanshaweJames Doyle | Wathnan RacingMr & Mrs M Morris, Mr & Mrs P Hopper | ||
| 2023 | Art PowerDark Angel × Evening Time | Tim EasterbyDavid Allan | King Power Racing Co LtdOwenstown Bloodstock Ltd | ||
| 2022 | KinrossKingman × Ceilidh House | Ralph BeckettFrankie Dettori | Marc ChanLawn Stud | ||
| 2021 | Creative ForceDubawi × Choose Me | Charlie ApplebyWilliam Buick | GodolphinOwenstown Bloodstock Ltd | ||
| 2020 | Glen ShielPivotal × Gonfilia | Archie WatsonHollie Doyle | Hambleton Racing Xxxvi & PartnerDarley |
History since 2011
British Champions Sprint Stakes16Editions since 2011
0Multiple winners
0%Won by fillies or mares0 of 16 · 0 of the last 16
1:11.72Fastest winning timePowerful Glory · 2025
Record holders
Most wins since 20111James FanshaweTrainer · 2011, 2016, 20243 wins
2King Power Racing Co LtdOwner · 2019, 20232 wins
3Owenstown BloodstockBreeder · 2021, 20232 wins
Biggest upsets
Longest-priced winners3Donjuan Triumphant2019 · Silvestre de Sousa34.00
4Sands of Mali2018 · Paul Hanagan29.00
All 16 winners since 2011
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Almeraq Dark Angel | William Haggas Tom Marquand | Shadwell Estate Company Ltd Shadwell Estate Company Ltd | 2.00 |
| 2025 | Powerful Glory Cotai Glory | Richard Fahey Jamie Spencer | Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum C Marnane | 201.00 |
| 2024 | Kind Of Blue Blue Point | James Fanshawe James Doyle | Wathnan Racing Mr & Mrs M Morris, Mr & Mrs P Hopper | 11.00 |
| 2023 | Art Power Dark Angel | Tim Easterby David Allan | King Power Racing Co Ltd Owenstown Bloodstock | 41.00 |
| 2022 | Kinross Kingman | Ralph Beckett Frankie Dettori | Marcstown Ltd Lawn Stud | 4.00 |
| 2021 | Creative Force Dubawi | Charlie Appleby William Buick | Godolphin Owenstown Bloodstock | 6.50 |
| 2020 | Glen Shiel Pivotal | Archie Watson Hollie Doyle | Hambleton Racing XXXVI & Partner Darley Stud | 17.00 |
| 2019 | Donjuan Triumphant Dream Ahead | Andrew Balding Silvestre de Sousa | King Power Racing Co Ltd Patrick Cosgrove & Dream Ahead Syndicate | 34.00 |
| 2018 | Sands of Mali Panis | Richard Fahey Paul Hanagan | Cool Silk Partnership Simon Urizzi | 29.00 |
| 2017 | Librisa Breeze Mount Nelson | Dean Ivory Robert Winston | Tony Bloom Newsells Park Stud | 11.00 |
| 2016 | The Tin Man Equiano | James Fanshawe Tom Queally | Fred Archer Racing – Ormonde Elizabeth Grundy | 7.50 |
| 2015 | Muhaarar Oasis Dream | Charles Hills Paul Hanagan | Hamdan Al Maktoum Shadwell Stud | 3.50 |
| 2014 | Gordon Lord Byron Byron | Tom Hogan Wayne Lordan | Morgan J Cahalan Roland H Alder | 6.00 |
| 2013 | Slade Power Dutch Art | Edward Lynam Wayne Lordan | Sabena Power Sabena Power | 8.00 |
| 2012 | Maarek Pivotal | David Peter Nagle Jamie Spencer | Lisbunny Syndicate New England Stud & P J & P M Vela | 6.00 |
| 2011 | Deacon Blues Compton Place | James Fanshawe Johnny Murtagh | Jan & Peter Hopper & Michelle Morris Mr & Mrs K W Grundy / Jan & Peter Hopper | 3.50 |
Source: G1Stars meeting database – winners, connections, times and starting prices as recorded. Group 1 grading began in 1971.
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