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in Great Britain open to grey horses aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres) on the July course at Newmarket in August.

History

The race was inaugurated in 2003 after Newmarket Racecourse director Peter Jensen saw a similar race at

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, Australia. The race is the only race exclusively for grey horses in Great Britain. There was controversy in 2020 when two bay horses were entered for the race despite not meeting the requirement to be a grey horse. Their ineligibility was discovered at the five day entry stage.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins): * Middleton Grey - ''2004, 2005'' * Case Key – ''2017, 2019'' Leading

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(2 wins): *

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– ''Compton's Eleven (2007), Syrian Pearl (2016)'' Leading trainer (3 wins): * Tony Newcombe - ''Middleton Grey (2004, 2005), Witchry (2010)''

Winners

* ''Weights given in stones and pounds.''

References

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