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14 runners · prize money to 10th placePedigree of the winner
As of race day 11.04.26Changingoftheguard is out of Lady Lara (Excellent Art), a stakes winner and multiple Group-placed in England and a multiple graded stakes winner in the US, where she won the Honey Fox Stakes, then a Grade 2. He is a half-brother to Chantez (Wootton Bassett), winner of the Listed Ingabelle Stakes and third in the Gr.3 Brownstown Stakes.
Second dam Shanty (Selkirk) won once at two and bred two winners, the other being the dual winner Raise The Bet (Haafhd).
Third dam Pippas Song (Reference Point) was a single winner and bred five winners, among them the dual Listed winner Nightbird (Night Shift) and Edinburgh Knight (Selkirk), who won the Listed Hyde Stakes and was second in the Gr.3 Criterion Stakes.
Lady Lara has a two-year-old colt named Ziani (St Mark's Basilica) and a yearling filly by Churchill, and she was covered by Wootton Bassett last year.
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ArapahoLope De Vega × Alzubra | Bjorn BakerRachel King | Bjorn Baker Racing, J Taylor, K Ferrel, B Dowling, D O'rourke, A Mcdonnell, R Ryan, S Aspinall, S Bache, C Holt, J Mcdonnell, R Beames, R Griffin, G Sly, G Sly, P Hickey, M KaramEcurie Peregrine (Fabre family) | ||
| 2024 | Circle Of FireAlmanzor × Fiery Sunset | Ciaron MaherAndrea Atzeni | M Johnston, Mrs A J Johnston, T N Porter, H P Sambor, Eleven Royals, Shadwell Farm Racing, The Greene Machine, A S Ingersole, M J Burns, B S David, B R A W Racing, Burning Ring, T A Ginnane, R McClure, B G Noonan, D J O'Connor, G J P Van Ameyden, D J House, W B Keighran & MadicaQueen Elizabeth II | ||
| 2023 | Explosive JackJakkalberry × Extra Explosive | Ciaron Maher & David EustaceDylan Gibbons | M Johnston, Mrs A J Johnston, T A Ginnane, Madica, Mrs B E Porter, Miss J L Porter, Miss M Porter, D J O'Connor, N Matthews, D J Canny, A E Ronalds, J H Mcinnes, The Kov & A S IngersoleExplosive Breeding Ltd | ||
| 2022 | Knights OrderSo You Think × Lamanka Lass | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian BottRachel King | Mrs S M Montague, R H Montague, Mrs S A Hardie, D W Lilley, Mrs S Lilley, J B Bongiorno, J R Lindsay, Ms S J Marshall, A J Stephens, Mrs J J H Stephens, Australian Chinese Jockey Club 1, G J Fisher, Mrs P S Hall, R McClure, Newfan Pty Ltd, Prof R J Coombes, G T Hall, D De Jersey & WoodburnAirlie Stud & Sonia Rogers | ||
| 2021 | SelinoChamps Elysees × Air Kiss | Chris WallerRon Stewart | OTI Racing (Mgrs: T Henderson & S Driscoll), Qatar Bloodstock, G Sneesby, Mrs S Auramides, P Aspros, J Woodbridge, R Menchise, A & Mrs P Goodfellow, J & Mrs J Spence, J Higgins, L Webb, Ms D McKeown, Kirk Thoroughbred Racing, Jalana & Uthmeyer RacingSt Clare Hall Stud | ||
| 2020 | Etah JamesRaise The Flag × Etah | Ciaron Maher & David EustaceGlen Boss | M Lupton, Mrs C R Lupton, T C Reid & G R Howesowner = M Lupton, Mrs C R Lupton, T C Reid & G R Howes |